INFRARED burners are a hot option on gas barbecues, but are we merely buying marketing sizzle instead of cooking a better steak? The intense heat of infrared energy, the pitch goes, allows backyard ...

For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you.

Infrared burners are a hot option on gas barbecue grills, but are we merely buying marketing sizzle instead of cooking a better steak? The intense heat of infrared energy, the pitch goes, allows ...