About Grills

Grills come in electric, charcoal, gas and pellet (burns wood pellets). Generally, electric are the easiest to use but you won't get a real grill flavor. Gas is easy to use but you need to buy propane or connect it to a natural gas line. The flavor is better than electric grills but not as good as charcoal, pellets of hardwood burning grills. Pellet grills are easy to use and have great flavor but start around $500 and are not available in most retail outlets. Charcoal grills are readily available and can produce great food but you will be lighting charcoal and dealing with all that involves.

Unless you have money to burn the price of a grill is an important factor. One way to look at it is the cost per usage. For instance the average gas grill purchase in the United States costs around $300. It will be used for about 5 years. If that grill gets used 20 times a year then the grill costs $3 per use. That’s not a bad price. Honestly think about how often you will use your grill a year. Multiply that number by 5 and then multiply that by how much you think is a good price per use. Of course you may have you grill longer but 5 years is about average. This should give you a good price range to start looking in.

Of the features out there the most popular is the side burner. Many people have them, fewer use them. If you want to heat a pot of sauce or boil vegetables at the grill then this might be a good feature. If you can’t see yourself using it then look for a unit without the side burner. It will save you some money. Rotisserie units are also popular features. Some grills have special rotisserie burners at the back of the grill. This back burner is a very nice feature if you intend to do a lot of rotisserie cooking.

Below you will find a collection of links to additional product information that you might find useful.

Grill Information