Char-Broil Advantage CORE B

What Char-Broil sells under this name

On Amazon the grill is called Advantage CORE B, on charbroil.de Advantage CORE B 2. It is the same appliance: item number 140972 appears on the manufacturer’s page and in the Amazon catalogue as the model entry, and Amazon adds the part number 140896. The German version carries the model number 468164222. You will need this number later for spare parts, and the gas pressure the grill is built for depends on it.

Char-Broil itself calls it “Your comfortable entry-level gas grill”. In the CORE B range it is the smallest of three sizes, with two burners and no side burner; the larger siblings carry a “+1” in the burner count for exactly that side burner. The RRP is €449. On Amazon the price on 21.10.2026 was approx. €537 (Amazon page on 21.10.2026: €537.39) and therefore above the RRP. This is the cheapest new price from a marketplace seller, because Amazon itself did not offer the grill on that day.

In the product photo the cooking chamber, with the thermometer in the middle of the lid, sits on a closed base cabinet with a door and vertical handle. At the front of the control panel two control knobs are visible, the side shelves stick out left and right, and below the cart rolls on four casters. To see where the appliance stands next to the other gas grills in our catalogue, take a look at the overview of all gas grills.

Burners, grates and chassis

Under the grate lie two main burners, each with its own control knob. On output, Char-Broil contradicts itself in the second decimal place: the product page gives 6.15 kW for the main burners, the manual for model 468164222 a total nominal heat input of 6.16 kW. This makes no difference to a purchase.

A second contradiction matters more. In the specification table on the manufacturer’s page the burner material is “steel”, while in the feature text of the same page and in the Amazon bullet point the burners are described as stainless steel. We cannot clarify from the outside which statement is correct. For durability the difference is not small, and the warranty on the burners (below) is what you can rely on.

The grates are porcelain-enamelled cast iron. Char-Broil promises stronger heat retention and sear marks from them. According to the parts list, grate and emitter plate are each in two pieces, in sizes 120 and 180; no unit is given. In practice a split grate means you take out smaller and lighter pieces for cleaning. Above them hangs a removable warming rack, according to the manufacturer for keeping food warm, toasting bread or as an indirect grilling zone. A temperature gauge sits in the lid.

Ignition is electronic. The SureFire ignition sits at every burner and lights it individually at the push of a button. Power comes from a battery; the voltage of 1.5 V DC appears only in the technical table of the Slovenian version of the manual.

The chassis is a base cabinet with a door and bottom shelf on four casters, two of which can be locked. Inside, the gas cylinder stands on a cylinder support behind a heat shield and is secured with a strap. The grease runs into a grease tray and a grease pan. There are also two tool holders and the two folding side shelves, which according to the manual carry a maximum of 4.5 kg.

What is not visible in the photo is in the parts list: product manual, screw pack, caster pin, an emitter cleaning tool and a hose clamp for the regulator “if required”. You have to assemble the grill yourself; Char-Broil offers interactive assembly instructions via an app for this. The Amazon catalogue lists approx. 113.0 x 57.3 x 115.3 cm and approx. 44.0 kg, but says neither whether these are appliance or carton dimensions, nor whether the weight is net.

What Char-Broil does not state

Several things you would like to have when comparing are missing from the manufacturer’s page and from the 148-page manual: the cooking area in centimetres or square centimetres, the material of the lid and cooking chamber, material and dimensions of the side shelves, a maximum temperature, a heat-up time, consumption at partial load, the scale of the thermometer, an assembly time, the country of manufacture, the year of market launch (the manual only carries the print date 10/16/23), prices and delivery times for spare parts, and published evidence for the juiciness claim further below. Whether a pressure regulator is included is also open; more on that in the questions at the end. Deriving a cooking area from the Amazon dimensions would be wrong: if they are appliance dimensions, they include side shelves and handles.

In detail: what the emitter plate between flame and grate does

On a conventional gas grill the hot air from the burners rises almost directly to the grate, deflected only by plates above the burner tubes. As a result it is hotter above the tubes than in the gaps between them. TRU-Infrared slides an emitter plate between flame and grate. The burners heat the plate, and the plate gives off a large part of the heat upwards as radiation. Technically this is the idea behind every infrared system: a continuously hot surface evens out the differences between the individual burner tubes, and dripping fat hits metal instead of the open flame.

Char-Broil describes the effect in its own words: the plate distributes the heat evenly across the entire grate and ensures up to 50% juicier food. How this was measured, on which meat and against which comparison grill, is not stated anywhere. We therefore read the figure as a marketing claim. That radiant heat dries food out less than a stream of hot air is a common explanation; for this appliance it is not substantiated.

