Types of modern grills

Grilled dishes have a special taste and aroma. Such food is also useful, because for the processing of products in this way the minimum amount of oil is used, and in some models they do without it. In the modern assortment of this technology a lot of offers are presented for every taste, it remains to choose what is right for you. Especially popular are those units that are able to work in domestic conditions.

General principles of grills

Under the device refers to the installation, which prepares dishes on charcoal or heat. And if in the first case the coal unit is clearly located on the street, then to get the heat you can use electricity or gas - this means the equipment will be in the room.With the use of new technologies, the area of ​​use of grills is growing: in the garden, in the house or apartment, on the balcony, in the gazebo, for cafes and so on. The specific target makes the device stationary or portable.

The main classification in such a device will be the ability to use a specific energy source. From here and division of popular household offers:

• electric grills;
• gas appliances;
• lava devices.

Electrical options

One of the popular types of household grills are appliances that run on electricity. Electric grill allows you to prepare food without the use of fat and oil (everything flows into a special tray). Many models include frying, heating, stewing and even baking.

Grill electric Weber Q 1400

A significant advantage of this device is that no smoke is generated during cooking.

For the discharge and maintain the required temperature heating elements (TEN) with a power of 0,7-2,2 kW. The surface remains cool, which is very comfortable and safe for the user.

There are two main types of such grills:

• contact, which are divided into open (one-sided) and closed (two-sided);
• contactless (skewers, carousel, vertical, planetary).

Contact Modifications

Very convenient contact clamping option (press grill), consisting of the upper and lower surfaces. In the folding desktop version on it you can prepare a large number of products. Using the existing hinges, you can lower the top plate almost close to the products or even squeeze them.

Grill contact electric corrugated Bartscher A150.671

What are the advantages of desktop options:

Contact grills can have surfaces from a variety of materials - from iron and ceramics to stainless steel. In the first case, these types of coatings also affect the cost of the device, but they will last longerand the food will be less pestering them.

We should also talk about the surface of the clamping variations. They can be corrugated and smooth. Of course, the texture leaves characteristic strips on the product, but it will be much more difficult to wash it. Smooth cleaning is much easier.

It is better to choose the combined options - those where the surface is divided in half into flat and grooved.

Often clamping grills go with removable panels. This turns the device into a universal device, because in this case you can additionally cook waffles, toasts and sandwiches.

However, the plates themselves should not overheat, otherwise the food simply does not have time to fry inside and burn outside. To avoid this, it is necessary to turn the pieces inside. In general, in modern models all panels are covered non-stick coatingthat facilitates not only the preparation of food, but also the care of the device.

Electric grill GFGRIL GF-040 WAFFLE-GRILL-TOAST

Contactless models

Already from the name it is clear that the technique does not imply a direct interaction between the product and the heating source - the future dish may be under, above and between heat sources.And the most important advantage - the ability to simultaneously fry several blanks.

Such devices are found in the following variations.

1. Skewer the type in which products are placed one after another on skewers in chess periodicity. Further, the skewers, driven by an electric drive, spin along the axis, thereby ensuring the browning of the future dish.
   

   Grill for hens electric Commander-2 / 2M of skewer type

2. AT carousel in the form of a contactless grill, food is placed in special removable baskets - they rotate along a predetermined path. At the same time, the heat source remains stationary, and heating occurs along the entire closed loop. In this case, the product as a whole will reach readiness.
   

   Grill rotary Commodore-5E-T

3. Planetary contactless grills are designed on the basis of carousel. Only in this case, the rotation is attached to the moving disk, and each basket separately. So warming up is more uniform.
   
4. AT vertical varieties provided for the work of heating elements from above and below, each of which is regulated separately. Not all of them have isolated chambers (it does not exist, for example, in a shawarma machine).
   
5. An interesting invention has become grill salamanderin which heating is only on top. The very same dish stands at the bottom, in a fixed part. Despite the seemingly limited, in such devices quickly cooked fish and meat dishes, kebabs and even pastries based on semi-finished dough.
   

The main drawback is still some massiveness of such structures. That is why they find greater use in restaurants and cafes.

Option on gas

Using gas as a heat source for grilling is especially popular in the United States. It is recognized by the sphere of cafes and restaurants: with a fully automated process, you only need to turn the knob and turn on the gas, as after 5 minutes the required temperature is reached.

Of the other benefits:

Fuel is separately located gas bottle (usually enough for a long time).In defense of the safety of gas grills, a special valve has been created for the house that will prevent gas leakage.

Structurally, such devices are divided into stationary and portable. Most often, such devices are embedded in kitchen furniture. The device can have 3 or more rings with knobs-regulators - this makes it possible to cook several dishes at different temperatures at once. Successfully obtained steaks and meat. The portable installation is more compact in size, but it retains all the capabilities of a stationary analogue.

Lava device

Lava Grill - a device that helps to prepare meals without the "help" of fat. The name is justified by the components:

• lattice with pallet;
• lava volcanic stones (can be replaced with pumice stone);
• elements for heating.

The last item affects what kind of device will be.

1. Electricpowered by the network. In it, the stones heat up from the heater. The maximum temperature can reach + 300 ºС.
2. Gaswhere the stones heat the corresponding burners. Butane or propane are used as gas.

The advantages of such grills are obvious:

But there are some recommendations that you should definitely follow in cooking. Lava grill requires a spacious room, because burning requires a large amount of air. Smoke is emitted from it, so you should take care of a nearby hood. You should also protect the device from contact with water - the result will be a failure of the heater.

The usual warranty from the manufacturer of this kind of equipment will be at least ten years (these are the brands Beafeater, Cobb, Broil King, Big Green Egg and others). When choosing a grill, you should rely on the necessary dimensions, ease of use, as well as determine the type of future heat source. But no matter what kind of grill the future user would stop at, he can be sure: in any case, you will get various and tasty dishes that you will definitely want to cook again and again.