Friday, June 16, 2017

Gas or Electric Grills?

Charcoal fired barbecue grills are usually a real pain to get going and in some locations or seasons you may be constrained from using them. Also, for those who live in a unit or would like to have an indoor barbecue grill then they are just not a choice. As an alternative gas and electric grills are much more practical and suitable for all places, seasons and for indoor or outside use.

You will find kettles and single or double box-shaped grills that use natural or bottled gas. Both the electric, natural or propane gas barbecue grills save you the work of building the fire not to mention cleaning up the ashes.

Because most of these grills need only a short preheating time, there is little waiting for the grill once the food is ready to cook. For some families, the choice of the electric grill is simply a matter of convenience. The only thing you need to concern yourself about with a electric grill is a power outlet to connect to.

Then its simply waiting a few minutes to allow for preheating then you can start cooking. There is no need to mess with connecting gas bottles or having to get the charcoal beads to fire up. When you install these grills indoors for permanent use, its a good idea to locate them close to an existing range hood if they do not have there own.

Gas grills are simple to use and are very convenient because they can be ready at a moments notice. If you realty want the food you cook to have that authentic somkey barbecue flavor you are able to get these grills with lava rocks which are heated by the gas burners below, and will give you the same smoky taste as charcoal grills.

Rotisserie cooking is also an option for most of the larger gas grills. Just make sure you turn the gas off at the bottle when you have finished cooking to avoid any possibility of a gas leak.

From the two types of gas grills the natural gas grills are more practical as they save you the time and cost of having to drive to your nearest LP gas depot to refill your gas bottle and you will never run out of gas half way through a BBQ. Also natural gas is much cheaper and burns a lot cleaner then propane gas.

You will need some basic tools for cooking with and maintaining your barbecue grill and they are; a pair of long handle tongs for turning food, a metal slice with serrated edge for turning burgers and eggs, to give the food extra flavor you will need a brush for basting and a metal brush for cleaning outdoor type grills.

Finally, another great option that would work for some is a wood pellet grill. To learn more about this type of BBQ grills or Traeger Grills in general, check out this website.