Grill may refer to:
In food:
Grill (cooking), a device or surface used for cooking food,
usually fueled by gas or charcoal.
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There are multiple varieties of grills, with most falling
into one of two categories: gas-fueled and charcoal. There
is a great debate over the merits of charcoal or gas for use
as the cooking method between grillers. Electric indoor
grills have also recently become popular.
Grilling is a pervasive tradition in the United States.
There are many cook-offs for steak grilling and barbecue (midwestern
and southern style) around the United States with serious
cash prizes involved in most. Almost all competition
grillers use charcoal, most often in large, custom designed
brick or steel grills. They can range from a few 55 gallon
oil drums sawed lengthwise on their sides to make a lid and
grill base, to large, vehicle sized grills made of brick,
weighing nearly a ton.
Gas grills
A single-burner propane gas grill that conforms to the cart
grill design common among gas grills.Gas-fueled grills
typically use propane (LP) or natural gas (NG) as their fuel
source, with gas-flame either cooking food directly or
heating grilling elements which in turn radiate the heat
necessary to cook food. Gas grills are available in sizes
ranging from small, single steak grills up to large,
industrial sized restaurant grills which are able to cook
enough meat to feed a hundred or more people. Gas grills are
designed for either LP or NG, although it's possible to
convert a grill from one gas source to another.
The majority of gas grills follow the cart grill design
concept: the grill unit itself is attached to a wheeled
frame that holds the fuel tank. The wheeled frame may also
support side tables and other features.
A recent trend in gas grills is for the manufacturers to add
an infrared radiant burner to the back of the grill
enclosure. This radiant burner provides an even heat across
the burner and is intended for use with a horizontal
rotisserie. A meat item (whole chicken, beef roast, pork
loin roast) is placed on a metal skewer that is rotated by
an electric motor. Smaller cuts of meat can be grilled in
this manner using a round metal basket that slips over the
metal skewer.
[edit] Charcoal Grills
Charcoal grills use either charcoal briquets or all-natural
lump charcoal as their fuel source. The charcoal, when
burned, will transform into embers radiating the heat
necessary to cook food.
There is contention among grilling enthusiasts on what type
of charcoal is best for grilling. Users of charcoal briquets
emphasize the uniformity in size, burn rate, heat creation,
and quality exemplified by briquets. Users of all-natural
lump charcoal emphasize the reasons they prefer it: subtle
smoky aromas, high heat production, and lack of binders and
fillers often present in briquets.
There are many different charcoal grill configurations. Some
grills are square, round, or rectangular, some have lids
while others do not, and some may or may not have a venting
system for heat control. The majority of charcoal grills,
however, fall into the following categories:
[edit] Brazier Grill
A brazier grill loaded with fresh charcoal briquets.The
simplest and most inexpensive of charcoal grills, the
brazier grill is made of wire and sheet metal and composed
of a cooking grid placed over a charcoal pan. Usually the
grill is supported by legs attached to the charcoal pan. The
brazier grill does not have a lid or venting system. Heat is
adjusted by moving the cooking grid up or down over the
charcoal pan. Even after George Stephen invented the kettle
grill in the early 1950s, the brazier grill remained a
dominant charcoal grill type for a number of years. Brazier
grills are available at most discount department stores
during the summer.
Advantages: Inexpensive, compact, portable.
Disadvantages: No lid, flimsy construction, ineffective in
wind and rain.
[edit] Hibachi
The hibachi grill design originated in China,[citation
needed] but the name is a Japanese word which refers to a
heating device not usually used for cooking. (For the
purposes of this article, "hibachi" will refer to the
cooking grill.) In its most common form, the hibachi is an
inexpensive grill made of either sheet steel or cast iron
and composed of a charcoal pan and two small, independent
cooking grids. Like the brazier grill, heat is adjusted by
moving the cooking grids up and down. Also like the brazier
grill, the hibachi does not have a lid. Some hibachi designs
have venting systems for heat control. The hibachi is a good
grill choice for those who do not have much space for a
larger grill, or those who wish to take their grill
traveling.
Advantages: Inexpensive, compact, portable, cast iron models
can last for years.
Disadvantages: No lid, has less cooking capacity than other
charcoal grills, ineffective in wind and rain
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