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07-14-2008, 01:22 AM
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Rep Power: 3  | Infrared grills. Hot air?
Are the new infrared grills just hot air or a hot idea? Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago Infrared barbecues usually have only two cooking settings: high and off. Although fans insist the intense heat better preserves the flavor in beef and ...
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07-14-2008, 01:44 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | I will stay with my cheaper charcoal grill since it hasn't steered me wrong yet. The one I have comes with a side section where you can put mesquite wood and smoke your meats if you want. | |
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07-14-2008, 02:11 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | I got my range with the gas grill made in because I wanted gas. Even some of the high end ranges I looked at with a grill only used a "heating element" I just prefer cooking with gas.
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07-14-2008, 04:22 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | We were thinking about getting a gas grill to replace our charcoal grill because the food always tasted funny. But since we stopped using the usual charcoal and went to the wood chips and no lighter fluid the funny taste is gone.
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07-14-2008, 04:42 PM
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Rep Power: 10 | If you can find the natural lump charcoal, or "cowboy" charcoal it doesn't have the lighter fluid taste. Lowes sells it here. http://www.cowboycharcoal.com/
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07-14-2008, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Chefnot  ...Infrared barbecues usually have only two cooking settings: high and off.... | This is inaccurate information.
My Weber gas grill has an infrared (gas) burner. It has a multi setting knob that finitely controls the temperature of the infrared burner. Weber, Wolf, Viking and many other lines offer outdoor gas grills with adjustable infrared grills.
PS - Although I didn't order my Wolf rangetop with one, they offer a gas powered (16,000 BTU) infrared Charbroiler in place of the center burners and it's adjustable too.
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07-14-2008, 05:29 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | Intriging, but I think I'll stick with traditional smoker.
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07-14-2008, 10:09 PM
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Rep Power: 0 | To each his own and call me "traditional" but it's strictly charcoal on my Weber. It's messy but there's almost nothing quite as culinarily satisfying as dumping the coals in the grill, pouring the fluid in and lighting up. As different meats (or veggies) have to be cooked at different heat levels, I'd consider building just the right fire from lump charcoal an "art" IMHO. (An art I'm still trying to perfect.)
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07-15-2008, 09:04 AM
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Rep Power: 3 | Hey I'm with you FoodieDoug. But I just realized how many cooking sourses I have. What a life!
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07-15-2008, 09:58 AM
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Rep Power: 1 | My gas grill has a infrared burner for the rotisserie, but it really depends on what I am cooking as to what grill I use, briskets and fish get the smoker, ribs and fajitas get the charcoal, steaks, some fish and burgers get the gas, hot dogs get what ever is on. Oriental get the wok, and craw fish, shrimp, get the boiling pot. I think my next place I will put in a wood burning oven, try cooking in that.
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