Infrared Grills
Infrared burners are a hot option on gas barbecues, but are we merely buying marketing sizzle instead of cooking a better steak?
The intense heat of infrared energy, allows backyard grillers to sear meat the way steakhouse chefs do. Whereas flames and hot air cook food in charcoal or gas barbecues, infrared burners are topped with glass, ceramic or metal that emits radiant heat reaching temperatures of upward of 1,800 degrees -- about three times hotter than traditional barbecues.
The high radiant heat supposedly keeps food juicier than gas does and gives cooks more temperature control compared with charcoal.
