7 Best Grill Baskets For Meat, Veggies and Fish (2022)

This is another take similar to the Grillaholics basket above, but taking an even shallower and wider approach, with a different take on ventilation as well. The grates are tighter, making it easier to hold the juices of certain things in it (like mushrooms!) for a bit longer in order for flavors to mingle properly.

The handles are nice, thick, and sturdy while being able to bleed heat easily due to their construction.

It’s the corners themselves that really seal this as being worse than our winner, however. Everything else is either equal or different, but not worse,  but the corners are not only not reinforced, but are separated from each other by a pretty wide margin, and that’s going to affect the structural integrity in the long run, making this twist and bend over time as the heat warps it ever so slightly with each use.

Given the price (which is roughly the same as our winner), it is then hard to recommend this otherwise pretty good basket.

This grill basket is there to give you the perfect clamp for more squirrely foods, like chicken wings, fish, or yeah, even squirrel or rabbit (which can often be slick and slim enough to be a problem handling).

The basket is well made; lightweight but solidly constructed, with an excellent stainless steel construction and a nice, thick wooden insert in the handle for extra grip and heat resistance.

The basket is quite spacious inside, able to hold three good sized steaks, a large number of chicken wings, or a variable number of fish, depending on how big they are (maybe 3 decent sized bass or trout, or a good 6 or so salmon fillets).

All in all it’s a great basket, at a good price. It’s not as good at cooking vegetables as other grill baskets (most get too mushy for this kind of thing, though you could cook some absolutely perfect asparagus using this).

The locking grate is the final nice feature to mention; it keeps everything secure in there, and lets you easily flip whatever you want perfectly every time.

Individually, each of these grill baskets is just kind of okay, but as a collection it’s quite nice to have, coming in at about the same price as our winner for the three baskets together.

The baskets are well made and sturdy, constructed for stainless steel. The handles are basic, but good, and give excellent hand holds for gripping the basket without burning yourself, as they cool off very quickly.

The holes are well done and allow for excellent ventilation, maximizing smokiness for anything in the basket while allowing any unwanted juices to drain away; though this can allow for some of the juices you might want to keep to run off as well.

Each of the three baskets is wide and shallow (for their size) to allow for maximum heat dispersal, giving you an even heating and fast cooking steel surface.

The double reinforced corners are nice, though not as good as the triple reinforced variant the Grillaholics grill basket has; this leaves them less prone to warping, than others, but with less impact resistance than the triple reinforced ones have.

While made and marketed specifically for grilling fish, this basket works really well for quite a lot of things.

The construction is good, with perfectly spaced grating that allows plenty of air and heat to flow through, evenly cooking whatever you put there and giving them some quite nice grill marks.

It holds quite a few good sized fish, several steaks, and whatever else you might want to put into it. Most vegetables are fairly unsuited for this, but the stiffer vegetables cook well on the grill; things like asparagus and celery which hold their shape well even after being cooked.

The handle is comfortable wood, and easy to pull out and flip however you want, with the handy locking grate keeping everything tightly held within its confines no matter how you twist and turn it around.

The price is quite good, especially when it comes with a handy storage bag and nice, well made stainless steel basting brush. It’s even larger than the Acmetop model, making it an excellent pick for this kind of grill basket.

This is a great basket with a design similar to a standard cookpot for your stove,

The deepness of it combined with the flat bottom allows it to cook foods evenly but quickly, infusing them with smoky flavor easily while keeping them secure inside.

The handle design is great, giving you plenty of gripping room to grab the pot however you need to and move it however you like while it’s on the heat, with gloves on of course. It also acts as a lock for the grill basket’s cage-like structure, giving you the ability to easily and safely toss vegetables as you need to.

The material is a good stainless steel with a safe non-stick coating, though those tend to deteriorate pretty quick between fire and grease, so watch out for that.

Overall I like the design, but the quality of this particular basket in terms of construction is a bit questionable. Though it is interesting to think of grilling popcorn in something like this.

This is a basket set with a really interesting design. It’s comprised of two very well made stainless steel baskets with a tight woven mesh, and a handle.

The baskets themselves are top notch and truly excellent in quality. The mesh is perfect for smaller vegetables and ones that mush when cooked, like peppers and broccoli, letting you safely cook them without worrying about them draining all the good flavor through the holes or even falling through larger grates or slits.

You get your choice of 2 baskets for various purposes: a deep one and a shallow one. This isn’t just a matter of large and small baskets, but one of utility; the shallower basket is better for cooking things faster, while the deeper one draws a bit more of the heat away from the bottom, allowing slower cooking vegetables (like potatoes and carrots) to cook thoroughly without getting scorched.

The handle is the real clincher here, taking these from a mere pair of well made but ultimately not unique mesh baskets to something more interesting. It lets you snap it onto either basket at will, and use them almost like a skillet for your grill, being easily removed and shaken from a safe distance.

For the price these baskets are a really great addition to your cooking utensil collection.

While the Grillaholics heavy duty grill basket is in many ways my favorite (it exemplifies what to look for in a basic grill basket), there are quite a few good alternatives here. The Extreme Salmon one really stands out as well, in terms of both uniqueness and convenience, combined with excellent construction.

The Penobon fish grill basket is also a great option, as is the similar Acmetop option; both are equally good in different ways.

The only option I’d say to avoid is the Weber Deluxe grill basket. Unfortunately it falls flat compared to its competition, even though in a vacuum it’s quite good and well made. The lack of durability in the corners really does it in.

Any of the other options though are perfect for various purposes; just choose the one that fits what you need next.