The Bottom Line

Lynx Professional gas grills are among the best there are. This two burner unit is the smallest and most basic of their grills. At around $3,000 you'll be paying a lot for a grill, but you'll get one that cooks great and is built for last. The attention to detail on this grill is fantastic. Heavy 304 stainless steel has welded seams and a near perfect construction. This unit comes standard or in a rotisserie model with infrared rotisserie burner and full kit.

Pros

• Heavy, welded construction
• Extra large cooking area
• Great heat output

Cons

• Very expensive for the size
• Optional features are expensive

Description

• Two 25,000 BTU cast brass burners
• 600 square inches of primary grilling space for a total cooking area of 840 square inches
• 50,000 BTU total output from the main burners
• Electric Ignition
• Full width drip tray
• Complete 304 stainless steel construction with welded seams
• Built-in smoker tray
• Ceramic briquette barrier
• Stainless steel cooking grates
• Comes in optional rotisserie unit with built in rear mounted rotisserie burner

Guide Review - Lynx 30-inch Freestanding Gas Grill

Lynx has been making some of the best cooking gas grills on the market for decades. These grills are built to grill with some of the highest attention to detail you'll find. All their grills use high quality stainless steel with welded seams and expert craftsmanship. While this unit is the smallest and most basic of their grills there are loads of options available. It is also designed on cart or as an insert.

This Lynx grill uses two "red" cast brass burners that each pump out 25,000 BTUs, enough for the 600 square inches of primary cooking space. These burners will probably last longer than you will. This grill also uses traditional ceramic briquettes in it's vaporization barrier giving great radiant heat and excellent grease drainage. The 304 stainless steel is thick, durable and polished to a high finish.

At around $4,200 you'll be spending a lot for this grill but it looks great in any enclosure. It is a perfect grill for custom projects and comes natural gas or propane.

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If you want barbecue or maybe to smoke some jerky, but don't want to spend the day stoking a fire, then a small electric smoker is probably the answer you are looking for. The Masterbuilt Smokehouse smoker has temperature control and an enclosed and insulated box that holds up to 30 pounds of food and can run for up to 24 hours. The problem with this smoker is that it isn't that simple because getting it to do exactly what you want is a little more of a challenge than it should be.

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The Bottom Line

This is a big, shiny, full feature gas grill with the KitchenAid name stamped right in the middle of the lid. You get a pair of halogen lights, a powerful infrared side, searing burner, a infrared rotisserie burner (though you have to pay extra for the rotisserie kit), and complete stainless steel construction. I mean everything on this grill is stainless steel, well except for the plastic knobs. This grill will get attention and certainly divert people from better quality, similar priced products, and that's a shame. First of all, KitchenAid has absolutely nothing to do with this grill and the stainless is low grade.

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Pros

• Heavy duty stainless steel rod cooking grates
• Complete stainless steel construction

Cons

• Comes with rotisserie burner, but rotisserie kit sold separately
• Not designed, made, or supported by KitchenAid
• Many stainless parts are very thin and all but the burners are low grade
• Low heat output for the size

Description

• Four 10,000 BTU 304 stainless steel tubular burners
• 581 square inches of primary cooking area for a total of 733 square inches of grilling space
• 40,000 BTU maximum output from the main burners
• 15,000 BTU ceramic type infrared side burner
• 13,000 BTU rear mounted ceramic type infrared rotisserie burner (rotisserie kit sold separately)
• Heavy stainless steel rod cooking grates
• Complete low grade stainless steel construction
• Two internal halogen lights
• Propane tank, cover, and rotisserie kit sold separately
• Made in China by Weldon Company Limited, imported by Nexgrill with a licensed name from KitchenAid

Guide Review - Kitchenaid 30-Inch 4-Burner Gas Grill Model# 720-0745

In the 2011 Lowe's gas grill product guide, directly above this grill, "For generations KitchenAid has helped craft delicious meals and great times with loved ones by building products around quality, craftsmanship, versatile technology, and timeless style. KitchenAid grills are designed for superb cooking performance and built with high grade materials." This statement is probably true. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with this grill.

The Lowe's version of the KitchenAid grill is imported by the same company that imports gas grills for KitchenAid, but this one is not designed or supported by KitchenAid and it comes from a completely different factory. What does KitchenAid have to do with this grill? They got a check so someone else could use their name.

Of course the KitchenAid name is going to help this gas grill sell, as will the complete stainless steel construction. Every part of this grill is shiny from the back panel to the firebox. For people who don't know the truth about stainless steel will think that this grill is going to last forever and always be shiny and new looking. It won't.

As for the grill itself, this 4-burner unit pumps out 40,000 BTU's under 581 square inches of primary grilling area. This is low, very low. One reason it is low is because of the shape and stainless steel in the firebox. This makes this grill more efficient, not this efficient however. Part of the reason that the heat output is this low is to protect the appearance of the stainless steel, which will discolor if the grill gets too hot.

The other features include a 15,000 BTU infrared searing side burner. This lets you sear steaks quickly before you put it on the main grill to finish off. Of course you will have to sear those steaks one at a time. The problem with these burners is that if you heat them up and then let some kind of liquid drip on them, they can crack. Of course, I can't think a situation where that might happen.

This grill is a lot of flash and not a lot of grill.

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