Help with bbq grills?
Question:let me just say I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE **** I'M DOING!! is this grill good?? is 50,000 BTU (i know its british thermal unit, but i know nothing else)
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Answers:
My advice is to buy a Weber Grill. They cost a little more money, but I guarantee it will last you better than 10 years. My Weber is 12 years old now, and works like new. I have never had a charbroil, sunbeam or any other grill last longer than 3 years before it had to be replaced.
Weber is the Cadillac of grills.
Remember that the BTU rating for a grill is the total amount of heat output by all the burners per hour. This is typically measured not by the actual heat output of a grill but by the fuel consumption of the burners. Since propane has a BTU rating of 15,000 BTUs per pound a 30,000 BTU grill would consume 2 pounds per hour. The higher the BTUs the more frequently you will be getting your tank filled.
Gas grill manufacturers are aware that people tend to look at the BTU rating as a sign of power. They can advertise high numbers for a grill that just doesn't get hot and most large grills make a big deal of their BTU number. Manufacturers also try to make sure that their grill can reach a decent temperature. Of course they all have different opinions as to what that temperature should be. I suggest that you not put too much emphasis on the BTU rating for a grill and look instead at the quality of the construction and the reputation of the maker.
How about some more info -- is it new or used? I will assume used.
If you have no experience and no users manual -- your first attempt to fire it up may be your last. Find family or friend that is a gas grill nut -- (they use them all year round ... even in the rain and snow) and have them check it out and teach you how to use it.
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