Infrared BBQ Grill Mesh

With an infrared BBQ grill, mesh may be a part of the burner. However, infrared options advertise their non-mesh design. There is a significant reason for why such material choices can be considered unideal.

Radiant heating is used when cooking with an infrared BBQ grill. Mesh, on the other hand, is generally a part of traditional options which cook foods by heating the air. Placing food over an open grill allows the hot air to easily surround it.

For an infrared BBQ grill, mesh is likely to encourage unnecessary air heating. This represents a loss of energy. For that reason, burner design emphasizes more solid structures. Of course, sometimes the mesh is part of the burner which can have another surface separating it from whatever is being cooked.