Grills don’t lie, and neither do disappearing plates. Every one of these 19 picks comes with the unspoken warning: blink and it’s gone. That sizzling smell draws a crowd long before the chairs are set ...

The grill is working overtime, someone’s lost the tongs, and the table’s already running out of space. With 19 backyard cookout plates in the mix, things are moving fast and nobody’s mad about it.