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What are the best grills for BBQ parties?
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Best grills for BBQ parties
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Broil King Baron 440
$634.99
154 lbs
Propane and natural gas
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Char-Broil 463242716
$603.49
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Broil King Baron 440
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Excellent for grilling
Its cast iron grates lock in heat to help produce excellent grilled meat and add nice-looking grill marks.
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Requires assembly
As the grill comes disassembled, you will have to spend several hours to assemble it properly.
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Weight:
154 lbs
Fuel type:
Propane and natural gas
Number of burners:
4
Cooking Area:
444 sq-in.
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Has a side burner
The side burner is located on the left side of the grill and is useful for making side-dishes and sauces.
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Bad for mass cooking
With only 444 square inches of primary cooking space, this is a fairly compact grill. It can hold approximately 15 burger patties, which is good enough for most situations, but not for anything large-scale, like parties.
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Excellent gas burners for even heat distribution
While most grills use single tubes with a single row of flame ports, the Baron 440 uses a dual-tube setup with dual flames. The dual tube design creates more even gas pressure throughout the tube’s length for more even heat distribution.
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Heavy for its size
This grill weighs 154 pounds. The large weight can be justified by the use of high-quality, heavyweight materials.
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Easy to maintain leveled
The tire locks and levelers allow the grill to maintain a leveled surface, even when it's being used on rough or uneven places.
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Takes a while to heat up
It takes about 12 minutes for the grill to heat up to operational temperatures, which is longer than the time most gas grills take.
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Drip pan collects juices
The included drip pan can collect juices so that later you can make a sauce out of them. Additionally, it minimizes the risk of grease fires.
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Side burner is weak
The side burner produces only 10,000 BTUs of heat. Although this is enough for making sauces and cooking vegetables, it's not adequate to use it for more demanding uses, such as water boiling or meat searing.
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Easy to store
The grills dimensions allow it to be stored in cramped areas. The right side of the grill can be folded down to make it even more compact.
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Easy to install rotisserie
You can buy an optional rotisserie for roasting chicken or other large pieces of meat. It can hold up to 15 lbs of food, the equivalent of about three medium-sized whole chickens.
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Burners produce even heat
The flame comes out of the sides of the tube burners rather than above it. This provides double the amount of flame and distributes heat more evenly
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Has powerful burners
The four burners, altogether, generate up to 40,000 BTUs of heat, which is more than enough for nearly all grilling needs.
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Vaporizes the drippings
The patented Flav-R-Wave heat tent protects the burners from fat drippings that may cause unexpected flare-ups. Instead, it vaporizes the drippings and infuses them back into the meat to enhance the barbecue flavor.
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Easy to ignite
The grill has a button operated ignition system, so you don’t need to light the burners manually and risk burning your hands.
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Ten-year burner warranty
Broil King offers ten years of warranty for the stainless steel burners and two years for the rest of the parts. The burners are the most important part of the grill, so the extended warranty gives extra peace of mind.
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Good for large food
The hood is large enough to roast a whole chicken with the optional rotisserie, while still being able to use the main grilling area.
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High level of heat control
The linear control valves of the grill allow for very high levels of heat control. You can precisely set the heating to the desired values.
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Large workspace
While this grill isn’t much larger than other infrared grills, it offers a very generous cooking space. Its 525 square inches of cooking area allow you to cook as many as 32 burgers at once.
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Can't keep steady temperatures
Once heated, the unit struggles to maintain steady temperatures, having a tendency to get hotter over time, so you have to be careful not to burn your food.
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Capable of cooking side dishes effectively
This unit comes with a side cooker that can output up to 13,000 BTUs of heat, which can be used to cook side dishes at the same time the main grill is being used. It can also be used as a griddle.
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Pre-heats slowly
It takes up to 7 minutes for this grill to reach 500 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a very long heat-up time for an infrared unit.
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Efficient cooking with infrared technology
Instead of heating food directly by convection, the burners heat up a perforated sheet of stainless steel that generates infrared heat. Infrared heat is very intense, so it can cook food fast while still leaving it juicy, which is especially noticeable while cooking steaks.
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Easy to clean
The emitter vaporizes drippings from the meat instead of burning them, which makes the grill easy to clean.
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Can use natural gas
This unit is sold as a propane grill, but it can be converted for natural gas use.
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