| The infrared grill was discovered due to the brilliance | | | | the same high standard as the more expensive TEC, |
| of the technology that was applied to infrared gas | | | | Solaire and Alfresco infrared grills. |
| burners to dry paint. The genius behind this discovery | | | | The main benefit to people using an infrared grill over |
| was Bill Best - founder of TEC gas grills and the one | | | | a conventional grill is: less fuel use, faster cooking |
| responsible for the patent that was placed on the | | | | time, better taste and simple cleaning. An infrared grill |
| first infrared gas burner in 1961. This was a ground | | | | uses less fuel because it cooks faster and does not |
| breaking discovery that resulted in lots of energy | | | | require the same amount of fuel as a gas barbeque |
| being saved in the world of industrial heaters. Once | | | | to reach cooking temperatures. Once lit, an infrared |
| the technology was applied to the Tec Air Radiant | | | | burner will heat to over 1000 degrees in |
| Oven, Radiant Wall oven and Turbulator Oven | | | | approximately three minutes. In the amount of time |
| thousands of people began to see just how | | | | a traditional barbeque reaches normal cooking |
| effective infrared heat was in drying paint and it was | | | | temperatures, with all three burners turned to "high" |
| applied to cars and a whole list of other things | | | | a single infrared gas grill burner can be done cooking |
| needing intense, instant heat.. | | | | several steaks, cleaned and cool enough to cover. |
| It was after the grand breakthrough in industrial | | | | Many people also say that the food tastes a lot |
| heaters that the infrared grill gained life and once | | | | better due to direct, high heat temperature. An |
| again a lot of attention was focused around Bill Best. | | | | infrared burner is wide and rectangular so it also |
| The discovery of the new invention was more of a | | | | cooks the food uniformly with an even distribution of |
| chance event than something that was planned. Best | | | | heat while locking in all the taste, seasons and natural |
| changed one of the grills he always used by placing a | | | | flavor of the food. Not only faster but the taste of |
| ceramic infrared burner in it and this was how | | | | grilled steak, seafood, vegetables, burgers, etc. is |
| infrared grilling was invented. Of all the scientists and | | | | amazing when seared and grilled so quick that |
| great inventors of the time, Best was the first to | | | | moisture gets locked-in. |
| notice that the radiant heat applied to a infrared grill | | | | When it comes to cleaning and getting rid of |
| had the capacity to cook food without causing it to | | | | drippings, infrared grills are also known to create less |
| become dry and unappealing as many gas grills do. | | | | work due to the high temperatures that practically |
| The infrared radiation that is produced with | | | | vaporize any mess in seconds. Infrared grills - and |
| pressurized propane or natural gas is the leading | | | | many other grills that will heat to over 800 degrees - |
| advantage that an infrared grill has over many other | | | | use a concave designed cooking grate. The cooking |
| grills. Infrared grills are far hotter than any traditional | | | | grate allows juices that drip off food to get caught in |
| grill and thus give the homeowner the flexibility of | | | | the channel design. This moisture is vaporized back |
| having a quick, succulent barbeque without having to | | | | into the food instead of falling through to create |
| keep an eye on what is happening every 10 minutes. | | | | flare-ups, uneven heating and grease fires. Because |
| Over the past few years many people have been | | | | of the flavor-saving design, the cooking grates do |
| hesitant about the idea of using infrared grills to cook | | | | get looking pretty greasy after every use but with |
| their food. The same fear over the use of | | | | 1400 degrees of direct heat blasting the grid, grease |
| micro-waves and a list of other appliances is the fear | | | | is easily scraped or brushed away with a typical grill |
| that has crippled thousands from using infrared grills | | | | brush. |
| to have a barbecue. At first, there was a fear that | | | | Infrared gas grills are the best tasting, quickest, most |
| using it could lead to cancer and a list of other | | | | efficient and easiest grills to own. I spent more on |
| problems. Other resistance sprang from an inaccurate | | | | my infrared gas grill than on any other ten barbecues |
| belief that the intense heat would burn food and | | | | I owned before. It was worth every penny. I swell |
| dry-out flavor - exactly the opposite feature of an | | | | with pride when guests come to my hose and bite in |
| infrared cooking system. However, millions of | | | | to a steak, swordfish and even hamburgers and hot |
| American homes have a micro-wave and other | | | | dogs. Everyone asks about the grill and thinks I have |
| appliances originally condemned as deadly elements to | | | | a connection to some "super" supermarket because |
| the human race. | | | | of the flavor of the food produced by my gas grill. |
| The original TEC patent over infrared burners has | | | | My grill sits out in the backyard; an outdoor kitchen |
| expired so more and more people are able to afford | | | | with an infrared built-in BBQ grill we built. It is totally |
| an infrared grill without breaking the bank for a lofty | | | | uncovered and the most cleaning I've ever done is |
| $4,000 to get one. Now it is possible to have one at | | | | scrape the grates after cooking. Even with my poor |
| a cost of $400 or even less, although the | | | | maintenance my infrared grill starts every time and |
| manufacturing quality of these barbeque grills is not | | | | cooks perfectly every time. |