The plate has consequences for operation, and they are in the manual. Before every use you check the infrared grate to make sure its openings are not dirty. You must not cover the grill grates with aluminium foil or other material, because that blocks the burner ventilation. Charcoal and ceramic briquettes have no place in the gas grill.

For two zones the two burners are enough, if only just. One burner runs on high, the other low or off, and thicker pieces cook through with the lid closed over the cool side. Since each burner has its own ignition, the second side can be switched on separately at any time. There is no middle buffer zone as with three burners; in our assessment the warming rack is the third level for that. How the interplay works in principle is explained in our guide to direct and indirect heat.

Which gas cylinder and pressure regulator fit?

In Germany, a pressure regulator with 50 mbar, certified to EN 16129 and with a maximum flow of 1.5 kg/h, plus a hose of at most 1.5 m. In the base cabinet there is room for a cylinder of up to 6 kg, if its diameter is at most 340 mm and its height at most 400 mm.

According to the manual, larger cylinders may only be placed under the side shelf or behind the grill. The regulator must also be approved for your country and your type of gas. The German model 468164222 runs in gas category I3B/P(50) with butane, propane or mixtures of them and is intended for Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Slovakia. Its two injectors are 0.75 mm.

For other countries Char-Broil builds a parallel version with the model number 468503222, designed for 28 to 30, 37 or 30 mbar and with injectors of 0.85 mm. You must not convert it yourself: “Any modification is strictly prohibited”, says the manual, and you should not remove the injectors. We therefore advise checking the model number on the appliance against 468164222 after delivery, before you buy a regulator.

Before every use you check the hose for cracks, wear and kinks. It must be approved under EN standards and must not touch hot surfaces; you replace damaged hoses, and the replacement interval depends on the regulations of your country. In Finland the maximum length is 1.2 m instead of 1.5 m.

You check for leaks before first use, at least once a year and every time the cylinder has been changed or disconnected. The manual proceeds like this: all control knobs off, regulator tight on the cylinder, gas on. If it hisses, you turn the gas off immediately. Otherwise you brush a solution of half soap and half water onto the connections; growing bubbles show a leak, and then too the gas goes off immediately. If the leak cannot be sealed, you do not repair it yourself but request replacement parts. After the leak check the cylinder is turned off again.

The cylinder is changed no closer than 3 m from an open flame or ignition source. Before you move it away, you close its valve and disconnect the regulator. A spare cylinder that is not connected is not kept near the grill. What else matters when buying and swapping propane and butane cylinders is covered in the guide gas bottle for the grill.

Cleaning, care and safety according to the manual

After grilling you set all main burners to the CLEAN setting (in the German text “SAUBER”) and let them run for about 12 to 15 minutes. Then you switch off, let the grill cool down and brush off the ash. You empty the grease pan after every use and only take it out once it has cooled. You also remove residues on the grate and in the interior after every grilling session on the cold appliance; Char-Broil explains this by saying that accumulated grease and food residue at the bottom can ignite. The brown or black layer in the interior, by the way, is not paint but grease and smoke, because the inside of the grill is not painted at the factory. When you brush the cooking surfaces, make sure no loose bristles are left behind.

For the surfaces the manual names a different agent for each. Plastic parts you wash with warm soapy water and wipe dry, without abrasives or degreasers. Porcelain surfaces you clean with a solution of baking powder and water, with glass cleaner or with Char-Broil grate cleaner, never with scouring powder. Painted surfaces get a mild detergent and warm soapy water with a soft cloth, no oven cleaner. Stainless steel you never clean with steel wool or the like and always along the grain. According to the manual, proximity to the coast, a pool or a hot tub promotes rust, and there the grill should be kept covered.

You deal with the burners regularly. Gas off, grill grates and flame guard out, then clean the burner tubes with a wire hook, a narrow bottle brush with a flexible handle (not a brass wire brush) or with compressed air and safety glasses. In a separate warning Char-Broil writes that spiders and small insects build nests and lay eggs in venturi tubes and burners. The manual calls this a flashback problem and locates the danger behind the control panel. After a long period of disuse this cleaning is therefore mandatory. On reassembly the burner tubes must snap back into the valve openings, and before the next grilling session a leak check and a burner flame check follow. If a burner shows large cracks or holes, it is replaced. You check the flames regularly anyway, and you never block the venturi outlet on the burner. More on the procedure is in the guide cleaning a gas grill; for enamel and emitter, Char-Broil’s instructions take precedence.

