Char-Broilers & Outdoor Grills

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Outdoor Grills

Char-broilers & Outdoor Grills: Additional Information

Char-Rock Char-Broilers

Outdoor Charcoal Grill

Radiant Char-Broilers

When creating a delicious meal at your restaurant, how the food is prepared can make all the difference. There are many different ways to create a meal, and charbroilers and outdoors grills are excellent options for many different products. Commercial char-broilers and outdoor grills offer a home-cooked taste with both the speed and convenience that is needed in a restaurant setting. All of the charbroilers and outdoor grills offered through KaTom are produced by our trusted manufacturers Bakers Pride, Star, Magikitch'n, Vulcan Hart, and American Range.

Types of Char-broilers & Outdoor Grills

Char-broilers and outdoor grills can be broken down into three unique types, char rock, radiant, and outdoor charcoal. Char rock broilers & grills transfer heat from the burner to briquettes and then transfers to the cooking area. Char rock style charbroilers require changing the briquettes on occasion, but is an overall cheaper initial investment for your business.

Radiant heat charbroilers transfer heat directly from the burner into the cooking area. Radiant heat charbroilers are a more expensive option, but require little maintenance time and expense once it is purchased.

Charcoal powered grills provide very intense flavors and heat while minimizing smoke coming from the briquettes. Charcoal is actually a type of wood that has been refined in a process where it is heated in the absence of oxygen to remove any volatile hydrocarbons in the wood. A charcoal fire takes about 30-45 minutes to achieve a proper cooking temperature and an ash gray color will form over the briquettes when they are ready to be used.

Widths in Inches of Char-broilers & Outdoor Grills

Commercial char-broilers and outdoor grills can be purchased in a variety of widths to meet the needs of nearly any business. These wide range of widths allow small, medium, or large sized businesses to find a unit that will work for them, meeting their needs and available space. These commercial cookers come in widths of 24", 30", 36", 48", 60", 72", and 84".

Height in Inches of Char-broilers & Outdoor Grills

Char-broiler and out door grill equipment also have varying heights to accommodate the needs of different foodservice businesses. These units can be purchased with heights of 10 1/2", 13 1/4", 14 1/4", 15 1/2", 16", 18", 24", 36", 40", 42", and 49".

Heat Sources for Char-broilers & Outdoor Grills

Commercial charbroilers and outdoor grills have varying heat sources to provide different flavors and cooking times. These type of commercial cookers can be heated by gas, electric, or charcoal methods. Gas char-broilers and outdoor grills connect their heat source, gas, to a valve regulator via the main hose. These regulators are controlled by knobs that allow you to determine how much gas is allowed through to the burner. Each burner has a series of tiny holes that allow the gas to exit through, which in turn controls the cooking temperature, thus cooking the product to the desired stage.

Electric heated charbroilers and grills have a heating element either embedded within the cooking surface or directly below it. Electric grills can be used indoors as well. Electric heated charbroilers and grills offer a slightly slower start up time than gas heated units, but offer great consistency.

Charcoal heated char-broilers and grills use perhaps the oldest known cooking and heating source available. Charcoal has been used for over 5,000 years, being dated as far back as use in embalming with the ancient Egyptians. Charcoal provides a distinct flavor that is widely recognized.

Char-broiler & Outdoor Grill Functions

Charbroilers & outdoor grills have three essential functions; they can be used for medium use applications, heavy duty applications, and outdoor applications. Medium duty charbroilers and grills are ideal for smaller businesses that do not require constant use of their charbroiler or grill. Medium duty charbroilers and grills are reasonably priced for such a high quality product.

Heavy duty appliances are designed to be a central piece of equipment in the commercial kitchen area and can withstand high volume cooking. Heavy duty char-broilers and outdoor grills are typically used very day and are great for bbq and other such businesses. These units are top quality units and are an excellent investment for your business.

Outdoor char-broilers and grills use charcoal to heat and cook the food products. These large appliances can be seen in restaurants or areas where outdoor grilling and cooking is popular.

Grid Area of Charbroilers and Outdoor Grills (Square Inches)

The grid area of a charbroiler or grill is also known as the cooking area. The size of the cooking area determines how much product can be cooked at a given time on the charbroiler or grill. Larger businesses would be better served to purchase a grill or char-broiler with a larger cooking area, while small businesses could benefit from having a more petite grid area. Heavy duty char rock charbroilers and grills have grid/cooking areas ranging from 21" x 22" up to 81" x 24", while medium duty char rock units have either 24" or 36" grids.

Radiant heat heavy duty char-broilers and grills have cooking areas of 21" x 22" up to 81" x 24", with medium use radiant heat units have grid areas ranging from 15"-48".

Outdoor grills and charbroilers have grid/cooking areas of either 30" or 60".

Cooking Surfaces on Char-broilers and Grills

Grills and charbroilers have two types of cooking surfaces for you to choose from. Cast iron and stainless steel are both grid surface options, both of which have the unique qualities and benefits. Cast iron is a metal which is made by melting pig iron with substantial quantities of scrap iron and metal. Cast iron is extremely wear resistant, making it ideal for heavy-duty, frequent use. Cast iron is slightly more difficult to clean that stainless steel, but is an excellent choice for cooking surfaces.

Stainless steel grid areas are hard, easy to clean cooking surfaces that are extremely durable. Stainless steel cooking areas are nearly maintenance free because they are scratch and dent resistant. These grids can be easily wiped off after each use and are perfect for grilling and charbroiling surfaces.

Char-broilers and Grills BTUs

Commercial grills and char-broilers have varying BTU values, depending on the specific unit purchased. Char rock units have BTUs ranging from 72, 000-300,000. Radiant heat heavy duty charbroilers and grills have BTUs ranging from 72,000-300,000, while medium duty units have BTUs ranging from 35,000-160,000. Outdoor units have BTUs between 80,000-160,000.