Infrared BBQs and Grills
InfraredBBQ.net is dedicated to bringing you reliable information about infrared barbecues and grills!As their name suggests, these grills make use of infrared energy for heating and cooking needs. They work by igniting either propane or natural gas, which is used to superheat a material such as ceramic tile. This causes the material to emit infrared energy, which in turn is used to cook food.
Other forms of grilling make use of hot air in order to heat food. An infrared barbeque, on the other hand, will heat the food directly.
There are many advantages which infrared cooking technology has to offer. For instance, the use of direct heating shortens cooking time. While charcoal can take twenty to thirty minutes to warm up to an appropriate heating temperature, infrared barbeques often require only two to three minutes.
At the same time, many people will argue than an infrared grill provides the similar rich taste that a char-grill does. This is because a charcoal grill emits infrared radiation while cooking as well. However, it only emits about twenty-five percent infrared heat. The remaining three-quarters of heating is simply hot air.
Older technology only allowed infrared burners to create infrared heat up to fifty percent. However, recent advancements in early 2008 have allowed those heat levels to reach 100%.
This heating method permits foods cooked on an infrared barbeque to be exceptionally flavorful. These burners are capable of hitting up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit very quickly. This means that the outer edges of a meat item can be seared, leaving the inner portions very tender and juicy.
This method of grilling is so unique to the new technology that it was given its own term, “sear-grilling.”
While it is a new event for this method of grilling to harness it, sear-grilling is not a new idea on its own in any way. The sun provides warmth for earth in much the same way. Energy from the sun must travel millions upon millions of miles across sub-zero space to reach the planet. However, it has no issue warming skin and other things on the planet. This is because heat from the sun is carried across the distance by infrared rays. It is not heating all the space between itself and the earth.
Other benefits of infrared heating involve the heat distribution. An infrared barbeque allows food to be cooked very evenly. Also, flare-ups are less likely with this type of grill.
Infrared barbeques are also much easier to clean than other grills, because their extreme levels of heat vaporize drippings from food almost instantaneously. A traditional grill does not have this advantage in part because it takes so long to heat up. It is also often more than two hundred degrees cooler when it finally does reach its maximum heat level.
Finally, an infrared barbeque offers a few advantages over its lifespan in addition to the advantages which come with each use. These grills are able to prepare more food in less time and require less fuel regardless of whether they utilize natural gas or propane. This means that they have a lower operation cost and cause a reduced amount of harmful emissions to be released into the atmosphere.
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