How Does a Natural Gas Barbecue Work?

Natural gas barbecues work the same as the gas stove in your home.  There is no tanks to fill, no bags of briquettes to purchase and natural gas is much about a third the price of propane.  Natural gas patio appliances are becoming increasingly popular due to their energy efficiency, low environmental impact, and they are economic to operate.

The principles of a gas barbecue is the same as a gas stove.

The natural gas mixes with the oxygen in the air, when ignited it releases hot gasses which heat a pan or lava rocks. The direct heat from the pan or lava rocks cook your food. Propane is bottled in containers and are stored with the barbecue below at the bottom or side of the cart. Natural gas is piped from your home to an outlet outside in the patio.  The grill must be hooked up to the outlet through a hose.  Thus, no longer mobile.

• Parts of a gas grill are:
  
  
  
  
  • Grill body
  
  
  • Cooking surface
  
  
  • Grill hood
  
  
  • Gas hoses
  
  
  • Valve regulators
  
  
  • Burners
  
  
  • Starter
  
  
  
  

The outlet for the natural gas is connected by a hose to the valve regulator. Like on your stove, the regulators control how much gas your are using.  They have settings of low, medium and high or other indication of cooking range. Most natural gas grills have a starter or igniter, similar to a stove where you turn to a certain position and it "clicks" until the gas is lit.  The gas grill operates by the same principle. Just like on  your stove, separate burners may need to be ignited separately.