Gas grills

 

— usually, we are talking about gas in cylinders, although some devices also allow connection to the main line. Anyway, this is a variant used mainly in barbecue grills (see “Type”) — gas is considered by many to be almost an perfect fuel for such devices. So, switching on and off heating in gas grills occurs instantly, the same applies to adjusting the intensity; in addition, this adjustment can be carried out with a fairly high accuracy. The design can provide various additional functions — a thermostat, a shutdown timer, and even automatic cooking programs. The combustion of gas does not produce smoke, so many grills in this category can even be used indoors. However for the same reason, dishes cooked on a gas grill almost do not have a characteristic smoky taste — however, if desired, this can be corrected with food additives. And some consider such cooking to be even healthier — which, in principle, is not without reason: when wood is burned, substances harmful to health can be formed, while gas is completely safe in this regard.

The unequivocal disadvantages of such devices can be called a rather complex design and, accordingly, high cost. In addition, if you can get firewood right on the spot when going out into nature, then anyway you will have to stock up on gas in advance — and it costs much more than solid fuel.

Also, gas heating can also be found in some smokehouses. In addition to fine adjustment, this working format has another important advantage: the consumption of wood chips for smoking is minimized, since they only work as a source of smoke, and not as fuel.