If you’re in the market for a high-quality stainless gas grill, you’ve undoubtedly noticed Blaze and heard about Bull.
Both are big players in the market, with similar price points and feature sets. These brands offer well-designed and durable grills that are available in many sizes as standalone units or built-in grills to be implemented in your outdoor kitchen.
So which company makes better grills?
Here’s a detailed look at the two brands and some of their most popular grills.
Blaze Grills – Brand Overview
Blaze makes high-end, high-quality stainless steel grills and outdoor kitchen components that offer great value. They have a nice selection of products including everything from gas and charcoal grills to griddles and outdoor kitchen cabinets and refrigerators.
Blaze grills are made with the best materials and designed to provide a professional-level cooking experience. The grills are made with double-lined hoods for better heat insulation and are loaded with useful features that make them more versatile.
Lifetime warranties back all of their products, and their robust build, great customer service, and good availability of spare parts guarantee that you don’t have to buy a new grill anymore. Blaze is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but their grills are made overseas — that’s why they are often more affordable compared to USA-made grills from their competitors.
Check out our comparison of Blaze vs Lynx grills for more premium outdoor grill options.
Bull Outdoor Products – Brand Overview
Bull Outdoor Products began in 1992 with the idea of creating deliverable outdoor kitchens. The concept grew to include all elements necessary for winning the outdoor lifestyle — with outstanding gas grills as their centerpiece.
The company offers a wide range of outdoor kitchen components and appliances including, sinks, refrigerators, drawers, pizza ovens, and fire features like dining tables.
Over the years, the company has earned a reputation for building some of the best grills in the business. Bull is constantly striving to improve their products — in 2015, they partnered with California Polytechnic to create the ReliaBULL technology. This is now standard in their grills and makes for an extremely even-temperature cooking surface.
In addition, their grills are made to exacting standards with the best stainless steel and materials available. In short, Bull makes the last grill you’ll ever need to buy!
Bull is based in Lodi, California, and the grills are created and engineered in the USA. But like Blaze grills, they are at least partly manufactured overseas.
Bull’s warranty policy varies depending on the grill model, but most major components are generally covered with a limited lifetime warranty. The grills made by the company are more similar than different, with upgraded components setting the higher-end model apart from the entry-level.
Bull vs Blaze – Grill Comparisons
Below we will have two different comparisons putting these premium grill brands in a toe-to-toe battle.
The Blaze Premium LTE and Bull Lonestar are well-designed and durable units while still being in the budget range for most consumers. The Blaze Professional LUX and Bull Angus are more expensive and come with even better components and more features.
All grills reviewed in this guide are available as built-in grills ready to be installed in your outdoor kitchen as well as stand-alone cart models.
Blaze Premium LTE vs. Bull Lonestar (Stand-Alone or Built-In)
The Premium LTE is one of the most popular Blaze grills, and with an impressive feature set and great pricing, it is no wonder why. The grill has a rotisserie and rear burner, plus all stainless construction that will last a lifetime if properly cared for. In addition, a lifetime warranty backs the grill.
The Bull Lonestar is identical to the company’s entry-level Outlaw, with upgraded stainless burners and interior lighting. It lacks a few features that the Blaze has — but it has a bit more grilling space.
The competition here is extremely tough. No matter which unit you pick you’ll get a grill that will last a lifetime and has great cooking performance.
If you are looking for a grill with a complete lifetime warranty and need the rotisserie kit and its rear burner, get the Blaze Premium LTE.
However, if you don’t need the rotisserie and want a bit more grilling space and heating power, then the Bull Lonestar might be a better choice.
NOTE: We will review the 4-burner stand-alone units below, but both grills are also available in different size options and built-in models. For Blaze, you can just choose a bigger size in the BBQGuys online store. However, for Bull grills, the smaller 3-burner unit is called Steer.
Blaze Premium LTE
- Total Grilling Area: 715 sq.in.
- Number of Main Burners: 4
- Main Burner BTUs: 56,000
- Infrared Rear Burner
- Internal Halogen Lights
- Lifetime warranty
- Fuel: Propane/natural gas
Bull Lonestar
- Total Grilling Area: 810 sq.in.
- Number of Main Burners: 4
- Main Burner BTUs: 60,000
- Large Grilling Surface
- Internal Grill Lights
- Lifetime warranty for most parts
- Fuel: Propane/natural gas
Design and Build Quality
When comparing Blaze Premium LTE and Bull Lonestar these grills have a very similar outset. Fit and finish are great on both grills and they have double-lined hoods and 304 stainless construction throughout.
One great thing about Bull grills is that the carts, grill bodies, hoods, and side shelves are the same used throughout their model lineup. So you don’t have to worry about these components not holding up because they’re the same ones that are used in the high-dollar Angus, Brahma, and Diablos.
Ease of Use and Maintenance/Cleaning
Both grills are made of high-quality stainless components designed to last years and they require very little maintenance besides the normal cleaning after cookouts.
Cleaning and use are as easy as can be, with pull-out grease trays that run the length of the cooking surface.
