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| I discovered with some very minor tweeking that it is
pretty easy to convert the IR Burner on the IR Burner so instead of OFF/ON, it can be OFF/HIGH/LOW ... similar to the controls on the main burners. And I can easily tweek the BTU output by drilling appropriate size holes. I'll get around to posting exactly how this is done,
I.e. stock is 10,000 BTU with ON ... so I see three choices:
One has to be a bit careful with going to LOW ... since it
And I'm not too sure (from a safety point of view) how HIGH
HOWEVER, my questions for the IR griller's out there is
Thanx,
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- Posted by spambdamn_rich (My Page) on Thu, Jun 27, 02 at 9:08
| My Virco owners manual says that rotisserie cooking should be done with the rear burner on full. That burner is 12,000 BTU. I left mine on full with a 4 lb chicken and it worked very well. This, along with the safety considerations, is probably why MM designed their rear burner as on/off. |
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| I recall the Virco has an adjustable IR burner. So it is rated at 12,000 BTU at the HIGH setting (?); BTW, if you have converted to Natural Gas, you can do this alek |
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| > my questions for the IR griller's out there is do you find that you > wish you had MORE or LESS heat available from the IR burner ... or > is factory stock about "right" I rotisserie two 5-pound chickens regularly on my 1-year old MM grill. Cooking time is a little over two hours. The skin is golden-brown, but I would prefer it to be a bit crispy. Cooking longer to get the crispy skin results in over-cooked meat. So, while I am satisfied with the results from the the factory setup, I would certainly be interested in reading more about cranking up the heat just a little. |
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| MM back burner is 12,000 btu's and designed to work between 225 and 250 degrees to allow for slow cooking.I would assume low is 225 and high is 250. |
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