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Backyard Chefs Fired Up Over Infrared Grills

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the there's-no-manly-technology-icon dept.

Vicissidude writes "With the expiration of a key patent, major gas-grill manufacturers have scrambled to bring infrared cooking to the masses. The grills are still powered by propane and have traditional gas burners that heat mostly by convection — or hot air. But they also can cook foods with radiant heat generated by one or more infrared burners. Char-Broil says its advanced burners operate at 450 to 900 degrees, hotter than the 450 to 750 degrees of standard gas burners. And unlike charcoal, which can require 20 to 30 minutes to reach its 700-degree cooking temperature, heat from the infrared burners can be adjusted quickly. Bill Best, founder of Thermal Electric of Columbia, S.C., developed the technology in the 1960s, primarily to give automakers a faster way to dry the paint on cars."

13 of 229 comments (clear)

  1. Apocalypse by McGiraf · · Score: 3, Funny

    I like the taste of paint in the early morning

    1. Re:Apocalypse by bobo+mahoney · · Score: 3, Funny

      Will you be able to get that glossy shine on you steaks too?

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  2. Paris, is that you? by niko9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's hot!

  3. YRO? by bronzey214 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How, how, HOW(!?!?) is this related to my rights online?

    Will owning this grill magically make my Firefox not fit in my internet tubes? It's from all the hamburgers isn't it?

    Maaaaybe, it's for roasting my Thunderbird on a spit glazed in BBQ sauce. I guess that's somehow related.

    1. Re:YRO? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      ...do not have the imagination required to produce a bowel movement.
      You may not see it right away, but that's a very ironic thing for you to say...

      If you want to put imagination into your bowel movement, eat eight bowls of cereal - the first being a bowl of bran flakes, the second a bowl of generic fruit loops - then repeat this order another three times. You'll produce a LARGE brown & green striped turd (and if you think I'm kidding, I've got a picture to send you...).

    2. Re:YRO? by az1324 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just wait for the USB powered version from Japan.

    3. Re:YRO? by VampireByte · · Score: 2, Funny

      It has the word "patent" in it, so it must be YRO. So if a little girl scuffs her patent leather shoes, it must be reported to slashdot regardless of the fact that "rights" and "online" are not involved. If it was her right shoe then it will show up here even faster because such an event is certainly as important as losing our freedoms.

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  4. This is perfect topic for slashdot by Harmonious+Botch · · Score: 4, Funny

    There is lots of hot air.
    Everything gets grilled.
    The idea is analagous to car technology.
    And there was a patent involved.

  5. Yay, a hotter grill! by Stickerboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now more steaks and burgers can be burned on the outside, raw on the inside!

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  6. Only One Statement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    OMGWTFBBQ

  7. Re:unlike charcoal by Ossifer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know about your favourite foods, but oak chippings is way down on my list...

  8. Re:Ahhh by bl8n8r · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. Dry the cat.

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  9. Re:Nice tech... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That post is useless without pics...