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The Skinny:
- Superior 304 stainless steel utilized in virtually every aspect of grill construction
- Extra thick 12mm hexagonal Searing Rod grids deliver restaurant-quality sear lines
- Fully feature-packed with included rotisserie kit, full-width grease tray, and more
- Grease Control System and Lower Heat Baffle Design funnels away pesky runoff
- LED Illuminated Control System beams sophisticated red lights and halogens
With a gas grill so clearly designed to impress, where do you even begin?
At the start, of course. When building the Blaze Professional, its makers set out to produce the best-valued Luxury grill in the industry. Personally, we’re inclined to agree — and that’s straight from Chef Tony, who got his hands on the 34-inch model for some serious grill testing. Superior construction supports the grill from hood to heel. Heavy-duty, H-style burners roar with might or delicately simmer at a whisper. Every drop of juice that sneaks beneath the cooking surface is volcanically vaporized and recycled into even more flavorful power. Want to flip two dozen standard 4-inch burgers? Here, have 25. Ready to roast a whole turkey to roast? So is the included waterproof rotisserie kit and its best friend, a 10,000 BTU rear infrared burner.
Professional’s in the name, but it’s not all work — it’s also play. With no more than a fingertip, a striking veneer of red opulence glows over the burner knobs. Move an inch away, and bright halogen lights beam on to surround your sizzling entrees with superstar ambience. The show doesn’t stop once the grill runs cold; a cooking surface comprised of unique hexagonal rods sear some of the most impressive marks into a steak we’ve ever seen.
Quality
Blaze Professional boasts 304 stainless steel throughout with mature, compelling design choices.
Firstly, we wanted to fact-check claims that the Blaze Professional is built with 304 stainless steel inside and out, so we put an XRF gun in Chef Tony’s hand and put him to work. After a thorough examination of the grill components, he returned impressed — the firebox, burners, Flame Stabilization System, Searing Rods, control panel, drip pan, and both the inner and outer walls of the hood are all, in fact, 304 stainless steel. Forged entirely out of such top-tier, outdoor-rated materials, we can confidently say that Blaze Professional heartily embodies superior construction and durability.
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Speaking to the components themselves, everywhere we looked screams competence and confidence. Let’s talk flame tamers: every great grill’s got them, but not like these. At first glance, the Flame Stabilizing System does what you’d expect; it distributes even heat along the entire cooking surface, protects burners from wayward drippings, and instantly vaporizes them for added flavor infusion. But what separates them from contemporary tamers is that each of the three panels weighs in at 4 1/2 pounds of 12-gauge thick 304 grade stainless steel.
By now, you’ve noticed we haven’t mentioned the cooking surface yet. We saved the best for last: on the 3-burner model, expect these 12mm thick hexagonal Searing Rods to stretch out 30 3/4 inches wide by 20 inches deep for an abundant 614 sq inches of grilling room. But the real value is their heft: divided between 3 burners, these pieces weigh in together at 11 1/2 lbs, making them stand among the heaviest-duty cooking grids in a gas grill. The unique shape enforces more me