Char-Broil Grill Reviews

Char-Broil Grills: Attractive Design, Affordable
Price, Questionable Quality
Just imagine you're in your local home improvement store shopping for an impressive looking gas grill at a price
you fell you can afford. You glance over several models, and a shiny, large, and attractive Char-Broil Grill
catches your eye. You think to yourself, “All this for only $399?”. Hopefully that’s when you realize you better
read some Char-Boil Grill Reviews before you pull out your wallet.
Char-Broil has been
a major brand name in grilling for over 60 years. In 1949 the first Char-Broil Grill rolled off W.C. Bradley Co.
assembly line in Columbus, Ohio. Char-broil’s popularity quickly grew, with sales increasing by
as much as 20% year over year. This was assisted by a huge advertising
campaign in the late 80’s and early 90’s in an attempt to compete with Weber.
Today Char-Broil is still family owned
with several different product lines including the Kenmore brand of grills sold at Sears and The Great Indoors.
Char-Broil offers a wide variety of grills with sizes ranging from 280 to 840 square inches of cooking space and up
to 75,500 BTU’s. Prices start at just over 100 dollars all the way up to a little over 1200 dollars for their top
of the line infrared model.
Char-Broil grills do have their advantages. They continue to be innovative in design and grilling performance. Not to mention
even heat distribution, and the fact most of their grills have more than enough power output for their
size. That includes their new infrared models that can easily
reach over 700 degrees and have become quite popular.
The bottom line when it comes to Char-Broil grills is that you’ll get a fairly good performing grill with great curb appeal for a decent
price. However, feature packed grills in this price range come at the sacrifice of quality construction. The
major drawbacks you will encounter will be the lower quality 430
stainless steel that will rust and discolor after a few
seasons. You can expect the thin burners to be the first to rust through within several
years.
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Strengths
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Weaknesses
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• Readily available parts
• Good heat output for size
• Even heating on most
models
• Innovative designs
• Attractive models
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• Now made in China
• Mostly lower quality 430
stainless
• Thin steel burners
• Prone to rusting
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You can view
the models of Char-Broil grills below, or you can also check
out Weber Grill
Reviews, Ducane Grill Reviews, Kenmore Grill Reviews, or Members Mark Grill Reviews
as a few alternatives to Char-Broil.
Char-Broil Grill
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Char-Broil Grill2Go
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Char-Broil Quickset
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Char-Broil Commercial Series
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Char-Broil
Red
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