gas grill flame distance

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cal1956

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Apr 14, 2015
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i grill a lot of steaks and over the years have had several different grills but the one thing that bugs me is the flame is to far away to get a good char on the steaks , is there a grill made where to burner is closer to the cooking surface ?
 
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Not sure if there is a grill that way but I bet you would really like a sear burner. I fit this in the old Jenn Air. Night and day difference. A little sheet metal work but not hard at all.

 
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Some of the nicer grills have a sear burner on them that can get pretty high in temp. Check out the weber's. My solution to this problem has been to get the grill hot as hell before I put the room temp steaks on. 600 degrees or more. Gets a pretty nice char on each side. If still not done can move to the top rock until you get to your desired IT.
 
i grill a lot of steaks and over the years have had several different grills but the one thing that bugs me is the flame is to far away to get a good char on the steaks , is there a grill made where to burner is closer to the cooking surface ?
there are grills out there that sear well just look around the masterbuilt 560 goes to 700 degrees and sears well
 
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For the best sear, fan dry the protein (pellicle).

Not sure if you want another toy, but there is also this:

 
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Sorry probably my fault. Sear burner in my first post is a CalFlame BBQ07890P-A Sear Zone Burner and other link is for a infrared propane broiler NORTHFIRE Inferno Single Propane Infrared Grill.

 
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The M560 sears on the principle of the Leaf Blower/ Trash Can Furnace.
The Thing really Rocks !
 
i did look that thing up and ...... i refuse to cook with anything that uses a telephone to use/monitor and comes with an instruction book on how to cook with it ......when i cook/grill/smoke, all i want is...... heat ....meat ...fork
 
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I haven't used the phone ap and didn't read the manual.
I like to to tinker with the bbq
and the 560 likes to Rock & Roll.
 
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