The cast and cheap stainless steel burners have very small bullets - so far. This will mean less turbulence in the gas flow, fewer particles trapped in the burner and a cleaner burning grill. The following comparisons show how ports are built.
Why is port construction important? Several reasons. When a hole is drilled in a sheet metal heater, it leaves a large tab inside the heater that will create chaos while burning. It is best to keep food particles trapped with fat, so it may burn. (Note the picture of the Alfresco burner below.)
Cheap molded boats look like they might be a good idea, but there is a lot of difficulty in making them uniform. Therefore, drilling is faster and less expensive.
Covered holes are the most common and are placed very precisely. They often leave a burr inside the burr, which is very visible (rare enough) on a sheet heat machine. Cast buses often have small burrs.
The Fire Magic grill burner pierced the orifices
Note (from the photo on our site) the lack of wide combustion, which allows for better gas flow. Cast stainless leaves a few burrs, if any, when drilled. This heater has a lifetime warranty, including corrosion and burns.
Note the placement of the holes: sideways, securely below the line. This setting will help prevent oil from dripping on the heater, reducing the chances of oil getting into the heater.
The Lynx grill burner is drilled
Note (from the photo on our site) the lack of wide combustion, which allows for better gas flow. Cast brass is like stainless steel when drilled, leaving a few burrs, if any. This heater has a lifetime warranty, including corrosion and burns. It is also interesting to note that the Lynx does not provide a substitute for any of its grills: simply, you will never need it.
The Orifice setting is not as good with this torch as it is with Fire Magic, but if you think you will never change this torch, it probably doesn't matter much.
Alfresco grill burner hit orifices
Perforated holes like these create large layers where carbon particles and moisture can accumulate and promote combustion. This heater has a limited lifetime warranty that only covers the manufacturer's feature. With this design, this heater * will burn * out, and soon there will be many other heaters on the market.
In addition, note the placement of ports: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. if any oil were to drip into the heat, it was almost certain that it would penetrate these ports, thus combining rust and burning.
The DCS grill burner has drilled orifices
At least DCS drills heat ports. Burrs, however, are large compared to stainless steel, and will accumulate particles and moisture, which will encourage burning. This heater also has a limited lifetime warranty that covers only the manufacturer's faults, not rust or burns.
This heater has a thicker metal than Alfresco, but it also has a critical design feature: ports are drilled directly on top. If the oil were to drip into this heater, it was guaranteed to get into the heater, combined with rust and burn problem!
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