Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet

Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet™ is clearly the innovation leader in high-end outdoor cooking and entertaining equipment. At the recent architectural Digest Home Design Show, Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet introduced an assortment of 12 luxury grills that will change how casual grillers, barbecue enthusiasts and chefs cook outdoors, just in time for the summer.

Known for featuring lavish celebrity homes, exquisite architecture, and unique interior and exterior, Architectural Digest Home Design Show has always remained one of the anticipated events for both spacial design enthusiasts and admirers. One of the unexpected hit items from this year’s Show was created by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, the innovation leader in high-end outdoor cooking and entertaining equipment.

Kalamzoo introduced an assortment of 12 grills that has captured the attention of casual and grillers and barbecue enthusiasts. Its newly redesigned Hybrid Fire Grills combine the convenience of a gas grill with the heat characteristics of a charcoal grill, plus the flavor of a wood grill or smoker. Backyard barbecuers can use these different fires separately or in combination to grill, smoke, sear, roast, rotisserie and more all on one grill.

The new H-shaped custom-cast, brass Dragon Burners features linear temperature control zones, with each 25,000 BTU burner tailoring the heat to a specific section of the cooking area. Burgers can be cooked at one temperature while vegetables get their appropriate amount of heat; each on their own custom laser-cut cooking surface. Gas cooking temperatures range from 250ºF to over 700ºF, while heat generated from charcoal or wood would extend from 150ºF to 1,200ºF.

The grills also feature a dedicated ignition burner to fire the main burners. This “pilot light” is part of the most reliable ignition system in the market. The special-purpose burner is paired with electronic hot surface ignition and an engineered “flash tube” to ensure quick starts, even in the windiest conditions. The ignition burner can also be used alone for low-temperature smoking and barbecuing.

Sleek and designed with aesthetics worthy of the Architectural Digest, the grills’ exterior is inspired by minimalist architecture. Its minimalist design allows the grills the ability to fit harmoniously into almost any outdoor kitchen design style or patio setting.

The Kalamazoo, Michigan-made Hybrid Fire Grills come in four sizes and 12 models. They range in price from $9,995 to $26,195 and include built-in and free standing options:
– K500: two burners, 506 square inches of primary cooking surface, 50,000 main burner BTUs
– K750: three burners, 726 square inches of primary cooking surface, 75,000 main burner BTUs
– K1000: four burners, 1,012 square inches of primary cooking surface, 100,000 main burner BTUs
– K1500: six burners, 1452 square inches of primary cooking surface, 150,000 main burner BTUs

Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet

As the leading manufacturer of high-end outdoor kitchen equipment, Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet™ recently announced its latest line of new Hybrid Fire Grills.

These Hybrid Fire Grills are the only barbeques that cook with three different fuels at once: wood, charcoal and gas.

These unique grills provide the widest cooking versatility on the market, giving their owners the freedom to pursue any outdoor cooking technique they desire – using the fuel of their choice.

People now have an appreciation for sophisticated flavors and these preferences in food have moved outdoors to the grill. People better appreciate the subtleties that come from cooking with charcoal or wood, but also desire the convenience offered by gas burners.

Up until now, several separate pieces of equipment were required to capture the benefits that come from cooking with different fuels. Not anymore with the new Hybrid Fire Grills from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet.

Hybrid Fire Grilling System drawers, located above the gas burners and below the cooking surface, make it possible for these powerful grills to use any combination of gas, wood or charcoal. Simply leave the drawers empty to use a Kalamazoo as a gas grill. Or, load the patented drawers with wood or charcoal and use the burners to start the fire. Once lit, turn off the burners to enjoy the pure, dry heat of a charcoal fire or the flavorful smoke of a wood fire.

Custom-cast brass H-burners deliver superior power and control. Gas cooking temperatures range from 250ºF for low and slow cooking to 800ºF, making the entire cooking surface a searing zone and eliminating the need for dedicated searing burners. The grills’ burner configuration offers bigger, more linear control zones, giving the outdoor cook the ability to tailor the heat to a specific section. When using charcoal or wood fuels, cooking temperatures range from a low of 150ºF to a high of 1,200ºF.

The grills also feature a one-of-a-kind ignition system that pairs a dedicated ignition burner with electronic hot surface ignition. This new approach creates the most reliable ignition system. Additionally, the ignition burner can be used alone for low-temperature smoking and barbecue.

The Hybrid Fire Grill comes in four different sizes and 12 models. Built-in or free standing options are available:
* K500: two burners, 506 square inches of primary cooking surface, 50,000 main burner BTUs
* K750: three burners, 726 square inches of primary cooking surface, 75,000 main burner BTUs
* K1000: four burners, 1,012 square inches of primary cooking surface, 100,000 main burner BTUs
* K1500: six burners, 1452 square inches of primary cooking surface, 150,000 main burner BTUs

Pricing for the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet line of grills begins at $9,990. These terrific new line of Hybrid Fire Grills will be available in summer 2011.