Cooking with a defective grill—a leaking regulator, a cracked hose—increases your chance of something going wrong. More than one million grills have been recalled over the past five years. Before firing up for the season, find out if your barbecue grill has been recalled by searching the database at SaferProducts.gov [1]. You can also file a report if your grill is faulty.
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[1] http://www.moneypit.com/saferproducts.gov/