Why Buy Expensive BBQ Grills

Barbecue grill manufacturers are not going to make a gas grill or charcoal grill that doesn’t have a nice curb appeal. Why would they do it when that’s pretty much all they have going for them, aside from the cheap price of the barbecue grill? While the curb appeal goes the way, you need to open the lid and take a look at the most important parts such as the cooking grates, the burners, the device that sits between the burner and the cooking grates and what material it is made of. made the inside of the barbecue. Most gas grills, even the cheapest ones, will have a decent set of cooking grills made of stainless steel or cast iron, but try to stay away from porcelain grills because the porcelain coating will eventually wear away and rust. .

Cast iron racks require a bit more maintenance, like seasoning and keeping them oiled, but they retain heat and brown meat better than any other rack. Stainless steel is the easiest to maintain and will still leave good sealing marks. The burners are the most important part of a barbecue, so carry a magnet to see if the burners are made of steel. If a magnet sticks to the burner, don’t expect it to last more than one season because they will rust quickly from heat, salts, and grease. Some cast iron burners are fine if they are made of quality iron, but the burner ports will still need to be cleaned from time to time because the cast iron will rust and cause the port to not let gas through, causing a lower temperature and hot spots in the grill area. Stainless steel tube style burners are used in most manufactured barbecue grills and if made from high quality 304 stainless steel they will last 5 to 7 years depending on how often you cook outdoors. The best is a cast stainless steel burner found in Fire Magic Grills and a few other brands.

Cast stainless steel will never rust and heat, salts, and grease will not affect performance. The device between the burner and the cooking grates sometimes called a rock grate, lava coals, flame tamer, flavor grate, heat diffuser, etc., will suffer the most wear and tear because it has high heat from the burners below and salts and fat drip off. of the food above. If this device is made of porcelain-coated steel, don’t expect it to last more than a year at best. Look for a high-quality, thick stainless steel product with at least a 2-year warranty. Going back to the curb appeal, if you see a stainless steel gas grill, that doesn’t mean the inside of the grill is stainless. Most inexpensive stainless steel models will have a porcelain coated steel liner inside the barbecue and will only last about a year and then rust. That will leave you with a nice grill on the outside and not so functional on the inside.

Being in the barbecue industry for many years, I have owned a number of brands of barbecue grills, including the inexpensive large and attractive grills. Now I only have brands that are made in the USA and for which I will be able to get parts and parts that are under warranty when the time comes. There’s no worse feeling than a customer buying back parts for their inexpensive barbecue that they bought just a year ago and discovering that the manufacturer no longer offers the parts. So the question is, is it the cost or the price? If it’s cost, you will pay more for the inexpensive barbecue grill over time because you will have to replace parts or the entire unit annually. If you don’t like the starting price of a high-quality, expensive gas grill, you should be aware that it will only have a single price and you won’t have to spend money every year to maintain it. And the most important thing for me is to keep the same grill for years because I already know how it cooks.