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Green">All Americans would readily agree with one thing - one of the best ways to spend time during the weekend is to arrange a barbecue party in the backyard. A hectic week at work gives you enough reason to throw a barbecue party at your place, where, besides your family even close friends are invited. Opting for a barbecue get- together is as much about playing the perfect host as it is about destressing and relaxing.

But behind all the enjoyment lies the basic joy of cooking which remains incomplete if the wrong kind of cooking equipment is used. When you decide to throw a barbecue party, there are different types of barbecue grills that you can choose from. Initially, the sheer range of barbecue equipment might confuse you. This is precisely why you should have a fair idea about all possible types of barbecue grills.

On average, the market for cooking equipment offers five different types of barbecue grills to choose from. These types of barbecue grills are charcoal grills, smoker grills, propane grills, natural gas grills and multiple fuel grills. All the mentioned types are adequately suitable to be set up in your backyard. But if you are looking for something inexpensive then you should probably opt for a charcoal grill.

The large variety can demand greater investment, but the small ones are quite inexpensive and can be found close by at the neighborhood departmental store. The cost of small charcoal grills range between $10 and $15, while the larger variety cannot be had at anything less than $60.

If you are in a position to invest more there is no reason why you should not opt for a propane grill. The cost of these grills start from about $100. All the other types are more costly. While a smoker grill cannot be anything less than $130 and the minimum price of a natural gas grill is about $300, the most expensive of all is the multiple fuel grill that can burn a hole in your pocket with about $450.

The comfort with which you can use any kind of grill depends on its functionality. Most people, especially barbecue-lovers are of the opinion that natural gas grills are the easiest to use because one would not require arranging for a different source of power, that is, link it to the home line and that does it!

Following closely is the propane grill, the only requirement for setting up which is propane gas. Generally, the setting up of a propane grill requires drawing the gas from propane tanks. And among all the grills available in the market charcoal and smoker grills are hardest to use because they need regular maintenance and the costs for doing this catapults out of control.

Once you consider that the grill you install needs to fit properly into your backyard much of the confusion with regards to selection gets cleared. Always choose a grill that is neither too difficult to handle (keeping in mind that there may be amateurs around wanting to lend a helping hand!) nor too large for your space.