Lighting the grills is slightly different: the Blaze features a push-and-turn flame-thrower ignition, while Bull uses conventional, reliable, no-power-required Piezo ignitors. Both are very easy and reliable.
Burners and Temperature Range
The Blaze Premium LTE has cast stainless steel linear burners that put out 14,000 BTUs a piece for 56,000 BTUs in the 4-burner, 32-inch model. It also features removable heat zone separators. Made of 443 stainless, they provide better control for multi-zone cooking.
Like all Bull grills, the Lonestar features the company’s ReliaBULL technology for maintaining even temperatures all over the cooking grates. This is accomplished by subtle improvements in the burners and flame tamers that make more flame appear in the front of the grill, thereby reducing cool spots up front.
In addition, the Lonestar has welded, linear stainless burners that share the same basic design as the Angus but are not solid-cast burners.
Grilling Space
The grates on the Blaze Premium LTE are 9 mm triangular stainless rods, a patented style that makes great sear marks. The main cooking grate measures 531 square inches, with another 184 square inches on the warming rack.
The Bull uses conventional round stainless rods for their cooking grates, but it has a unique matte finish that takes seasoning better. With a little use, these will have a no-stick cooking surface like no other. The main grates have 600 square inches of cooking area, and the warming rack adds another 210.
Extra Features
Unlike the Bull, the Blaze Premium LTE has a rotisserie kit and a rear infrared burner. In contrast, this feature is only on the Angus grill from Bull. Both grills feature internal lighting for nighttime cooking but the Blaze also has external control knob LED-lights, which makes things even smoother.
Blaze Professional LUX vs. Bull Angus (Stand-Alone or Built-In)
The Professional LUX is the top-of-the-line Blaze product with some things you can’t get from Bull. For one, it features 18,000 BTU cast-stainless H-style burners. It also has 12 mm hexagon-shaped grates, only available on the Elite-series Bull grills.
The Bull Angus is one step upgraded above the Lonestar. It’s the same basic grill, hood, and cart with an added rotisserie kit, a rear infrared burner, upgraded cast-stainless burners, and stainless flame tamers. The Brahma and Diablo are larger versions of the same grill. Elite-series grills are upgraded versions only available from Elite dealers.
Picking between these two great grills is a tough choice — both are examples of the best of the best.
We recommend the Blaze Professional LUX if you’re ready to spend some serious money and want the absolute best option.
However, if you’re looking for something with a lower price tag that still has the rotisserie, then the Bull Angus is also a great option.
NOTE: We will review the 3 and 4-burner stand-alone units below, but both grills are also available in different size options and built-in models. For Blaze, you can just choose a bigger size in the BBQGuys online store. However, for Bull grills, the larger 5-burner unit is called Brahma.
Blaze Professional LUX
- Total Grilling Area: 816 sq.in.
- Number of Main Burners: 3
- Main Burner BTUs: 54,000
- Rotisserie Kit + Infrared Burner
- Internal & External Lights
- Lifetime warranty
- Fuel: Propane/natural gas
Bull Angus
- Total Grilling Area: 810 sq.in.
- Number of Main Burners: 4
- Main Burner BTUs: 60,000
- Rotisserie Kit + Infrared Burner
- Internal Halogen Lights
- Lifetime warranty for most parts
- Fuel: Propane/natural gas
Design and Build Quality
Both grills feature impeccable design and are made of the best quality 304 stainless components from top to bottom. The construction of the Blaze grill is a bit heavier but either grill will last a lifetime if it is well cared for.
Ease of Use and Maintenance/Cleaning
Both of these grills are well-designed and easy to use. In addition, both feature a full-length, pull-out grease tray for easy cleanup.
Burners and Temperature Range
The Professional LUX grills from Blaze have cast H-shaped burners that produce more power (18,000 BTUs) and more even heating than standard linear burners do. The three-burner 36-inch model puts out 56,000 BTUs total from its main burners, plus another 10,000 from the rear-mounted infrared burner.
The Bull Angus has four cast stainless linear burners that put out 60,000 BTUs, plus another 15,000 from the rear infrared.
Grilling Space
The Blaze has hexagon-shaped cooking grates for more surface area, totaling 816 square inches between its main and secondary cooking areas. The Bull has 810 square inches total, making the two grills almost identical in size.
Extra Features
There aren’t too many fancy features that aren’t squeezed into these grills. The Blaze has interior and exterior lighting, while the Bull only has interior. As mentioned, they come with rotisserie kits and infrared burners.
Both companies also have a drop-in infrared searing burner available that you can use to replace one of your regular burners.
Blaze vs Bull – Final Thoughts
The purpose of this guide is to thoroughly compare Blaze and Bull gas grills to help you find the best possible grill for your budget and needs.
Since both companies make excellent grills you can’t really go wrong with either brand — the choice comes to your personal preference. For example, do you need features like a rotisserie kit or LED-lights on the control knobs?
After you make the decision, you’ll have a great grill in your backyard or outdoor kitchen and a lifetime of trying your hand at cooking all kinds of delicious BBQ dishes!
PS. If you are looking for more grill brand comparisons, check out this one with Blaze vs Weber grills.
