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The art of grilling involves learning the nuances of your
grill and knowing how various cuts of meat and other
foods cook on it under different settings and conditions.
Each grill will be unique due to its configuration
and how it is positioned or installed. This section
contains information about how Fire Magic grills were
engineered, which will help you in learning how your
grill responds to the way you use it.
GRILL HEAT DISTRIBUTION - MAIN BURNERS
The heat level at each part of the grill has been
engineered for specifi c purposes. Knowing the heat
distribution for each burner will allow you the best
possible food positioning when grilling.
CAUTION: Even the coolest part of the grill is too
hot to be touched during operation of
the grill.
The front of the grill is designed, for safety reasons,
to be the coolest part of the grill. If you look directly
down on the grill top, while it is off and cool, you can
see this portion of the grill, where the front end of each
burner stops and the slope of the inner grill fi re wall
begins. This area also loses heat most rapidly when
the oven lid is opened (see Fig. 26-2).
From the front of the grill moving toward the back, the
heat rises gradually until just above the burner’s front
edge, where it rises rapidly to a fairly even temperature
refl ected by the thermometer. The heat continues to
rise gradually until it reaches a maximum directly
above the place where the two lobes of each burner
connect (see Fig. 26-2). From there to the back of
the grill, heat diminishes moderately. This supports
the desired temperature for the warming rack and
prevents heat from becoming excessive at the back
fi re wall of the grill.
GRILL HEAT DISTRIBUTION - IR BURNER
Infrared burners are designed for even, searing
heat across their whole surface. Because the heat
is radiant, it tends to heat the food you are cooking
directly without heating the air around it as much as
a conventional burner.
WIND CONSIDERATIONS
Wind direction can have an effect on the grill,
especially with the oven open. For maximum stability
and convenience, position the grill so that the oven
opens toward any prevailing wind (Fig. 26-1).
Fig. 26-1
Orient barbecue so prevailing
wind blows in this direction
Fig. 26-2
Medium heat
Medium heat
High heat
Low heat
GRILLING TIPS
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