• 20 parts
  • Checked September 2026

Labeled Parts of a Grill

A gas grill with its front cut away, then a charcoal kettle grill.

Labeled Parts of a Grill

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Lid
  2. Warming rack
  3. Cooking grates
  4. Heat plates
  5. Burners
  6. Igniter
  7. Control knobs
  8. Side shelf
  9. Grease tray
  10. Grease cup
  11. Cart
  12. LP gas tank
  13. Regulator
  14. Hose
  15. Lid vent
  16. Bowl
  17. Charcoal grate
  18. Bottom vent
  19. Ash catcher
  20. Legs

Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry. Licence: own work.

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Gas grill 14

  1. Lid It is hinged at the back. It is opened before the burners are lit.
  2. Warming rack A second, smaller shelf set above the cooking grates.
  3. Cooking grates The surface the food is cooked on. Also called cooking grids.
  4. Heat plates They shield the burners from drippings and spread the heat. Also called heat tents, heat shields or burner shields.
  5. Burners The source of heat. Each is a hollow tube with small outlet holes, called ports, for the gas.
  6. Igniter Pressing it makes the spark that lights a burner.
  7. Control knobs There is one for each burner. Turning it works that burner's gas valve.
  8. Side shelf A flat shelf fixed to the side of the grill. This grill has one each side.
  9. Grease tray It slides in under the grill body to catch grease. It is emptied once the grill has cooled.
  10. Grease cup Grease drains into it through a hole in the grill's bottom.
  11. Cart A wheeled frame that carries the grill and holds the fuel tank.
  12. LP gas tank It holds the propane. Makers also call it the LP cylinder or gas cylinder.
  13. Regulator It screws onto the valve of the tank. The hose runs from it.
  14. Hose It carries the gas from the regulator up to the grill.

Kettle grill 6

  1. Lid vent A vent in the lid that can be opened or closed. Also called a damper.
  2. Bowl The lid sits on it. The charcoal is never put straight in its bottom, but on the charcoal grate.
  3. Charcoal grate The charcoal burns on top of it, under the cooking grate.
  4. Bottom vent Charcoal needs oxygen to burn, so this vent lets air in. A lever opens and closes it.
  5. Ash catcher It is fixed to the legs below the bowl. It is emptied once the ashes are cold.
  6. Legs The ash catcher is fixed to them. On this grill one leg has a wheel.

How this list was compiled: Every name checked on 2026-09-30, a name kept only where two independent sources use it. Gas grill: Wikipedia, text only, Barbecue grill, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue_grill (burners, control knob, control panel, cooking grates or cooking grids, heat shields also known as heat plates and heat tents, the cart that holds the fuel tank, side tables); one maker's gas grill owner's manual, full text at https://archive.org/details/manualzz-id-1327148 (lid, warming rack, cooking grid, heat plate, side shelf, grease cup, cart frame, burner, igniter, control knob, regulator and hose, LP gas tank); a second maker's use and care guide, https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7020720 (lid, warming rack, cooking grates, heat diffusers, burners, igniter, control knobs, regulator, hose, LP cylinder, grease tray, grease cup, side shelf, cart); a third maker's owner's manual, https://archive.org/details/manualzz-id-1216183 (cooking grates, heat distribution plates, burners, igniter, control knobs, regulator, hose, LP gas tank, grease tray, grease cup). Kettle grill: a kettle maker's owner's guide, https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-556762 (lid, bowl, cooking grate, charcoal grate, bottom vents, ash catcher, legs); the first maker's charcoal grill manual, https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-163670 (lid, lid air vent, cooking grid, charcoal grid, bottom bowl, bottom bowl air vent, ash catcher, legs). Hints and detail lines are in our own words. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry; no maker's grill, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

The parts of a grill depend on its fuel. The first drawing shows the parts of a gas grill, cut away at the front; the second shows the parts of a charcoal grill, the kettle kind.

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From the tank to the flame

Gas leaves the LP tank through the regulator and the hose. Each control knob on the front works the valve of one burner, and the igniter lights it. The heat plates sit over the burners, where they spread the heat and keep drippings off the burners. Grease drains down to the grease tray and the grease cup.

How a kettle grill burns

The charcoal sits on the charcoal grate in the bowl, under the cooking grate. Charcoal needs oxygen to burn, so the vents must not be clogged with ash. Closing the vents, with the lid on the bowl, puts the coals out.

  • Ordering a spare? Heat plates are sold under many names: heat tents, heat shields, burner shields.
  • Cooking grates and cooking grids are the same part.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a gas grill called?

The lid, the cooking grates, the heat plates, the burners, the control knobs and the igniter, with a grease tray and cup underneath. The cart holds the LP tank, which is joined to the grill by a regulator and hose.

What are the metal plates over the burners called?

Heat plates. They are also known as heat tents, heat shields and burner shields. They protect the burners from drippings and spread the heat.

What are the parts of a charcoal kettle grill?

A bowl and a lid, each with a vent; a cooking grate at the rim; a charcoal grate below it for the fire; and an ash catcher fixed to the legs under the bowl.

What is the grate that holds the charcoal called?

The charcoal grate. It is the lower of the two grates in a kettle grill; the upper one, which holds the food, is the cooking grate.

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