This is because when you have better ventilation and airflow, the charcoal is fed which helps to cook your food properly. Most people choose to go with a cast iron covered with porcelain enamel for the grates to ensure heat coverage and better temperature control. Additionally, the cast iron creates better durability which means that it will last much longer.
When you are looking for your new combo grill, make sure that you can get access to this area. The Char-Broil name has a great reputation in the world of outdoor cooking especially when it comes to grills. This Standard Combo grill does not disappoint when it comes to both quality and price. This Smoke Hollow combination grill is great for those who want a high-end look without the hefty price tag.
But you need to clean the grilling area to remove the ashes after preparing a meal, especially when grilling with a charcoal grill. If you look at the prices, the two grills together cost about the same as a combo Expert Grill Combo Grills grill, with the benefit of saving space. So as you can see from the video above, instead of a separate pellet and charcoal cooking chamber like the Pit Boss model above, the Woodwind Pro works very differently.
The grill also comes with a smoker box as well if you want to smoke food. When you smoke on the unit, there is a draft control as well as a clean-out door to add more chunks and chips if you need them. The chimney draft control also helps to choke the heat down if you need to maintain the temperature. On the propane burning side, it’s got four burners and a piezoelectric ignition. While one is a BTU side burner, there are also three stainless steel burners with 10,000 BTU burning power each.
Temperatures above 650 degrees Fahrenheit are reached without problems. However, one thing you should take into account during the cooking phase is a slight temperature difference in the various areas of the grill. You may notice a higher temperature in the back that decreases as you get to the front. The gas portion makes it easy for those weeknight cooks who just want to get outside, grill something, and get it done quickly. It has an easy light electric ignition, making it easy to preheat and a nice quality cook. If your welding skills are up to scratch, you may want to take on the DIY challenge yourself by taking an existing offset smoker and the pellet burner/hopper assembly above.
This is an important point that many gas and coal equipment do not take into account. A good combi grill should have an adjustable charcoal pan that you can adjust to suit your needs. The more air there is, the faster the charcoal will burn (higher temperature). Likewise, less air means the charcoal burns less intensely and for longer (lower temperature). If you’re going to have to use the charcoal side, I like to use the side burner in conjunction with Oklahoma Joe’s halftime starter to get the charcoal lit. So all you have to do is load the charcoal starter with charcoal, place it on the side burner, light the gas and in ten minutes or so you’re completely ready to dump it in the firebox.
In fact, in less than a minute you can convert the grill from gas to charcoal before you begin cooking. Gas and charcoal is the number one priority here, but some models also add wood pellets as an added third fuel source. Strictly speaking, this is a gas and charcoal combined grill, but it has the type of chamber that makes it perfect for barbecue smoking too. Everything you could possibly need all in one smoker grill combo unit.
The cooking space for this grill is more than 2,000 square inches with about 1,300 from the gas side and a little over 800 for the charcoal side of things. This means that this grill has much more cooking area than most others of its kind. This grill, manufactured by Pit Boss, is deemed one of the best combination grills due to its ability to not only use gas and charcoal but also act as a smoker.