Natural Gas Grills

Gas grills come in two main types: natural gas grills and propane grills. While they both are fairly easy to use, the easiest of the two would be the natural gas grill. Natural gas grills are designed to hook directly into your home’s natural gas line, eliminating the need to provide the fuel source. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of natural gas grills?

Advantages of Natural Gas Grills

• Since you are hooked up to your home's natural gas line, there's no need to buy charcoal or propane.
• No worries about running out of propane while you're cooking.
• Natural gas grills produce high heat and an even temperature.
• Many natural gas grills come with different types of cooking surfaces, such as a BBQ surface, a flat grill, and a ribbed grill. Some grills even offer these types of surfaces as non-stick, which allow you to cook a whole array of foods that you would not be able to cook on a grill otherwise.
• Natural gas grills are easier to clean than charcoal grills, as there are no charcoal briquettes to remove each time. Some gas grills have non-stick surfaces, which makes them even easier to clean.

Disadvantages of Natural Gas Grills

• Natural Gas Grills aren't portable. They need to be hooked to your natural gas line. Once in place, you have a fairly short hose connection and the grill has to stay near the outlet.
• Natural gas produces a very high heat and overcooking is something to watch for.
• Foods cooked on natural gas grills may not have that "outdoor barbeque" taste many people love.

Popular Natural Gas Grill Brands

Broilmaster- One of the most popular brands of natural gas grills is the Broilmasters. This company has been around for a long time and prides itself on creating great grills. One of the most popular Broilmaster grills is the Super Premium Series, which puts out 40,000 BTUs of cooking power, and has a cooking surface area of over 695 square inches.

Brinkman- These simple natural gas grills put out a lot of power; typical power output is around 45,000 BTUs. Smaller units can range from 12,000 to 15,000 BTUs.

Lynx- Lynx natural gas grills were specially designed for cooking higher-end meats such as steaks and ribs. This grill has a patent design that is suppose to lock in flavor and juices. The Lynx run on the higher end of the price range, anywhere from $500 to $3000. The typical cooking power is about 50,000 BTU and has a cooking surface area of 840 square inches.

Synonyms: barbque, barbequed, barbeques, barbaque, bar-b-que, bar b que, barbacue, barbecued and barbecues are typos for "barbeque." grills, grille and grilles are typos for "grill."