Best Grills for Cooking Indoors of 2026
Electric grills, griddles and pizza ovens our reviews rate for use inside, on a kitchen counter.
Cooking indoors means no flames and little smoke, but you can still get real browning.
Electric grills, griddles and pizza ovens all earn a place on the counter.
Pick the one that matches what you cook most. Each grill review notes how easily it cleans.
We tested 31 indoor cookers for this guide. Most of them do well on how easy they are to use. Where most fall short is how long they last, so that is where the picks below stand apart.
Our picks
- Best overall
Hamilton Beach 38560 Cast Iron Electric Grill Cast iron and a stainless facia at this money, named rather than hidden; the cast handles get hot and need mitts. $129.95 at Amazon - Best for the money
George Foreman Fully Submersible 4-Serving Grill Around $55.99 buys the only cooking half that goes fully under water, plus a PFAS-free ceramic coating and three years of cover. $55.99 at Amazon - Best indoor grill
George Foreman 5-Serving Submersible Grill Nothing to build, one dial and one lens to read, and the panel comes off in a single movement. $61.99 at Amazon - Best indoor pizza oven
Ooni Volt 2 Three pizza presets turn a dial and a button into a Neapolitan bake, with no flame, propane or outdoor setup. $698.95 at Amazon - Best indoor griddle
Hamilton Beach 3-in-1 Grill/Griddle Two dials, two READY lamps, zero assembly, and plates that come out by thumb pressure. $55.96 at Amazon - Best for high heat
Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo Separate deck and top heat at up to 750°F is rare indoors; the unpublished gap between pizzas keeps it short of the top band. $999.95 at Amazon - Easiest to clean
Hamilton Beach 4-in-1 MultiGrill Plus 25601 All three plates release by button and go in the dishwasher, and so does the tray; nothing needs cleaning in place. $88.95 at Amazon - Best indoor cooker under $100
George Foreman 4-Serving Panini Grill Around $41.99 at Amazon buys washable, swappable plates and three years of cover, below the $49.99 George Foreman once charged direct. $41.99 at Amazon
Prices are what the retailer charged when we last checked. More on each pick below.
Best indoor cooker overallHamilton Beach 38560 Cast Iron Electric Grill
The 38560 hands you the one indoor cooking surface you can bring back from the dead. It also hands you one you can ruin on a wet draining board. Buy it for the iron. Read the care page before the first wash, not after the first rust spot.
Good to know: No dishwasher, no soaking, no air drying, oil before every storage, and an oven hour when the seasoning thins.
Best for the moneyGeorge Foreman Fully Submersible 4-Serving Grill
The Submersible earns its name by being hollowed out first. Everything that made these grills a chore now lives in a probe you keep dry. What went out with the wiring was the dial. You will meet that limit long before you tire of clean plates.
Why it won this award: Around $55.99 buys the only cooking half that goes fully under water, plus a PFAS-free ceramic coating and three years of cover.
Good to know: Both plates touch the food and 1,100 watts is enough, but no setting exists and no figure is published.
Best indoor grillGeorge Foreman 5-Serving Submersible Grill
The 5-Serving Submersible repeats its smaller relative's washing trick. What it adds matters more than the extra serving. You can turn the heat down. You just cannot write down how far.
Good to know: Three years of cover, and the part you unclip and re-seat at every wash now has the switchgear inside it.
Best indoor pizza ovenOoni Volt 2
The Volt 2 has no more power than your kitchen outlet allows. It simply has better aim, sending its watts to the top or floor as needed. One pie at a time, indoors, it makes genuinely pizzeria-hot pizza. Crowds and patios are where its trick runs out.
Good to know: Around $699 buys one 12-inch pie at a time, and a 3.6 in mouth limits what else it can earn its counter space with.
Best indoor griddleHamilton Beach 3-in-1 Grill/Griddle
The plates flip. The heat does not. Both faces run off one thermostat that stops at 425°F. Buy it as an outstanding two-zone indoor griddle that also draws lines on food.
Good to know: The ceramic coating is the clock on this appliance, and no warranty term is published on the listing.
Best for high heatBreville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo
The Pizzaiolo answers its own question well. You pay for aim, not for raw heat. Deck and top sit under separate control, indoors, on a plug.
Why it won this award: Separate deck and top heat at up to 750°F is rare indoors; the unpublished gap between pizzas keeps it short of the top band.
Good to know: At $999.95 for one 12 inch pizza at a time, the indoor convenience carries a steep premium that only frequent use repays.
Easiest to cleanHamilton Beach 4-in-1 MultiGrill Plus 25601
The MultiGrill Plus is really a grill and griddle combo that also does three other things. Buy it for the layout where both surfaces run at once. Ignore the count on the box and buy the dial instead. The parts list gives you rather less security than you would like.
Why it won this award: All three plates release by button and go in the dishwasher, and so does the tray; nothing needs cleaning in place.
Good to know: Hamilton Beach has retired its own product page, no warranty term is published, and only two of the three plates are sold as spares.
Best indoor cooker under $100George Foreman 4-Serving Panini Grill
Removable plates are the reason to choose this Foreman over a fixed-plate one. They wash in a machine. When the coating wears, you replace a plate, not the grill. The cost is a dial and some room, fair for two to four light eaters.
Good to know: Two heated plates close on the food, but one fixed heat over 60 square inches leaves salmon and chicken breast sharing a setting.
Questions people ask
What is the best indoor cooker?
Our top pick is the Hamilton Beach 38560 Cast Iron Electric Grill. The 38560 hands you the one indoor cooking surface you can bring back from the dead. It also hands you one you can ruin on a wet draining board.
What is the best value indoor cooker?
The George Foreman Fully Submersible 4-Serving Grill. Around $55.99 buys the only cooking half that goes fully under water, plus a PFAS-free ceramic coating and three years of cover.
How much should I spend on an indoor cooker?
Most of the indoor cookers we tested cost between $70 and $200. Our top pick costs about $130. Across all our scores, paying more buys a little, and much less than the price tag suggests.
Which brand makes the best indoor cookers?
Of the brands we tested at least twice here, George Foreman did best across its 7 models, ahead of Cuisinart. A single great model matters more than the badge, so judge each indoor cooker on its own.
Can you use a gas or charcoal grill indoors?
Never. They give off carbon monoxide, which has no smell and can kill. That includes garages, even with the door open. Indoors, use only electric grills made for indoor use.
Can you grill in a garage with the door open?
No. An open door does not clear carbon monoxide quickly enough to be safe. Fumes can also seep into the house. Take gas and charcoal grills outside, well away from doors and windows.
How do you keep an indoor grill from setting off the smoke alarm?
Run your range hood or open a window before you start. Trim fat and wipe off sugary marinades. Clean the plates and drip tray after every cook, because old grease smokes.
How we picked
Every pick comes from our own testing, scored the same way across six things that matter to an owner. The overall pick is the highest Avid Griller Score. Best for the money, best for high heat and easiest to clean go to the top Value, Heat Performance and Maintenance scores. Every other pick is the top overall scorer of its fuel or kind, or priced under the limit at the retailer we checked. How we score.
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