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.
