Grilling's Golden Age

Forget bags of charcoal briquettes and bottles of lighter fluid—cooking that perfect cut has gone cutting-edge.

- Nicolas Stecher

FOR THOSE WHO believe that the main purpose of fire is to make meat taste better, the quest for the holy grail of grilling never ends. In the past half-decade, advances such as infrared (IR) cooking and remote sensors have made the summertime tradition a bit more scientific. Here are four high-tech systems that will turn any backyard barbecue into a sizzling success.

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