Weber Charcoal Grill

A grill is a device for cooking food by applying heat directly from above or below. There are several varieties of such grills, the most popular ones being the gas-fueld and charcoal.

Grilling is a form of cooking that involves dry heat from above or below. Food to be grilled is cooked on a grill (an open wire grid with a heat source above or below). Heat transfer to the food when using a grill is primarily through thermal radiation.

Grilling existed in the Americas since pre-colonial times. The Arawak people used a wooden structure to roast meat on, which was called barbacoa in Spanish. For some time, the word refered to the wooden structure and not the act of grilling, but this word was eventually applied to the pit style cooking techniques used in the Southeastern United States. Originally used to slow cook hogs, different ways of preparing food led to regional variations. In no time, other food were cooked in a similar fashion, with hamburgers and hot dogs being recent additions.

The Charcoal Grill was invented by George Stephens in 1922 and named it after his company-Weber Stephen Products Co. hence its name-"Weber Grill"

Weber Charcoal grills use either charcoal brisquets or all-natural lump charcoal as their fuel source. The charcoal, when burned, will transform into embers radiating the heat necessary to cook food.

There is the contention among grilling enthusiasts on what type of charcoal is best for grilling. Users of charcoal briquets emphasize the uniformity in size, burn rate, heat creation, and quality exemplified by briquets. Users of all-natural lump charcoal emphasize the reasons they prefer it: subtle smoky aromas, high heat production, and lack of binders and fillers often present in briquets.

The simplest and most inexpensive of charcoal grills, the brazier grill is made of wire and sheet metal and composed of a cooking grid placed over a charcoal pan. Usually the grill is supported by legs attached to the charcoal pan. The brazier grill does not have a lid or venting system. Heat is adjusted by moving the cooking grid up or down over the charcoal pan. Even after George Stephen invented the kettle grill in the early 1950s, the brazier grill remained a dominant charcoal grill type for a number of years. Brazier grills are available at most discount department stores during the summer.

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