In a kebab house or steakhouse, the grill is the show. Guests watch the cook, smell the charcoal and judge the kitchen by what comes off the fire. A lift grill gives the cook control over that fire, and the right size and layout make service faster.
How a lift grill works
The grate sits on a lift that is raised or lowered with a handwheel through a machine-chain drive. Lowering the grate cooks hotter and faster; raising it holds meat warm or slows the cooking. The chamber is lined with firebrick for high thermal insulation, grease runs away through a concealed channel into a drawer, and an ash drawer makes cleaning easy.
Which type fits your kitchen?
- Counter or open kitchen: the Negro countertop lift grill or the compact Rapido kebab grill give you real charcoal on a counter.
- Single kebab line: the Lotti has a single lift with a handwheel at the bottom; the glazed version has glass on three sides.
- Two grills side by side: the Punto twin-lift grill and the Forza give two independent heat zones.
- Meat stored at the grill: the Neon has a refrigerated compartment below the grill, and the Neon Express adds a hood.
Steakhouse layouts
For steaks, the elliptical Bolide has four lifts, so four steaks can be set to four heights and doneness levels at once. It adds a granite worktop, an automatic round resting rack that rotates 360°, meat-hanging rails and a sauce and spice rack. The Bolittle is the same idea with two lifts for smaller kitchens.
Stainless or painted?
Most models come in a painted version and a stainless Inox version. Both use a 430-grade stainless steel frame; the Inox models are stainless throughout, which makes them easier to keep clean in a busy kitchen.
What to prepare before you order
- Your layout and the width you can give to the grill line.
- How many covers you serve at peak.
- Whether you want castors or fixed feet (both are available).
- Your grate preference: channel, rod or square grate.
Send us your plan and we will recommend a size. You can also build a station to order: see the Vizyon kebab and steak station or the modular kebab station. Browse everything in Lift Grill Systems.
