Set the outer burners to medium or low but in this case there is no middle burner to turn off.
Indirect heat gas grill 4 burner.
Well before you turn on that grill here is the golden rule of grilling.
Drip pans are required for foods that have juices such as roasts and ribs.
So you have that new gas grill and you want to cook ribs or a whole chicken.
Slowly open the valve on your propane tank all the way or turn on the gas at the source and then wait a minute for the gas to travel through the gas line.
Away from the heat source.
Grilling with the use of indirect heat on a gas grill means that you are not placing the food directly over the heat source.
If you are cooking something longer than 20 minutes then you need to use indirect cooking.
Indirect cooking on a gas grill indirect cooking on a gas grill.
You can use the two outside burners on a four burner grill or a single outside burner on a three burner grill.
Instead you are using the hot air in the bbq to gently cook the food.
What flat tops don t offer is the same vaporizing or indirect qualities of standard gas grills but the flat top does provide with safer even heat distribution over a larger cooking surface.
How to use your grill with indirect heat for a gas grill turn on half of the burners.
The blackstone has a huge 720 square inches of grilling space sat over its four burners totalling 60 000 btus.
For three burner gas grills you will turn off the middle burner after preheating and place the food in the center of the grill.
When grilling with indirect heat food is placed on the cooler portion or side of the grill away from the heat source.
You can also start your foods in the direct zone and transfer them to indirect to finish.
To grill using the indirect method on a 2 burner model it helps to understand.
Temperatures in this zone are usually around 225 degrees so it will take longer to cook your foods.
In this image a 2 burner model is shown and the basic principle remains the same.
We preheat each grill on high for 10 minutes before turning it down to low indirect heat.
To grill by the indirect method on a gas grill preheat the grill with all burners on high.
How to set up your grill for indirect heat open the lid of your gas grill and make sure all control knobs are in the off position.
The outer burners are turned to medium or low and the middle burner is turned off.
Depending on the grill size that means turning one or two burners off completely.