True fact: A gas grill is more convenient. But it also creates less flavorful food.

It’s a beautiful day. The family’s in attendance, side dishes and beer in tow. It’s BBQ time. Time to kick back and fire up the…stove?

That doesn’t sound terribly exciting. But that’s basically what you’re doing when you cook out on a gas grill.

True fact: Cooking on a gas grill is more convenient than cooking with charcoal grills.

It’s also a lot less special. And, scientifically speaking, it creates less flavorful food.

To understand why, you first need to understand that flavor and taste are not the same thing. “Within flavor, we have taste compounds and we have aroma compounds,” says Gavin Sacks, associate professor of food science at Cornell University. “Our brains just aren’t designed to decouple them.”

In other words, a burger is more than the sum of its ingredients. Sure, there are chemical processes occurring in your food that alter its flavors as it heats but this delicious chemistry happens whether you cook on gas, charcoal, an electric burner, even an engine block.

What charcoal grills bring to the party is a healthy heaping of aroma compounds, the other half of the power couple that is flavor. “There are only five taste receptors that are well-agreed-upon to exist within your taste buds,” says Sacks. He’s referring to sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and the new kid: umami.

Anything else you perceive while eating — that smoky deliciousness, for example — is courtesy of aroma.

Aromas are released when you bite into your food. They light up your olfactory receptors. That neurological signal mixes with whatever your taste buds are saying and tells your brain what’s going on in your mouth.

Of course, even food cooked on a gas grill gives off aromas — all food does. But food grilled over a charcoal flame has a special one: guaiacol.

Translation: Cooking over charcoal makes your food taste like bacon. Let me repeat that: blah blah charcoal blah blah BACON.

So if you have two identical steaks, cooked at identical temperatures, for the same amount of time, where the only difference is that one is cooked over charcoal and one is cooked over gas, what will be the end result? The charcoal-cooked steak will taste more like bacon.

Case closed. For more information on charcoal grills, contact West Sport.

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Broil King - Broil King gas grills are built to perform, giving you versatility in outdoor cooking. The Broil King cooking system gives you the ability to cook almost anything on your grill in any style you want. You can sear, rotisserie cook, or you can use your grill like your oven, using indirect heat. Broil King gas grills are the choice of grilling enthusiasts who love casual outdoor living and great tasting food.

MHP - MHP makes innovative outdoor gas grills that enrich your backyard experience and complement the style and function of your patio, deck and home. These gourmet gas grills are built of the finest grade weather-resistant materials and are made in the USA.

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For more information on our gas grill clearance sale, contact us.

The Fourth of July is here, and that might have you thinking about your summer vacation plans. You don’t have any yet? No problem. Your vacation is right in your backyard.  A new gas grill, a new fire pit, or a new charcoal grill can add to your outdoor space, and make it a great place to relax…and play.

High gas prices and a questionable economy may have you taking only one vacation, or perhaps passing on a vacation altogether. But, you don’t have to with a backyard oasis that includes a new, gourmet gas grill.

Backyard patios with built in gas grills make a great space for entertaining, relaxing or creating. Backyard outdoor kitchens or patio grilling areas also increase your home’s value. You might not be in the market to sell your home right now, but you will at some point down the road. Enjoy your outdoor living space while you still own your home, and reap the benefits of it when it is time to sell.

Creating an outdoor-living environment expands the livable space in your home. A nicely landscaped yard is great, but is there a feature in your yard that draws you outside? Outdoor living is definitely on the rise. You don’t need to spend tens of thousands of dollars.  A new gas grill, an open seating area, nice landscaping and a new fire pit are all you need to create a space that sends your mind on summer vacation.

Adding an outdoor living area and a built in grill to your space gives you a summer living room.  For more information on gas grills or built-in grills, contact West Sport.