Weber Charcoal Grills

Outdoor gas grills offer everything, and can do everything, that a charcoal grill can do and more. Outdoor gas grills run on liquid propane. Liquid propane is basically regular old natural gas under pressure. The advantages of burning propane are many, but the main one is no charcoal! No hassle, no mess, no waiting and no ashes clean up.

Outdoor gas grills are ready to cook when you are. All you do is turn on the gas, hit the ignition button and voila! You're ready to get grilling. Why? Because liquid propane is a very efficient heat producer, much more so than charcoal. Outdoor gas grills are at grilling temperature about five minutes after you light them. Also outdoor gas grills come with at least two burner controls. This means you can easily turn the heat up on one side of the grill while keeping a more even heat on the other side.

Finally, outdoor gas grills are very efficient. A tank of liquid propane will last the average outdoor chef an entire summer. Plus, propane is environmentally friendly. You are reusing and recycling the propane tank every time you get a refill, you're saving trees and propane gives off way less carbon dioxide than charcoal.

Electric barbecue grills provide the heat of a charcoal grill without any open flames whatsoever. There is no charcoal, lighter fluid, matches or propane tanks to deal with. All that an electric grill requires is access to a power source and it is good to go. Electric BBQ grills use an electrically powered heating element to provide the initial heat source. This heating element is similar to what you'd find on an electric stove.

Another advantage of an electric grill is the ease of clean up. Unlike charcoal grills, there are no ashes to clean up. This is especially important for people who are grilling in a small outdoor space like a balcony. The last thing you need is fly ash coming in through your balcony doors or, worse yet, your neighbor's doors. Also, cleaning an electric grill is a snap. The heating element in the grill lifts out and easily fits in the sink or dishwasher. Plus, the smaller size of the average electric grill means that it's a breeze to wipe out the interior.

An electric barbecue grill is also much more environmentally friendly than a charcoal or gas grill. A charcoal grill produces massive amounts of carbon dioxide when it's in use. In fact, a charcoal grill produces so much carbon dioxide that it can be life threatening if used in an enclosed space like a garage. Not so an electric grill. Electric grills produce zero carbon dioxide when used. In fact, the only emission produced by an electric grill is the delicious smell of barbecued food. If you're interested in helping the environment, an electric grill is one way to reduce your carbon footprint.

Weber 10020 Smokey Joe Silver Charcoal Grill, Black

Back in the 1950's, all outdoor grills were the same. A grill was a flat square object supported on four legs. The coals went in a single layer on the bottom. The grill went on top of the coals, nearly touching them. The flat grill top went on over everything else. That was it. You could grill up hot dogs, burgers and maybe steaks and chops, but that was all.

You couldn't really control the heat of the fire or the height of the grill from the fire and the function of the grill top were to prevent the inevitable incineration of the food from happening too quickly.

Weber 751001 22.5-Inch One-Touch Gold Charcoal Grill, Black

This type of grill was really only a mass produced brazier and braziers had been mankind's "barbecue grill" for ages. Sure, it was convenient, in terms of having a place to start controlled cooking fire out doors, but in terms of food quality, it was a joke.

In 1952, a guy by the name of George Stephen, Sr. got fed up with the barbecue status quo. George worked for Weber Brothers Metal Works, a company that manufactured marine buoys. He took one of the company's buoys, cut it in half and fashioned a domed top for a cover.

The Weber Charcoal Grill was born. George started making these grills for his neighbors, and the for the neighbor's neighbors. Soon, supply couldn't keep up with demand. In short order, the Weber Charcoal Grill became THE outdoor grill for the discriminating barbecue chef.