The Char-Broil Patio Bistros represent the next evolution in patio cooking. The Patio Caddies, which were staples for Char-Broil over the past decade, have been updated in design as well as cooking performance. The new Patio Bistros, are available in both electric and gas (this one is electric). The compact size, quality design, and solid construction, combined with Char-Broil’s continued expansion of their award winning Infrared technology, yields a sleek grill and easy to use performance based grill. The Electric Patio Bistro looks like a gas grill and features precision dial electric control, a porcelain coated premium cooking grate, and 1750 watts of grilling power. As far as space the 320 square inches of grilling surface can accommodate between 8 and 12 hamburgers.
Enjoy big grill features with the compact Char-Broil Patio Bistro electric grill — perfect for apartments, condos, balconies, and smaller patios. It features Char-Broil’s award-winning infrared cooking system channels heat evenly to the cooking grate, eliminating hot and cold spots. A precision dial gives you complete command over the 1750-watt electric burner for your cookout favorites.
The Patio Bistro has a 240 square inch porcelain-coated primary cooking surface and an 80 square inch raised secondary cooking surface. Its 320 square inches of total grilling surface, large enough to accommodate 8 to 12 hamburgers. It features a temperature gauge on top of the hood for at-a-glance monitoring of the grill’s temperature, a cool-touch handle, easy-to-clean porcelain-coated grill body, and a storage grate to keep your tools close at hand. When the grilling’s done, simply wheel it away for easy storage. The Patio Bistro plugs into any 120-volt outlet. It measures 24.4 x 25.2 x 38.2 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 54 pounds.
How TRU-Infrared Works
All Char-Broil TRU-Infrared grills generate a minimum of 65 percent infrared heat, which is evenly spread across the entire cooking surface to cook food — without drying — at temperatures that range from simmer to sear.
Unlike traditional gas grills that use convective heat (hot air) to cook food, Char-Broil’s TRU-Infrared grills limit the hot air flow and use natural, radiant heat to cook food directly without drying. While convective heat destroys food’s moisture barrier, infrared heat penetrates it without drying and locks in natural juices and flavors. Char-Broil’s TRU-Infrared cooking system virtually eliminates flare-ups while producing very even heat (no hot or cold spots).
What’s in the Box
Char-Broil Patio Bistro electric grill in red; operating guide and assembly instructions
Product Features
- 320 sq. in. of infrared grilling area that sears in flavor and keeps food moist and juicy
- Precision dial electric control
- Porcelain-coated premium cooking grates
- Compact and stylish design
- 8 to 12 hamburger capacity
- 320 square inches of infrared grilling area that sears in flavor and keeps food moist and juicy
- Precision dial electric control
- Porcelain-coated premium cooking grates
- Compact and stylish design
- 1750 watts of grilling power
IGNORE THE HATERS!!! USER ERROR!!!!!!! GREAT GRILL!! i’ll start this review by saying I have sold grills for years and am a huge fan of the big guns such as Weber. Sadly do to living in a condo i can only have electric grills. In the past Char-Broil has made some sub-par items. Not this time. This is THE best electric grill option for under five hundred bucks. the people bashing it have obviously never grilled or assembled somthing as much as legos.1- ITS EASY TO PUT TOGETHER- All these people on here complain as to how hard it is to…
Nice Electric Grill, Tough to Assemble The Bottom Line: 3 Stars and Rising.The Patio Bistro does its intended purpose. I like this grill the more I use it. It gets, hot, is easy to clean, and has a nice large cooking area. With time my rating may improve as the painfull memory of assebly fades into the past. This would be a nice choice for use where charcoal and propane grills are not allowed.As of this writing I have owned the Patio Bistro Grill for a little over 1 month. I own and have used various…
Great grill for small spaces As a condo dweller, I’ve been a fan of the earlier model Patio Caddie for years. Reliability, fast/high heat generation, and never running out of fuel have been huge advantages. I’ve known about infrared grills for years, but knew they cost up over a grand. ‘Saw this new Infrared Bistro model and had to have it! I gave my beloved Caddie to my son (who loves it!) and got this new model.Putting the grill together was logical and straight forward. It did not go together instantly, but…
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