We get asked this question quite frequently, and we find this typically happens with propane barbecues, but we’ll discuss the issue with both propane and natural gas. The most common reason why a grill won’t get hot enough has a very simple fix that takes 15-20 minutes. This usually happens after a person has recently bought a new tank or just refilled or exchanged their old one. If you find your grill isn’t heating up, follow these steps: Shut off your grill and close your propane tank, then disconnect it. Wait 15/20 minutes, then connect your tank back on. Open your tank extremely slowly. This is the most important step! The reason why, is because in the new tanks there is a safety ball valve inside and if you open it too fast there’s a quick pressure release that will cause that ball to shoot up and choke off your gas. Turn on your burners and ignite the bbq. After following these steps wait about 10 minutes, see how your barbecue reacts and if it is able up to 500-600 degrees. Usually 90% of the time when we tell our customers this trick it solves the issue. If it does not for whatever reason, then the only other issue it would really be is a problem with your hose and regulator. Most hose and regulators last between 5-7 years, but of course there are occasions where they last much longer or can give out more quickly with no real explanation. Hopefully if it gives out faster than expected, it will be covered under warranty from your barbecue’s manufacturer. If not, a new hose and regulator are not too expensive ranging anywhere from $30-50, and are very easy to replace. You may ask why do these regulators not last? And what happens to them? Well over time there’s some wear and tear, it can gunk up inside, or water or moisture can get into them. That liquid can freeze and thaw over the winter, year after year, leading to them eventually not working. When it comes to a propane grill these are the two main issues that cause 99% of people to ask why their grill isn’t getting up to temp. Other simple solutions include; your tank not being filled, and there being a leak in your hose but hopefully you'd smell that very quickly and be able to replace it. Now let’s look at natural gas barbecues and why a heat issue might occur. First off in our experience this rarely happens with natural gas grills but when it does it’s because of one of two reasons: There is a leak in the hose and it needs to be replaced. This is usually caused by rodents chewing on the hose which is hard to prevent at times. The natural gas pressure on your house has dropped and you need to bring in a gas fitter to reset the pressure. We honestly don’t know why this happens or what you can do to prevent this, but we’ve found this to be the case and when we’ve suggested this solution it seems to have worked. Like we mentioned above though this is a very rare situation that generally does not happen with natural gas barbecues.

We get asked this question multiple times a day from March to August every year. So we decided to finally write a little piece about it, breaking down what needs to be done and how it's unfortunately not as easy as some people would hope. It is possible to convert a Weber BBQ from propane to natural gas or vice versa, but what needs to happen depends on the specific model and its compatibility with the other fuel type. Sometimes it's as easy as changing out the orifices and hose, but sometimes you'll have to change out the whole manifold (which is the piece connected to the knobs controlling the BBQ's temperatures). Weber tells us to tell our customers to reach out directly to them if a conversion is something they are considering because liability is a huge concern. If something were to go wrong and this was not done by a professional and licensed gas fitter it would void all warranties and could potentially be a situation that is not covered by your home insurance. Additionally, working with gas can be dangerous and requires specialized knowledge and tools. Long story short is that it's not as easy as we would like it to be, and from a cost stand point it can possibly end up being the price of a new BBQ. That's not something we love telling people but that is the reality of the situation, especially with the rising demand of gas fitters, prices have soared over the last few years.

1. Oil the Food Not the Grills A lot of times before people throw their food on the grill they’ll oil up the grill and then throw on the food. Please stop doing that! Oil your food not the grill. This will help reduce flare ups from oil running off your grills and down onto the heat plates and flavourizing bars, as well as reduce the amount of oil you go through. A couple other things since we are talking about oil; when searing your food avoid olive oil and try and use canola, mizzola, peanut, or grape seed oil. Canola oil once it exceeds 350 Degrees turns into a trans fat which is quite unhealthy to consume, whereas those other oils I mentioned have a much higher boiling point which is more suitable when it comes to searing your food. 2. Start Switching Off Your Middle Burner This is not a technique you need to use consistently but roughly around 60-70% of the time you should be switching off your middle burner. Let us give an example of what we mean so that you have some context behind this technique. Say you’re cooking some chicken or steak and you can see that it’s cooked on the outside and it has a nice sear on it but you can tell by the time that it hasn’t fully cooked through on the inside. What you do is once the meat has a nice sear, take it and move it more to the middle of the grill. Then turn off your middle burner while also turning your two outside burners to a low/medium heat. This will start the process of convection cooking or indirect cooking, and similarly to how an oven would cook your food the same happens on your grill. Turning off your middle burner and moving your food to the middle of the grill allows your food to cook at a lower temperature and retain its flavour as well as not drying it on because it’s no longer being cooked with direct heat but rather through convection. 3. Clean your BBQ!!! This may seem like a simple solution, but you would be surprised how many people don’t do it and how it can really affect your overall grilling experience. You don’t need to clean your BBQ every time you use it, but every 3 to 4 cookings take your flavorizing bars or heat plates out along with your drip tray and let them soak in hot water overnight. The next morning take a sponge or some paper towel and most of the grease build up should just wipe right off. The benefit of cleaning those flavorizing bars and heat plates is that it will reduce flare ups from occurring because there’s no grease build up which allows for a more even cook across your grill without hot spots. The biggest added benefit of cleaning those flavorizing bars and heat plates is that those bars and plates is where the flavour comes from. What I mean by that is when cooking, our marinades drop down onto the bars and plates, and vapourize back up into our meats and that just enhances the taste of everything we cook. You will truly realize the difference if you just take the time to do this every few cooks. 4. Trust Yourself! Trust yourself at times and keep your lid closed. As long as you’ve been cleaning your BBQ there should not be too many jumps in temperature when you cook. Keeping your lid closed allows for a more even cook across the board without significant drops in temperature every time you lift the lid to check your food. You’ll realize the more you grill the less you’ll be checking your food because you’ll start to understand the timing it takes to cook your food. If you can start that process sooner though you’ll start to see a more consistent cook throughout the grilling process. 5. Let Your Meat Rest It’s almost second nature to cut into your meat once you pull it off the grill; either because you can’t wait to dig in or because you aren’t too sure about the cook on the inside. I can’t really help with the first issue, but if the latter is your biggest issue I’d suggest investing in a meat thermometer because every time you cut into that meat regardless if it’s cooked perfectly or not, the juices that are in there all get released and pour out onto the plate. If you can use the meat thermometer to check your temperatures it will give you the ability to allow your meat to rest for 5-10 minutes while also allowing your food to stay juicy and moist.

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