janzep's Question:
I'm considering using a Garland charbroiler for recreational use. Bought it from restaurant liquidation. Converting supply line to natural gas quick-connect. I'm told the char-broiled steakhouse flavour is simply a result of BTU's and that the Home Depot variety of gas bbq could not fully replicate that cooking method.


Steve G's Answer

I'll answer as soon as I stop laughing..... Ok, I've stopped, You can duplicate the restaurant flavor at home on your BBQ after you have cooked about 2000 steaks and burgers, and have mastered the proper temperature and timing for whatever BTU you use. Fire is fire, the flame is the same flame in the kitchen as it is in the back yard, the only reason restaurants have higher BTU units is because of demand not because they cook at a higher temp, the knob on the front still says, low, medium and high. As for cuts of meat, we don't use anything special, it's called profit, the most for the least, there are "Steak Houses" that use top grade but you pay for it. Practice practice practice, you'll find the right combination, I did and it only took me 35 years.

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