Ah, that makes some sense. I personally dislike when the flames get to the food, so that's appealing.

I do have an infrared cooking device. I have that CharBroil oil-less turkey fryer, and it seems to follow the same principals. A ring of flame basically heats up an inner metal tube where you place the basket holding your turkey. I was very surprised how well it worked, and it made a juicy bird with crispy skin. I might have to look at some infrared grills when/if this second-hand one craps out. Thanks for sharing the info!


On a completely different note: I went to a burger place recently that did everything wrong. It had an open kitchen so I could see the guy at the burger station. He was working on about 5 burgers, and I swear that each one got flipped at least 20 times, and he used his spatula to squeeze every last drop of juice out of the patties. He seemed to purposefully get the flames as high as possible, completely enveloping the burgers for extended periods of time.

I turned and walked out before ordering anything.