Z Grills Review (2026): 2 Models Worth It

Z Grills' catalog hides two separate traps for anyone comparing model numbers instead of the actual listing. One shows up in the spec sheet. The other shows up in the price.

Neither is a rare edge case or a one-off pricing glitch. Both are confirmed, current, and still true as of this review.

Z Grills currently sells two models worth choosing between: the 450B for a non-WiFi entry buy, and the ZPG-7052B for WiFi and the most room at that tier.

The catch with both isn't the hardware. It's the naming. Z Grills sells the 450B alongside a smaller-hopper twin called the 450A, not a retired predecessor. It also sells its WiFi flagship under three separate names, and the advertised price can swing several times over depending on which one you land on.

None of the roundups we checked for this exact lineup flag either trap. They rank grills by size or price and move on. We're covering fewer models here on purpose, verified against Z Grills' own current listings, so you know exactly what you're buying before you click through.

Two Models, Two Names Each

Z Grills' current non-WiFi lineup, its Basic Series, includes both the 450A and the 450B. They share the same 459 square inch cooking area and the same PID controller. The real difference is the hopper: the 450A holds about 15.4 lb of pellets, the 450B holds 18 lb.

Z Grills' own product history confirms the 450A is still an actively updated, currently sold model. It's not a discontinued predecessor the 450B replaced. If you see both listed at once and assume one is old stock, that assumption is wrong. Check the hopper spec, not the letter suffix.

The naming gets more confusing one price tier up. Z Grills' larger WiFi-connected model runs 709 square inches with a 28 lb hopper. It ships under three separate names for what is, underneath, the same hardware: the bare ZPG-7052B, the ZPG-7052BPro, and the "Multitasker." Z Grills' own official owner's manual for this platform covers all three names in one shared document. Independent retailer listings at Home Depot, Best Buy, and Lowe's all confirm the same spec sheet under the plain "ZPG-7052B" model number.

The prices attached to those names are not close. On the same day in mid-August, three separate retailers priced the bare ZPG-7052B at a small fraction of what Z Grills' own "Multitasker" listing showed for the identical spec sheet.

We checked again three weeks later. The gap hadn't closed. It's a standing pattern on this specific model, not a one-time pricing error you can safely ignore.

Best Budget: Z Grills 450B

Start here if you don't need an app and want more hopper capacity than its closest sibling. The Z Grills 450B runs 459 square inches of cooking space and an 18 lb hopper, ahead of its smaller twin the 450A at roughly 15.4 lb. Both share the same PID controller.

The trade-off is connectivity, and it's a real one. No WiFi and no app at all, confirmed on Z Grills' own product pages for the entire Basic Series. If you want to check a cook from your phone, this isn't the grill for that.

One verified Amazon buyer reported the grill was throwing codes right out of the box, then spent multiple days trying to get a replacement thermostat sent. That's one account, not a confirmed pattern across many owners. But it's worth knowing before you order: if something arrives wrong, the fix may take a few rounds of back and forth.

Best Connected: Z Grills ZPG-7052B (Multitasker)

Step up to this tier and you get 709 square inches of cooking space and a 28 lb hopper, both larger than the 450B, plus WiFi through a PID controller. Z Grills' own official manual covers this exact spec sheet under three names. Whichever one you land on while shopping, the hardware underneath is the same.

The real catch isn't a hardware flaw. It's the price tag attached to whichever name you happen to click. We've confirmed the identical model number priced several times higher on one listing than another, re-checked three weeks apart with the gap unchanged. Before you buy, pull up the exact listing you're about to pay for and compare it against at least one other retailer carrying the same model number.

One owner reported that after years running stick burners and charcoal, they'd looked at pellet smokers as cheating the process and not real bbq, but said this exact grill outperformed those expectations. One account, not a confirmed pattern, but a specific vote of confidence from someone who wasn't predisposed to like it.

Warranty doesn't split the decision between these two grills. Both carry the same 3-year term.

What You're Actually Choosing Between

Neither of these two wins on every axis, and the real decision has almost nothing to do with brand loyalty. The 450B costs less and skips the app. The ZPG-7052B adds real cooking room and WiFi on top, at a price you'll need to verify yourself because of the naming spread above.

If you're weighing either against a Traeger at a similar cooking-area tier, Z Grills vs Traeger covers that trade-off directly, including the same naming-confusion pattern on Z Grills' side. If a Pit Boss is still in the running at the entry-price tier, Z Grills vs Pit Boss walks through that comparison instead.

If neither hopper size settles it, feed your guest count and cook style into our Grill Size Calculator instead of guessing from the specs above. Z Grills isn't alone in this naming mess, either. Our full pellet grill buying guide walks through the same trap across the category.

Our Verdict

If you'd rather skip the comparison entirely, buy the Z Grills ZPG-7052B. More cooking space, a bigger hopper, and it's the only one of the two that connects to an app.

The one thing you have to do yourself is check the live price on whichever exact listing you're buying from. The same model number has shown up at wildly different prices across retailers, confirmed three weeks apart.

Drop to the 450B if the app was never going to matter to you and the entry price is what's deciding this. You give up nothing on the warranty; both carry the same term.

Whichever one you pick, pull up Z Grills' own product page for that exact model right before checkout. If it's a 450-series grill, confirm the letter suffix specifically. The 450A and 450B are two different, currently sold grills, not one grill under two names.