BBQ heat use of propane
 

I was lucky enough to get a new BBQ as an early birthday present from my mother inlaw. After she watched me almost lose all my eye-brows and half of my hair with the near explosion of my old but trusty propane death trap she decided to get me a new one.
A very nice Kemore 70.000btu with electronic start, propane as we don't have a gas hook up near the rear of the house. My question is, will the new BBQ use more or less propane than my older model? My old BBQ was about 20,000btu, but the venturi grill had been replaced twice and was shooting flames with no control out one side, rendering only 1/4 of the grill useable. It makes sense that the higher the btu would mean a faster consumption but my old bbq (brings a tear to my eye) was gobbling up propane like it was water. oh and i think i aged about 10 years the first time I lit the new BBQ, you never know about the setup, questioning the craftsmanship of company and your own ability to follow direction. not to mention the left over parts! :eek: and the missing diagrams for the wires. but damn, a sweet porclean grill is mega!

cheers

linky to the new one btw.

I'm a charcoal man myself, but I acquiesce to my brother's grill on the weekends when he is buying :)

I think the new grill has efficiencies that will contain and concentrate heat in different ways than your old grill. The consumption rate overall might be higher, but the overall experience I think will be very much worth it. I have to admire the ease and the conveniece of my brother's propane grill over my old trusty rusty Weber grill (but never the taste -- NEVER!)

You seem to have a great thing going. In my experience, relish also the favors of a caring mother-in-law (something I have yet to experience).

I agree charcoal is a much better tasting than the gas grills. charcoal, a labour of love. bitch to maintain but well worth the effort. good for a sat/sun bbq. thanks again for the info, did up some chicken breasts tonight. and i could cook them all at the same time! sweeeeeeet. :thumbsup:

20lb tank should yeild about 24 hours medium heat (350)
if your cooking area is around 650sg inches

thanks for the info, nice!

charcoal is great but during the week i'd rather use gas to save time.

Confession: I work for the company who makes this so I am probably not unbiased

Talk about saving time, what would you think about putting a piece of meat (e.g. a slab of brisket, a rack of ribs, a chicken, duck) into your charcoal bbq before bedtime, then next day go to work, and when you come home the meat is so tender and juicy you won't want to go to work the next day just stay home and eat it all. That's what the BBQ Guru can do www.thebbqguru.com