A Juicy BBQ Secret - TRU-Infrared™ from Char Broil

BBQ technology is changing fast – all the big manufacturers have their own in-house innovations and features in an effort to stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

It’s great news for consumers. Today, there are more high quality barbecues available than ever before. But with so much choice on the market, it can be difficult to know where to turn, and to separate the sales speak and marketing guff from the facts.

In this post, we take a look at the innovative TRU-Infrared cooking tech behind Char Broil’s latest range of barbecues – and see whether it stands up to the hype.

What is TRU-Infrared™?

TRU-Infrared is Char Broil’s patented cooking system – designed to provide benefits in terms of efficiency, cooking performance and results.

In a conventional gas BBQ, the flames heat the grates directly, and this cooks the food using convective heat. This has some drawbacks. Firstly, meat juices drip directly onto the flame, which then ignite, causing flare ups, uneven charring and drying of food. Secondly, the heat from conventional gas BBQs can be uneven. You get unpredictable hot and cold spots all across the cooking surface – which isn’t ideal when you’re trying to get predictable, consistent cooking results.

With a TRU-Infrared BBQ from Char Broil – there is a secondary infrared emitter, which sits between the gas burner and the grates. This patented cooking system converts the convective heat into an even, radiant heat, limiting the airflow and preventing the flames from reaching the food directly, whilst producing an even, gentler heat that won’t dry out your food.

Why TRU-Infrared

The patented TRU-Infrared system isn’t just marketing – we have tested it extensively, and it delivers real, measurable benefits in terms of:

• Uniform heat – 100% even heat across the cooking surface, with no hotspots, ‘notspots’ or flare ups, so you benefit from even, predictable and consistent cooking.
• Cooking Efficiency – using up to 30% less gas than most modern barbecues, so you spend less on fuel operating it.
• Taste and juiciness – TRU-infrared cooks using radiant heat, which locks in up to 50% more meat juice.

The results speak for themselves – once you’ve cooked on a Char Broil TRU-Infrared barbecue, you may not want to go back to a conventional gas grill. No more worrying about dry burgers, leathery steak or cremated sausages, no more flare-ups and fewer trips to the shop to stock up on gas.

In the end, TRU-Infrared helps you to get more from your Char Broil barbecue.

Char Broil TRU-Infrared™ at Keen Gardener

You’ll find a full range of Char Broil barbecues at Keen Gardener, including the Traditional, Performance, Hybrid, Professional and Titan series – complete with the patented TRU-Infrared™ cooking system.

In addition to Char Broil, we also offer a fantastic selection of the world’s finest BBQs from a range of leading brands, including big names like Napoleon, Beefeater, Cadac, Grandhall and Bull.

All the barbecues we sell come backed up by our Lowest Price Promise, so when you come to us, you’re guaranteed the best deal available – and many models are available on finance.

Browse through the Char Broil Barbecues today.