Varieties of Barbecue Grills
Contributed By: BAG EditorsA barbecue grill is an apparatus used for cooking food by applying heat directly from below. There are different varieties of grills, from portable grills to built-in outdoor kitchen grills. These grills also vary in the fuel they use, with most falling into one of two categories: charcoal and gas-fueled. There is a great debate between barbecue grillers over the merits of charcoal or gas for use as the best cooking method.
Barbecuing is a tradition in much of the world. Most competition grillers use charcoal or wood, most frequently in large, traditionally (and sometimes novel) designed steel grills. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from a fifty-five gallon oil drum sawed lengthwise on its side to make a lid and grill base, to large, vehicle sized grills made of brick, as well as many other styles. Barbecue grills are also a common household item, though usually in smaller sizes.
Grills have existed in America since more primitive times. Barbacoa, a primitive grilling method, uses a device which was used by the Arawak people to roast their meat on a wooden structure. Sometimes, this word is used for the wooden structure and not the act of grilling, but this word was finally applied to the crater style cooking techniques used in the Southeastern United States, that is used to slow heat hogs. Nowadays, other foods are cooked in a similar fashion, with hot dogs and hamburgers being new trapping.
E.G. Kingsford was the person who invented the modern charcoal briquette. Kingsford was very close to Henry Ford who saw that Ford’s Model T production lines were producing a large amount of wood waste that was just being redundant. E. G. Kingsford suggested to Henry Ford that a charcoal developed facility should be setup next to the meeting lines that should sell charcoal, with the name of Ford. After the death of Kingsford, the company was renamed Kingsford Charcoal Co. in his honor. When most people picture a bag of charcoal, they picture the white and blue bag that contains Kingsford Charcoal.
Thanks to the work of early innovators, grilling is one of America’s great national pastimes. From ball games to picnics to family get-togethers, grilling is an important piece of the fabric that is America. We can use portable charcoal grills to quickly get a party going, or we can use built-in park grills to enjoy one of American’s national parks. However we do it, though, grilling is a tradition that won’t stop anytime soon!
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