Upgrade Your Barbecuing Game with a Grill Island

Does your commercial patio grill have enough elbow room? Is there enough space to keep utensils close at hand, store grilling supplies, and hold the plates loaded with delicious burgers or steaks your tenants are about to bring to the table? If your barbecue workspace feels cramped, it’s time to think about a grill island.

Finding the Perfect Grill Island Can Be Challenging

A grill island makes outdoor cooking easier in every way. It keeps everything from spatulas to grill brushes to skewers organized. When you're in the midst of preparing the perfect meal, you don't have to stress about finding things or where to put them. The tricky part is figuring out which grill island fits best with your commercial grill.

One option is to build a custom outdoor kitchen. These are valuable assets that boost the resale value of homes or multifamily properties, but they can be expensive and stressful to construct. There’s the hassle of dealing with contractors and getting permits. The process might be filled with delays that leave your barbecue area unusable and looking like a mess for months.

Some ambitious property owners try to build the outdoor kitchen themselves. While that’s definitely possible for people with enough skills, it does require expertise in areas like carpentry, masonry, and plumbing. It also demands resourcefulness to handle unexpected problems that pop up along the way and the significant costs associated with that.

Luckily, there’s another choice. A pre-assembled grill island built specifically for the grill it surrounds is simple to put together. Besides the ease of acquiring a grill island and installing it the same day, apartment complexes and multifamily housing can use grill islands on their communal rooftop patios since the weight of a grill island is far less than outdoor stone countertops. Tenants can start grilling within a couple of days.

Sleek and Modern Grill Islands: Perfect for Daily Grilling

There’s a way to avoid the hassle and uncertainty of building an outdoor kitchen. A way to focus on improving your property without overseeing a construction project. It’s choosing an AEI Gensun grill island specifically made for AEI Corporation's PGS grills.

With this option, you don’t have to worry about who’ll do the work or how long it’ll take. You can skip the stress of vetting and selecting contractors or the time and expense of doing the job yourself. You don’t have to stress over whether your contractor will show up and finish the job. You don’t need to worry about whether you have all the skills to complete the project or how many of your evenings and weekends the job will consume.

AEI has been creating quality grilling products for over 40 years. Our grill islands are robustly built and come with warranties of up to 15 years for the frame and structural parts. Not only are Gensun BBQ islands sturdy and dependable; they’re also straightforward to set up, allowing you to start grilling sessions right away.

Enjoy This Season’s Cookouts with a Gensun Grill Island

Gensun grill islands are specially designed to work with PGS grills. These islands, the Modano 57 and Modano 67, perfectly match PGS’s Legacy line of outdoor grills. Your tenants won’t have to worry about the grill letting them down. Your grill and outdoor kitchen island will perform day after day and year after year just as you expect them to.

Stainless Steel and Aluminum Construction

These grill islands are weather-resistant and durable with welded extruded aluminum frames. The stamped doors and the back and side panels are made of cast aluminum. All the hardware is long-lasting stainless steel.

The frame and structural parts are warrantied for 15 years (5 years for commercial or multifamily use). The units feature a powder coat finish that carries up to a five-year warranty (two years commercial), and the cabinet parts and accessories have a one-year warranty.

Grill Islands Offer Ample Space

There’s no shortage of workspace or storage space with a Gensun grill island. Start with the countertops. They’re thoughtfully placed on both sides of the grill. Grillmasters can put uncooked items on one side and ready-to-eat foods on the other or use the abundant space however they prefer. The countertops themselves are attractive cast aluminum and overhang by an inch and a half to protect the cabinets from spills.

The cabinets have plenty of storage space. Even if you’re using a liquid propane grill and need part of the under-space for a tank, there’s still enough room to keep pots, pans, grilling tools, and dining supplies safe and dry. If you’re connected to the home’s natural gas line, there’s even more available space.

Unlike other grill islands where the drawers and shelves are fixed, that’s not the case with the Modano. Drawers are removable for easy cleaning. If your steak seasoning spills, it’s a simple matter to pull out the drawer and clean up the mess.

Ensuring It Stays Level

A cooking or prep surface that’s uneven can ruin the joy of barbecuing. This can be a major issue for home-built outdoor kitchens, where leveling an uneven patio might add significantly to the cost. On the other hand, the Gensun kits come with one-inch adjustable legs that make it possible to set up a grilling station that’s as flat as it can be, making it an appealing option for multifamily residences and commercial use. A level patio grill is more than just an aesthetic consideration; you risk uneven flame distribution and uneven cooking when the grill and island are off-kilter.

Boost Your Grilling Game with a Grill Island

The better your patio grill setup is, the more tenants will want to use it, and the more likely they’ll be to move into your units. A standalone grill can certainly provide a lot of enjoyment, but a PGS Legacy grill nestled in a Gensun grill island takes the cooking and eating experience to the next level.

A grill island puts everything you need right at the chef’s fingertips. For the beginner BBQ cook, it simplifies the experience and makes it easier to turn out burgers and steaks that everyone will crave, which will elevate any communal commercial barbecue space and attract more business.