I don't understand the point of an electric grill.. Can someone tell me? I mean I only like grilled food bc it taste like Charcoal. Whats the difference with just cooking it in the stove? I don't get it.
If it tastes like charcoal the charcoal obviously isn't ready for grilling yet. I tried charcoal, gas and electric and there is no difference in taste if things are made properly. An electric grill is the only choice I have here and I use the Pulse 2000 as shown in this video. Difference to cooking in the kitchen? The apartment doesn't smell.
I don't understand what this guy is talking about. The practical limitation of electric grills has EVERYTHING to do with how much power you can stuff in the heating elements. Not every house even has 120V outdoor outlets, and 240V+ outdoor outlets are almost non existent. Given that even at 30A a 120V circuit can only provide 3600W of power, 6000W at 50A, and so forth... this equated to about two electric cooktop burners at full blast. That still pales in comparison to a run of the mill propane grill heat output since a 3600W electric burner is equivalent to 12300BTU, and 20500BTU for the 6000W electric burner, respectively. SO, what does this mean? You're going to need a 240V outdoor power supply. I'd say to reach PARITY with an average gas grill (30K-100K BTU), you'll need a minimum of 14.4kW, which is 240V 60A. This is essentially the same MINIMUM power requirement for an at-home electric car charger. Some models even go up to 19.2kW! THIS is the level of power you need for a TRULY competitive electric grill. Nice thing about a theoretical high performance electric grill? Well for one, the equipment to power them already exists in the form of EV charger equipment, and already come usually precertified with an IP rating for outdoor use. Other things to consider: 1. Super high heat and a tice convection 2. High Performance INFRARED cooking 3. You CAN still get smoky flavor with smoking chips, so this argument is invalid 4. Given higher efficiency AND lower cost to power per unit (at full blast, say 19.2kW, at the US average cost per kWh ($0.142/kWh), it would cost you a whopping $2.73 to run per hour. 5. IF they can figure out how to make pellets smoke-off without any flame, this will be even better, but I think the woodchip smoker modules are a just-fine solution anyway. 6. No flame and no hydrocarbon fuel means no explosion risk, no greenhouse gas emissions, and no trips to the U-Haul store to get refills. 7. DOES NOT have to be computer controlled either, but the option is there for high fidelity cooking control. (ie, inverter powered, versus PWM, and so forth). 8. Given the no-flame nature, there is less of an oxidative environment, so electric grills are far less susceptible to corrosion. I can attest to this FIRST HAND as someone who owns 2 gas grills, 1 electric one, and a pellet smoker. Out of all the grills I have ever owned, the electric char-broil and the pellet grills have resisted corrosion better than any gas grills I have ever owned. I WILL say this: pellet grills DO circumvent the power density issue. They use as much electric power as possible to carefully maintain a small but high intensity pellet burn, that is usually highly self contained and CANNOT sustain (usually flame free) combustion without electric power to the fans and heating elements (and even the pellet auger feed). Apartment complexes and HOAs should really reconsider their stance on pellet grills and pellet smokers. They are an entirely different breed to gas grills, and even electric grills.
We need to move to 240V or 30A or both, 120V 15A just doesn't cut it.
Oh nice great tip
Not much bigger than an electric skillet I could fit on my counter top.
totally
Yeah but at least the electric grill has somewhere for the dripping to go that way you won’t have a broiled burger
My electric George Foreman is awesome
Yeah those are nice
We used one in our shop at work
If it works it works!
what model is it?
It might be a pulse. Im not sure we had this so long ago.
I only have one due to living in an apartment which is understandable about no gas or fire grills. But nothing beats meat with that fire taste!!!!
I agree!
I'd just get a electric flat top skillet/griddle instead... Spend the money on a smoker instead lol
good idea
We have convect ovens in house, stick burners and lump coal
haha nice
I don't understand the point of an electric grill.. Can someone tell me? I mean I only like grilled food bc it taste like Charcoal. Whats the difference with just cooking it in the stove? I don't get it.
Really not much of a huge difference you dont get a flavor from electric.
Apartments and condos where flame is not allowed
If it tastes like charcoal the charcoal obviously isn't ready for grilling yet. I tried charcoal, gas and electric and there is no difference in taste if things are made properly. An electric grill is the only choice I have here and I use the Pulse 2000 as shown in this video. Difference to cooking in the kitchen? The apartment doesn't smell.
I don't understand what this guy is talking about. The practical limitation of electric grills has EVERYTHING to do with how much power you can stuff in the heating elements. Not every house even has 120V outdoor outlets, and 240V+ outdoor outlets are almost non existent. Given that even at 30A a 120V circuit can only provide 3600W of power, 6000W at 50A, and so forth... this equated to about two electric cooktop burners at full blast. That still pales in comparison to a run of the mill propane grill heat output since a 3600W electric burner is equivalent to 12300BTU, and 20500BTU for the 6000W electric burner, respectively. SO, what does this mean?
You're going to need a 240V outdoor power supply. I'd say to reach PARITY with an average gas grill (30K-100K BTU), you'll need a minimum of 14.4kW, which is 240V 60A. This is essentially the same MINIMUM power requirement for an at-home electric car charger. Some models even go up to 19.2kW! THIS is the level of power you need for a TRULY competitive electric grill.
Nice thing about a theoretical high performance electric grill? Well for one, the equipment to power them already exists in the form of EV charger equipment, and already come usually precertified with an IP rating for outdoor use.
Other things to consider:
1. Super high heat and a tice convection
2. High Performance INFRARED cooking
3. You CAN still get smoky flavor with smoking chips, so this argument is invalid
4. Given higher efficiency AND lower cost to power per unit (at full blast, say 19.2kW, at the US average cost per kWh ($0.142/kWh), it would cost you a whopping $2.73 to run per hour.
5. IF they can figure out how to make pellets smoke-off without any flame, this will be even better, but I think the woodchip smoker modules are a just-fine solution anyway.
6. No flame and no hydrocarbon fuel means no explosion risk, no greenhouse gas emissions, and no trips to the U-Haul store to get refills.
7. DOES NOT have to be computer controlled either, but the option is there for high fidelity cooking control. (ie, inverter powered, versus PWM, and so forth).
8. Given the no-flame nature, there is less of an oxidative environment, so electric grills are far less susceptible to corrosion. I can attest to this FIRST HAND as someone who owns 2 gas grills, 1 electric one, and a pellet smoker. Out of all the grills I have ever owned, the electric char-broil and the pellet grills have resisted corrosion better than any gas grills I have ever owned.
I WILL say this: pellet grills DO circumvent the power density issue. They use as much electric power as possible to carefully maintain a small but high intensity pellet burn, that is usually highly self contained and CANNOT sustain (usually flame free) combustion without electric power to the fans and heating elements (and even the pellet auger feed). Apartment complexes and HOAs should really reconsider their stance on pellet grills and pellet smokers. They are an entirely different breed to gas grills, and even electric grills.
nice
Will not replace gas, charcoal, other than apartments
yeah
Live in a high rise in Chicago and the Weber lumin is absolutely perfect for our balcony.
nice
That's one reason I would not want to live in a high-rise in a downtown area.
there is a great grill
yup
Not the same taste. I got a forman electric grill and it's nice but not like a charcoal or gas grill with the taste.
Ya true
Electric grills are perfect for apartment buildings with terraces. But for backyards? Eh.
yes
electric grill is like inflatable women
nice
You use them until you can afford the real thing 😂
If you're going electric, go griddle.
thats a good idea