# True-Hybrid Grilling: Gas Speed, Charcoal Flavor — One Grill

By Sunstone Metal Products · 2026-08-29

> Sunstone True-Hybrid grills put gas burners and a charcoal/wood firebox in one 304 stainless body. Sear on gas, smoke on charcoal, or run both.

### Stop choosing a fuel

Gas is convenient. Charcoal is flavor. Most households quietly pick one and miss the other. A [Sunstone True-Hybrid](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/sunstone-r-series-30-gas-burners-hybrid-single-zone-charcoal-wood-burning-w-infra-red-burner-grill-sunchz30) keeps both in the same hood: gas burners for weeknights, a charcoal/wood zone with infrared when you want bark and smoke.

One hood. Two fires. That is the point of True-Hybrid.

### Two sizes that cover real yards

The [42" Dual-Zone True-Hybrid (SUNCHDZ42)](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/42-gas-hybrid-dual-zone-charcoal-wood-burning-grill) runs steaks and smoke at the same time.

[SUNCHSZ30 · 30" Single Zone Gas + charcoal/wood + infrared in a 30" body](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/sunstone-r-series-30-gas-burners-hybrid-single-zone-charcoal-wood-burning-w-infra-red-burner-grill-sunchz30)[SUNCHDZ42 · 42" Dual Zone Separate zones so steaks and smoke run at once](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/42-gas-hybrid-dual-zone-charcoal-wood-burning-grill)

The 30" single-zone is the right built-in for most islands — it fits a [34" hybrid/grill cabinet](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/34-sunstone-gas-grill-base-cabinet-sac34glpcd). The 42" dual-zone is the entertainer’s grill: one side ripping hot, the other holding a coal bed for chicken or vegetables.

### Where it lives

The [Alamo island package](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/the-alamo-10-foot-outdoor-cabinet-island-package-with-hybrid-grill-scpalamo10) ships the hybrid idea as a finished kitchen, not a loose grill.

Cook a Tuesday burger on gas in twelve minutes. Saturday, dump lump charcoal, crack the vents, and you have a different restaurant without buying a second appliance. That is the lifestyle: one cut-out, two personalities.

[See the 30" True-Hybrid](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/sunstone-r-series-30-gas-burners-hybrid-single-zone-charcoal-wood-burning-w-infra-red-burner-grill-sunchz30) · [See the 42" Dual-Zone](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/products/42-gas-hybrid-dual-zone-charcoal-wood-burning-grill) · [All True-Hybrid grills](https://austinoutdoorkitchens.com/collections/true-hybrid-grills)

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