Char-Broil 463242716 vs Cuisinart GR-4N 5-in-1 Griddler

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.

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.

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.

This unit is sold as a propane grill, but it can be converted for natural gas use.

The emitter vaporizes drippings from the meat instead of burning them, which makes the grill easy to clean.

This electric grill is perfectly safe to be used indoors. Good ventilation is the only requirement.

The grill can be used in six different ways: as a contact grill, panini press, full grill, full griddle, half-grill or half-griddle. This flexibility means that you can cook steaks, hamburgers, eggs, pancakes, and bacon without buying separate appliances.

The grill plates are non-stick, but if they get greasy, you can quickly remove them for cleaning. The plates are dishwasher safe, and the grill itself can be easily wiped clean since there aren't any tricky, hard-to-reach spaces.

It's possible to fully open up the grill to double the working surface. This allows you to grill a steak on one side and cook vegetables on the other side. If you want to grill sandwiches or paninis, the floating cover comes in handy, as it allows to grill both sides simultaneously.

The temperatures can be set up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, enough to perfectly sear a steak.