Broil King Regal S 690 Pro IR Review: 6-Burner Twin-Head Grill

Cooking a whole party menu at once. With 750 sq in of primary grate across six burners you can run a sear zone, a medium zone and an indirect zone side by side, and still fit roughly 30 to 37 burgers in one round. The twin-head layout splits the main cookbox into two lids, so one side can roast with the lid down while the other grills with it up.

The dedicated burners cover jobs a standard cart grill cannot. The 10,000 BTU infrared side burner reaches 1,700F for steakhouse-style searing without heating the whole grill. The 15,000 BTU rear burner and included rotisserie kit roast whole chickens, pork loins and prime rib on the spit. The reversible stainless V-grids offer a pointed side for sear marks and a channeled side that catches juices for basting.

Durability is the other strength. A stainless cookbox with cast aluminum end caps, stainless cabinet and a 15-year top-to-bottom warranty are what you want on a grill you expect to keep for many seasons.

It is far more grill than most households use. At $2,699.00 it costs more than five Weber Spirit E-325 grills. If you cook for four on most nights and host a big crowd twice a year, you will light one head and pay for the other to sit idle. Many hosts are better served by a mid-size grill plus a 36-inch griddle, which together cost less.

Size and fuel use are the practical costs. A twin-head six-burner is wide and heavy, needs a large patio with the manual's clearances on every side, and takes a long two-person assembly. With all main burners, the side burner and the rotisserie burner running, it can draw 85,000 BTU per hour, which empties a 20 lb tank in about 5 hours.

The listing does not state overall width or weight, so measure your space against Broil King's dimension drawing before ordering.

Praise themes in verified owner reviews of Broil King Regal grills:

• Capacity to cook for large groups in one round.
• Heavy stainless construction and the long warranty.
• The rotisserie kit and infrared side burner as genuinely used features.
• Heat retention from the stainless cookbox and Flav-R-Wave system.

Complaint themes:

• The price, and the size of the box on delivery.
• Long assembly that needs two people.
• Propane consumption on full-output cooks.
• Covers and some accessories sold separately.

Buy it if

• You regularly host 15 to 25 people.
• You want rotisserie roasting and infrared searing built in.
• You want a freestanding grill with a 15-year top-to-bottom warranty.
• You have a large patio and room for a twin-head cart.

Skip it if

• You cook for a family most nights; the Weber Spirit E-325 or Baron 520 Pro is plenty.
• You are building a permanent outdoor kitchen; a built-in head such as the Blaze Prelude LBM 32 fits an island.
• You mainly cook breakfasts, smash burgers and stir-fries; a 36-inch griddle suits that better.
• Patio space is limited.

A full 20 lb tank holds about 430,000 BTU. Using Broil King's rated outputs:

• Six main burners on high (60,000 BTU per hour): about 7 hours.
• Everything on, including the side and rotisserie burners (85,000 BTU per hour): about 5 hours.
• Rotisserie burner alone (15,000 BTU per hour): about 29 hours.
• Three main burners around medium (about 15,000 BTU per hour): about 29 hours.

For long party cooks, keep a full spare such as the Flame King 20 lb tank with gauge and never swap a tank while any burner is lit. Hosts who cook this much often run a natural gas line instead; see propane vs natural gas grill. Check your own use with the propane tank runtime calculator.

The listing states a 15-year top-to-bottom warranty. Read Broil King's warranty statement for the conditions and any component-specific terms, and register the grill. Outdoor gas grills sold in the US and Canada are generally certified to the ANSI Z21.58/CSA 1.6 standard for outdoor cooking gas appliances; look for the CSA or ETL mark on the grill's rating plate before buying, especially from a third-party seller.

Check the CPSC recall database at cpsc.gov/Recalls for this model before buying, and before buying used. Protect the stainless finish with Broil King's exact-fit 68490 cover, and follow how to clean a gas grill, including the infrared burner surface as the manual directs.