Blaze BLZPROIR Maintance Manual

Blaze Professional Grill Searing Burner Use and Care Guide

How to Replace a Conventional Burner with an Infrared Sear Burner

1. To install the optional infrared burner, begin by first removing the cooking grid, flame
stabilizing grid and heat zone divider. The Flame stabilizing grid will not be re-installed over the
burner.

2. Remove the conventional burner by removing the cotter pins that hold it in place. The pins
are located on the bottom rear of the burner and are accessible from the outside rear of the
grill. Use needle nose plyers to remove the cotter pins. Once removed, remove the
conventional burner.

3. Peel white plastic from the sides of the burner and discard.

4. Install the infrared burner into the grill in the same way that the conventional burner
installed with the male posts on the rear of the burner resting in the openings in the grill chassis
and the cylindrical venturi tube installing around the valve stem in the front. Note: IT IS
CRITICAL THAT THE FRONT END OF THE INFRARED BURNER IS INSTALLED APPROPRIATELY
ONTO THE GAS VALVE TO ENSURE THE GAS FLOWS SAFELY INTO THE BURNER.

5. Replace the cotter pins to hold the burner firmly in place.

6. Replace the heat zone divider and cooking grid BUT NOT THE FLAME STABALIZING GRID.

7. Burn off your sear burner on high before the first use. It is normal to see it smoke as it burns
off the oils from manufacturing. Your burner will also discolor and the mesh plate on top will
also flex slightly in certain areas. Burn off until it is finished smoking (roughly 5 minutes).

For additional information, contact your dealer or Blaze at 866-976-9510 or go to
Blazegrills.com.

Preheating the infrared burner

Always preheat the entire grill before cooking. If the grill is already hot from cooking, you
should still preheat the infrared burner for 3 minutes on high. Never place food over the burner
until it is fully preheated to avoid clogging the small ports and damaging the burner from grease
drippings and food particles.

Infrared Burner Cleaning;

To keep your infrared burner operating at maximum performance, after each use run the
burner on high for 5-7 minutes with the lid open. This allows any food particles or grease
drippings to burn away. Once your grill has cooled completely, use a soft brush or vacuum to
remove any ash accumulation on the burner if necessary.

Sear Burner Tips:

-The sear burner has a series of ceramic tiles producing the infrared energy. Be careful when
installing/removing and storing the burner as to not crack the tiles. Jarring of the burner could
break the tiles.

-Avoid pouring marinades over the top of the meat positioned above the sear burner. The large
volume of liquid pouring on the hot ceramic plates could damage the plates or clog the burner’s
gas ports.

-The sear burner is made for high temperature cooking and is best run in the high position. For
thicker steaks or those cooked to a greater degree of doneness, it might be preferred to sear
the meat over the infrared burner then move it to a cooler / finishing side of the grill to
complete cooking. This can be accomplished by having a conventional main burner section of
the grill running at a low setting. This technique can improve the crust of the steak.

Contact information

Blaze Outdoor Products

6620 Greenwell Springs Rd

Baton Rouge, LA 70805 USA.

Phone: [phone]

email: [e-mail]

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