Plus, the heavy-duty cast iron cooking surface is a welcome addition, especially for a sub-$100 griller. Of course, charcoal grills can be more than glorified fire basins. Masterbuilt’s Gravity Series elevates ol’ school briquette burners to a whole other level. It uses smart technology and automatic fans to remove the guesswork out of cooking with charcoal.
A good number is between 75 and 100 BTUs per square inch of cooking space. This will ensure that your grill can heat up Grills Portable Grills quickly, while also maintaining good cooking power. For some people this is plenty, and for some this isn’t enough.
One big advantage with the Camp Chef is that you can swap the griddle surface for grill grates, so this can also double as a grill. The main body of the griddle is stainless steel, an upgrade over the powder coated steel you often see. A lot of the grill and griddle combos we’ve tested use a split design where you get a small grill and a small griddle. It’s an excellent choice if you plan to use a griddle for cooking sparingly or only want to add some egg or pancake-cooking ability to your normal grill cookouts. This minor limitation isn’t enough to overcome all of the good that comes with this model. It’s an ideal choice if you need a small, portable gas griddle.
Having a lot of different components can compromise some features, and this is often charcoal tray or bin. It’s fired by 27,000 BTUs of power over 810 square inches of total cooking space, and has a charcoal component to match. While gas grills often have side burners, the one provided here is ceramic, which you often see with high-end infrared grill models. Ceramic is a great material for efficient heat distribution, which means you can heat food properly with less energy or heat leakage. This generally means that the grill comes with a dedicated rotisserie burner; the motor and spit are usually purchased separately. A dedicated rotisserie burner is usually located on the back of the firebox, slightly above the cooking grates; some models use the grill’s main burner(s).
Infrared burners aren’t always offered in conjunction with porcelain enamel grates, but if your grill has either of them then you’re onto a winner. Wood pellet smokers and grills have grown in popularity over the past few years due to their ‘cleaner’ burning, and significant fuel savings in comparison Expert Grill Combo Grills to charcoal. While I’m undoubtedly a grill and smoker nut, small investments quickly add up and it’s easy to have amassed needless costs between different grills. Furthermore, having both doesn’t interfere with your cooking space. The best gas-charcoal hybrids offer you the very best of both worlds.