If you’re a large enough family that loves its food and spends time cooking up a variety of dishes and enjoying a BBQ on the weekends, then you’re probably in need of a good gas grill. Today we’ll review Jenn Air Gas Grills focusing on what this brand has to offer as well as the many benefits and disadvantages if any.

First let’s take a quick look at the various models of Jenn Air Gas Grills that are available, reviewing the main features that distinguish them:

1. The 44,000 BTU: This model comes equipped with a wall lid. To help you gauge the temperature of the food when the lid’s on, you can make use of the temperature gauge. This model has four burners made from stainless steel of which one is a side burner. The three main burners are 40,000 BTU while the side burner is 15,000 BTU. The cooking space of this model spans 610 squares inches. It also comes with a rotisserie that works through infrared. The grease pan can be removed to be cleaned. As with all the other models it comes with a warming tray that ensures you don’t have to eat cold food ever again. It costs $467 and comes with electronic ignition. This price doesn’t include the tank of gas.

2. The 45,000 BTU: These Jenn Air Gas Grills have a double wall lid which also comes equipped with a temperature gauge. The cooking as well grilling surfaces and the sear plate are all made from stainless steel. An additional feature in this model is the pull-out drawer that’s meant for the gas tank. This model has a cooking space of 756 square inches. There are three burners of which one is a side burner (12,000 BTU). The rotisserie is optional. It comes with a warming tray and an electronic ignition system and retails at $649.

3. The 48,000 BTU: This model costs $799 and has both the warming tray and the electronic ignition found in the other models. It comes with 4 cast brass burners of which one is a 12,000 BTU side burner. There’s a rotisserie burner as well. If you decide to get an optional rotisserie, you’ll be sold that as a separate unit. This model has a bigger cooking area than the above mentioned models – 860 square inches. It costs $799.

4. The 60,000 BTU: There are only two differences between these Jenn Air Gas Grills and the 48,000 BTU model. This model comes with 5 cast brass burners in all and has a cooking space of 1008 square inches. It retails at $999.

Benefits and Disadvantages:

With Jenn Air Gas Grills you’re guaranteed to get well-cooked meat with that lovely outdoorsy taste in no time at all. These models allow you to cook using both direct and indirect heat. The fact that you can pull out the grease pan is also a benefit. Both the grill and the rotisserie has holes next to them through the burners can be lit safely when the electronic ignition fails to work.

The two disadvantages are the poorly made instruction booklet and the lack of a permanent mount.