Grand Canyon: Quaking Aspen Gas Logs 42in

Cream-white birch-style logs with dark scars, for a lighter-looking fire.

Quick Facts

• Heating Capacity: Designed for ambiance, not as a heat source.
• Fuel: Natural gas or propane, set by the burner you choose.
• Controls: Set by the burner system you choose: a remote with on and off, a remote with an adjustable flame, or a manual safety-pilot valve.
• Logs: 12 pieces, 42″

Who It’s For

A wood fireplace is wonderful on the nights you light it, but hauling wood, building the fire, and cleaning out ash turn it into a project, so it sits dark most of the winter. You need a fire that starts with a button and still looks like wood. The Grand Canyon Quaking Aspen 42-inch set is for the homeowner with a working wood-burning fireplace, sized for a large firebox, who wants the look of a real fire every evening. Gas logs are about the fire you see, not heat: choose them for ambiance, and choose a gas insert if you want the fireplace to warm the house.

What Makes It Special

This is Grand Canyon’s signature birch set: cream-white logs with scarred black bark from the winter snows, which stand out against the flame.

The 42-inch set is twelve logs. It works with the 42-inch 2-burner and 3-burner pans. Grand Canyon casts each log in high-temperature concrete with ceramic refractory and stainless-steel fiber mesh, then hand paints it. Logs installed indoors carry a lifetime warranty; logs installed outside carry a five-year warranty.

You choose how it lights when you choose the burner: an on-and-off remote, a remote that turns the flame up and down while a small pilot stays lit, battery ignition that lights the pilot only when you want a fire, or a simple manual valve.

Possible Downsides

• It is for ambiance, not heat. Most of the warmth goes up the chimney; for real heat, look at a gas insert.
• The burner is sold separately. Every set needs a matching 42-inch Grand Canyon burner.

If you want a real-looking wood fire without the wood, the Grand Canyon Quaking Aspen 42-inch set is the right decision. The fireplace finally looks as bright and fresh as the rest of the room.

Pair the logs with a 42-inch Grand Canyon 2-burner or 3-burner pan in natural gas or propane, and pick the control system that suits how you like to light a fire.