Page 153 - Turkey Book from Meathead

When shopping for a gas grill, the more burners the better. You will appreciate the real estate and the ability to control temperature. Since none of them allow you to control airflow, there isn’t a real significant dierence between gas grills when it comes to smoking. The big dierence among gas grills is their ability to sear at high temperatures. Unfortunately, most gassers just don’t generate enough IR to do a great job of searing. A few come with sear burners, but even they are usually anemic. The best sear burners are made of ceramic honeycombs like this one: