Even apartment dwellers can use a stovetop smoker (which should be much safer than a grill on the balcony), but if you have access to a yard or patio and own a charcoal ... on one side of the ...

smoker all in one, earning the title of the best charcoal pellet grill. It also has two-sided cast-iron grates, with one thinner side dedicated to smoking and the thicker one for searing.