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The History of TEC Grills.

For almost 50 years, Thermal Engineering Corporation (TEC) has been the world leader in infrared innovation. With over 100 patents and patents pending dealing with radiant technology, no one knows more about infrared energy than we do.

It was not until the early 1980′s that Dr. Bill Best took one of his ceramic infrared burners, put it in a grill that he built for his own personal use, and invented infrared grilling. He became the first to discover that radiant energy cooks without drying out food. Close to three decades later, infrared is recognized by top chefs around the world as the best choice for grilling. Our original ceramic infrared burners cook with about 35% radiant energy and 65% hot air. These same burners are still being used by other grill companies today in the manufacture of infrared grills.