Char-Broil
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Char-Broil has been manufacturing products in Columbus, GA since 1948. We carry 5 verified American-made Char-Broil products.
Columbus, Georgia: America's Grill Maker Since 1948
Char-Broil was founded in 1948 in Columbus, Georgia, one of the earliest dedicated outdoor grill manufacturers in the American market. The postwar suburban expansion of the late 1940s and 1950s created both the backyard space and the leisure time that outdoor cooking required; Char-Broil entered the market early enough to establish the product category and the brand recognition that sustained the company through seven decades of American backyard cooking culture.
Columbus, Georgia has remained Char-Broil's home through 75 years of product evolution. The Southern location placed the company in the region where outdoor cooking has the deepest cultural roots — Georgia, Alabama, and the broader American South developed the barbecue traditions that defined outdoor cooking for the rest of the country. Char-Broil's product development reflects this heritage while serving the national market with a full range of cooking technologies from charcoal to gas to electric.
TRU-Infrared Technology
Char-Broil's TRU-Infrared cooking system represents the company's most significant technical innovation: a cooking system that eliminates the direct flame exposure that causes flare-ups in conventional gas grills. The infrared emitter — a perforated steel panel between the burner and the cooking grate — converts gas flame heat into radiant infrared energy, cooking food from below without the carbonizing flame contact that creates flare-ups and produces carcinogenic compounds in char.
The practical benefits of infrared cooking for the home griller are meaningful: no flare-up management, more even cooking surface temperature, and 50% reduction in natural gas consumption compared to conventional grill designs. The cooking grate surface temperature is higher than in conventional gas grills, producing better sear marks and crust formation on proteins. Char-Broil's Georgia engineering team developed TRU-Infrared as a patented system that addresses the fundamental limitations of conventional gas grill design.
Classic Charcoal and Electric Grilling
The Char-Broil American Gourmet offset smoker connects the company's product line to the deep Southern barbecue tradition of low-and-slow wood smoking. The offset firebox — a separate combustion chamber attached to the side of the main cooking chamber — allows maintaining smoking temperatures (225-275 degrees) in the main chamber while managing fire in the offset box, separating direct heat management from cooking management. This design, standard in American competition barbecue, produces the smoke ring and bark that define authentic American barbecue.
The electric patio bistro addresses a distinct market: apartment and condominium residents who cannot legally use gas or charcoal grills on their balconies. The 1750-watt TRU-Infrared electric system provides the cooking temperature and infrared radiation benefits of the gas line while meeting the fire safety requirements that prohibit open-flame cooking in multi-unit residential buildings. Char-Broil's 75-year Columbus manufacturing heritage has produced grill technology for every American cooking context.
Char-Broil Performance 300 2-Burner Cabinet Liquid Propane Gas Grill
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Char-Broil Classic 360 3-Burner Liquid Propane Gas Grill
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Char-Broil 1750-Watt Electric Patio Bistro Grill
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Char-Broil made in the USA?
Yes. Char-Broil manufactures 5 verified products in Columbus, GA. Char-Broil has manufactured outdoor grills and barbecue equipment in Columbus, Georgia since 1948, making it one of America's oldest and most recognized grill manufacturers — producing gas, charcoal, and electric grills for American backyard cooking traditions for over 75 years.
Where is Char-Broil manufactured?
Char-Broil is headquartered in Columbus, GA. Manufacturing takes place in Columbus, GA.
What Char-Broil products can I buy?
We carry 5 verified Char-Broil products across Home & Kitchen. Every listing links directly to Amazon with verified American manufacturing.
When was Char-Broil founded?
Char-Broil was founded in 1948. Char-Broil has manufactured outdoor grills and barbecue equipment in Columbus, Georgia since 1948, making it one of America's oldest and most recognized grill manufacturers — producing gas, charcoal, and electric grills for American backyard cooking traditions for over 75 years.