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It was the end of the 1950′s, when Charbroil introduced their first grill and they have been helping people who enjoy their barbecue ever since. Charbroil was part of the W.C. Bradley Co. – a company involved in various commercial activities. The first grill was cast iron barbecue charcoal grill and gas grills were added in the 1960s. Nowadays Charbroil grills are still going strong and doing what they were always doing for more than half a century, with the difference that they are offering their customers even more diversity, more power and more options. Even though the charcoal grills were still quite popular and they had their peak of sales as late as 1988, they were loosing ground to the more convenient gas grills, especially after the propane gas tanks were introduced and in 1995 gas, grills overtook the old-fashioned charcoal grills, announcing the end of the era of the charcoal grills.

Let us see what one modern gas grill is actually made off. The main parts are as follows: main burner(s), side burner, durable steel (porcelain) lid and firebox, porcelain (also steel or ceramic) grates, cooking area, ignition (electronic), temperature gauge, front panel, wheels. We have to underline here that there are differences between commercial and domestic grills. These differences consist in the following: The commercial models have usually more than two burners plus a sideburner, which one is usually not available in the domestic versions.  The BTU (British thermal unit) of the commercial grill’s burners is almost twice as high as the home models – BTU determines the heat emitted by the burner. The cooking area respectively is double the size as well. There are differences in the make and durability of the lids, fireboxes and other parts in favor of the commercial units. To illustrate the above said, here are the specs of two Charbroil grills, a commercial and a domestic one. Quantum Infrared Four-Burner Auto-Clean Grill is a commercial model with specs as follows:

Equipped with new Auto-Clean feature for easy burn-off and auto shut-off when cooking is finished ;42,000 BTU Quantum Infrared Four-burner Cooking System ;13,000 BTU Outdoor Stovetop sideburner equipped for Stovetop Griddle, sold separately; 580 sq in stainless steel Quantum system cooking grates; 200 sq in secondary = 780 total sq in; Stainless steel cooking grates and porcelain wire secondary cooking surface; Dual Fuel convertible to natural gas with conversion kit, sold separately; Stainless steel lids, control panel, doors and handles;Surefire electronic ignition; Grate-level temperature gauges above each burner; Silver painted side shelves; 4 casters/2 locking.

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Three-Burner Grill with Sideburner is a domestic model with the following specs: 25,500 BTU stainless steel main burners; 8,000 BTU flush-lidded sideburner; Durable black gloss porcelain steel lid and firebox; 360 sq inch porcelain wire cooking grates; 170 sq inch swingaway warming rack; Front panel with pullout basket; Electronic ignition; Black sideshelves; 6″ Wheels.

One can easily see what the differences between the commercial and non-commercial grills are.  The newest generation of barbecue grills are the IR (infrared) grills. IR were invented and introduced in the 1980′s by a company named TEC, which held also the patent for their invention, so nobody else was allowed to produce IR grills until the year 2000 when the patent expired. After that, the IR grills became more affordable and popular. What is the principle on which IR grills are based? Practically IR are gas grills with the difference to the old gas grills (and all other types), that there isn’t direct exposure of the food to the flame. How do they work? The IR grills are based on the principle of the heating through radiation (radiant heating). Unlike the other two ways of heating (through conduction or convection), there is not a loss of heat involved through the radiant heating. This makes the whole process faster and also lot more energy effective. Here is a simplified description of what is the IR grill’s main difference to the regular gas grills – just like those, IR grills work on LP gas as a fuel, they have burners, but between the burners and the grates there is a metal plate/panel called emitter. This is what makes the main difference and actually makes it IR – the emitter emits the heat and does the cooking without the need of direct contact with the flames. Its fast, it is safe, it is cost effective. Here are some of the latest Charbroil models with TEC licensed IR burners: Char-Broil Quantum Infrared Gas Grills; Char-Broil RED Infrared Gas Grills.

Many other companies nowadays manufacture barbecue grills in the USA. Some of the leading brands in the industry are Nexgrill, Thermos (acquired by Charbroil), Weber, DCS, Fire Magic, Lynx, Member’s Mark and many others. In fact, they all are still producing the whole variety of barbecue/ charbroil grills – starting from the good old charcoal grills, through gas and electric ones to the latest invention – the infrared grills. Charbroil remains the leader on the market with its new IR series. As the barbecues in general are still growing in popularity, their places on the market are guaranteed, and one thing is for sure – the development and invention of new and more effective ways of barbecuing will continue in a full steam. The offering of new and quality products and services will secure the expansion of these businesses and maintain a constant growth of their sales and popularity. More importantly, the huge number of successful brands and the varieties of their products is ensuring ever lowering prices for higher quality products, from which of course benefits only the customer.

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