Broil King Sovereign XLS 90 Gas Grill Review

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By: Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

The Broil King Sovereign XLS 90 is an upgraded mid-size model in their Sovereign Series. The grill head is stainless steel with cast aluminum hood end caps. Four 12,500 BTU main burners, a 18,000 BTU stainless rear rotisserie tube burner and a 10,000 BTU side burner. It includes a rotisserie kit.

Construction

Cooking grates are 8mm stainless steel rods. Flav-R-Wave heat tents blanket the bottom of the deep firebox, mitigating flare ups, sizzling drippings and radiating searing heat. The cook box is deep, the hood is high. Many believe this design enhances roasting. Certainly the headroom in the hood is great for rotisserie and large items like roasts and turkeys.

Features of the Broil King Sovereign XLS 90

Substantial side shelves feature heavy cast aluminum condiment trays and built-in BBQ tool hooks. The cart has two doors. Regals may be ordered as LP or NG. LP models have a pull out propane tank drawer inside the cart.

Broil King Sovereign XLS 90 Dual Tube Burners

Broil King claims their patented Dual Tube Burners produce more even heat and increase burner life. Gas enters the burner first through a small, perforated tube within the large stainless steel burner tube. The design is intended to create even gas pressure throughout the burner, resulting in even flame and evenly distributed heat stress on the burner. After cooking extensively with dual tubes, we believe the heat is indeed even, but no more so than with similar quality grills. The Regal line also features LED lights on each control knob.

Their Linear Flow control knobs, however, are a step above the competition. With very little play in the valve stems, movement is smooth and solid throughout the 180° arc from low to high, making minute adjustments easy.

Warranty

Warranty on the dual tube burners is the same as Weber’s tube burners – ten years.

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Product Information:

Model:

Sovereign XLS 90 Gas Grill
Item Price :

999.00
*Price Subject To Change
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Made in USA:

yes
Review Method:

Looked Closely At It
We have seen this product up close and we have also gathered info from the manufacturer, owners, and other reliable sources.
Primary Function:

Grill
Burner Type:

Side, Rotisserie
Fuel:

Propane Gas, Natural Gas Capable
BTU:

50,000
Heat Flux:

83.33
Heat Flux is the BTU per square inch and is a more useful measure of how much heat a grill delivers than BTU alone.
Main Burners:

4
Primary Capacity:

Mid-Size (about 29 burgers) : 600 square inches
Secondary Capacity:

400 square inches

Manufacturer:

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Published On: 11/30/2012

Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester - Max Good is AmazingRibs.com's Vice President of Product Reviews & Keeper of the Flame and is the world's only full-time reviewer of outdoor cooking equipment including smokers, grills, pizza ovens, griddles, and more.

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