lodge logic l410 pre-seasoned sportsman's charcoal grill

 

 

Most people agree that grilling with charcoal produced food tastes better than gas grilling. Theories about the reasons for this difference are many, and some even wonder if there is a real scientific basis for this difference. But whatever the reason, most people, even the owners of gas grill, agree that all things being equal, charcoal grill tastes better than food grilled gas.
So why are gas grills outsell charcoal grills? One word: convenience. There is a perception that Messier barbecues are more temperamental, and require more time in the preparation and cleaning of gas grills. And it's true. However, this "convenience gap" can be greatly reduced by choosing wisely when buying a charcoal grill, because some key features can have a significant effect on the time-consuming and difficult way your grilling experience will be.
When shopping for your next barbecue, do not forget to look for the following functions:
Ash cleaning system. The term "disorder" is often used when people complain coal grill. One of the dirtiest things on charcoal is cleaning the ashes.Some cheaper charcoal grills must be returned and thrown into the ash, or if you have to shovel the ashes. Best grills have a system where the ashes can be brushed through an opening in the bottom and discarded. Other grills have an ashtray that holds the coal and ash are easily emptied by lifting the ash pan on the grill and discard. Either mechanism is very good and will greatly reduce your cleaning time.
Adjustable control the fire. With a gas grill, you control the heat of a flame with a turn of the knob for instant adjustment. While advanced grills can control the heat of a charcoal fire by manipulating the air inlet openings, with lots of charcoal grills, you're pretty much stuck with the heat of the fire you constructed. However, many of the best charcoal grills allow rapid heat setting, and this is another must-have feature. As the ash removal systems, there are two main methods. Either the grill grid allows food to be lowered or raised to a range of heights above the fire or coal stove can be adjusted closer or further away from the food. Both work the same way, by adjusting the proximity of your food is charcoal.
Charcoal adding / rearranging options. No matter how well you plan, there will be times when you need more fire than you expected, or if you have a fire in a different part of the grid. It is easy to manage with a gas grill, simply turn the various burners ON or OFF to reorganize the fire. When it comes to charcoal grilling, adding charcoal meal on can be tricky. Most of the time the grid you need to add lift or move the coal is to be full of food. This means that it must be emptied first, or you may the dreaded "hot dog roll-off". Keep an eye on the grill grates which are articulated, allowing you to raise the portion of the food grid does not hold. In other gates, the surface of the grid is composed of more than a small gate sitting together. In this way, you can remove one section while your food is based on the other. Finally, some high-end grills have an opening on the side from which you can add more charcoal without disturbing your food at all.