You do not put out a grease fire by closing the lid; according to the manual that does not work, because grills are well ventilated for safety reasons. Water is also taboo. If the grease keeps burning, you turn off the control knobs and the gas cylinder. The manufacturer sees the best protection in regular cleaning. If grease or other hot material drips onto the valve, hose or regulator, you shut off the gas supply immediately, remove the cause and carry out a leak check.

If you smell gas, there are four steps: shut off the appliance’s gas supply, extinguish any open flame, open the lid. If the smell persists, you keep away from the appliance and call your gas supplier or the fire brigade immediately.

You never ignite with the lid closed, and you do not lean over the grill while doing so. During preheating and when burning off residues on high, it is not left unattended, and it is not moved during use. Accessible parts can get very hot: you keep small children away, extra caution is called for with children, seniors and pets, and hot steam can escape when you open the lid. Char-Broil recommends long-handled grilling tools, oven mitts and protective gloves. After grilling you turn the control knobs off and shut off the gas at the cylinder. You do not store petrol or other flammable liquids nearby. Even during assembly the manual advises protective gloves because some parts can have sharp edges, and requires you to read all safety, assembly, use and care instructions first.

Warranty, spare parts and accessories

Char-Broil gives a 5-year warranty on the burners, 2 years on grates and emitters and likewise 2 years on all other parts, which the manual describes as the European minimum. The product page lists the lid and firebox separately, also at 2 years. The warranty provider is Char-Broil Europe GmbH in Hamburg.

The terms apply only to appliances sold at retail to private individuals in the EU; your statutory rights remain unaffected. In case of a manufacturing defect Char-Broil replaces the product or parts free of charge or repairs it. If the repair fails, you can reduce the purchase price or withdraw from the contract. Keep the proof of purchase, because the purchase date may be required.

You find spare parts on charbroil.de by searching for the model number 468164222; the parts drawing is also there as a PDF. As matching accessories the product page names, besides a cover, the Universal Griddle Plus (item 140128, RRP €52.95). The grill is also prepared for the MADE2MATCH accessory system, whose parts are sold separately.

These three alternatives are worth a look

The prices are guide values from our price box and change. The ratings are editorial assessments from the respective pages and are based on data sheets, not on our own measurements.

When the CORE B 2 fits and when another one does

The first question is area, and that is exactly where the CORE B 2 has a gap. For the Spirit E-210 Weber gives a main cooking area of 2,314 cm² and 7.8 kW with propane, whereas Char-Broil gives only a number of people for its appliance. According to the price box the Weber costs approx. €389. If you want to weigh two grills against each other by area, you can only do that with the Weber.

If you want the radiant principle with a documented cooking area, you end up at the Campingaz 3 Series RBS LX, which our price box lists at approx. €475.99. Campingaz places the two ceramic burners at the sides of the grill trough instead of underneath, states 9.4 kW and 2,800 cm² of cooking area and, according to the manufacturer’s page, includes a rotisserie.

If you often grill in two stages, meaning sear hot and finish slowly alongside, three burners are more convenient. According to the price box the Weber Spirit II E-310 costs approx. €459.99 and has three stainless steel burners; the middle zone there buffers between the hot and cool side.

If you stay with Char-Broil, the next step is the CORE B 3 with 3+1 burners, so with a side burner, for 4 to 6 people and with 7.91 kW. Its RRP of €569 is €120 above the RRP of the CORE B 2. If you need a side burner for a pot or pan, it is the smallest solution in this range.

For the budget the same applies to all four appliances: gas cylinder and, if not included, pressure regulator and hose come on top, as does a cover.

Who is it suitable for?

The siting rules in the manual decide more than any feature question. The grill is used only outdoors in a well-ventilated place, never in a carport, garage, veranda, covered yard or under a roof of any kind. It keeps at least one metre clearance to every wall or surface, and 3 m to objects that can catch fire and to ignition sources. The holes on the sides and back stay free, and you store nothing in the base cabinet that blocks the combustion air. With a cylinder connected, you operate it only at its intended place of use.

The manual does not explicitly mention balconies. In our reading, a balcony with another balcony above it falls under the forbidden roof, and on narrow balconies the metre of wall clearance all round can hardly be kept. What the tenancy agreement and house rules say on top of that is summarised in our guide to grilling on a balcony.

In our assessment the CORE B 2 suits two to four people in a garden or on an open terrace who want to try infrared with two burners. It is the wrong choice for three groups. If you can only grill under an awning or on a covered balcony, you may not operate it there according to the manual. If you regularly cook for six or more, you run up against two burners and a manufacturer that does not state the area. And if you like to sear steaks at very high heat, Char-Broil offers a dedicated sear burner only in the more expensive PRO S range. If you are unsure which design suits your space, the Grill Finder helps.