Evenness Performance: This model had very good performance in our evenness tests of preheat, high and low tempertures, which measures heating evenness over the grill's surface using thermocouples.
Preheat performance: This model had very good performance in our preheat performance test, which measures the temperature over the grill's surface after 10 minutes using thermocouples. It also gives an indication how quickly the grill reaches its maximium temperature.
Indirect Cooking: This model had very good performance in our indirect-cooking test, which gauges how well grills slow-cook foods when only some of the burners are on and the food isn' t placed directly over the flame.
Temperature range: This model had very good performance in our temperature-range test, which measures the difference between the average temperatures with all burners on high and all burners on low using thermocouples. It also gives an indication on how low the grill can go.
Convenience: This model was judged good for construction materials, useful accessory burners, and other ease of use aspects.
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