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At Home In The Modern World - Evo Flattop Grill

Solidly constructed from heavy grade stainless steel, the gas powered Evo’s most unique feature is a flat cooking surface not unlike a non-stick frying pan. The 650 square inches of solid steel are heated by 48,000 BTU’s. Temperature control rang 250o to 630o.

Expert Opinion: The design is extremely versatile and seems to have a lot of good features such as the removable waste tray and electronic starter. I like how it has a variety of handles and gripping devices – that’s very important when you’re cooking. With this surface, you’re going to miss a little of the flavor of the grease dripping down, but it’s great for vegetables which are tricky because they’re done right, and they’re too done – because you get even heat from end to end. You’ve got great temperature variation on here too.

What We Think: This isn’t your traditional grill by any means, but for those interested in making cooking outside a little more creative than ground chuck, it offers a blank slate for endless culinary variations. With the evenly heated surface, anything we would ever attempt in our kitchen (try placing pots and pans directly on the Evo to cook sauces or pastas) can now be made outside – which is nicer for getting tanned.

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