Grilling with the BluesStar Platinum Range.
My BlueStar Platinum range came with a “cartridge” which can drop in to replace two of the burners. It consists of a metal frame which can accommodate either a cast iron griddle or a broiler grate; the grate also has a stainless steel v-shaped diffuser that sits on top of the flame to even out the heat and keep fat and liquids from dripping directly into the burners.
The grill heating up. Be sure your exhaust system is turned on to HIGH!
I’d tried the broiler when I first got the range, using the manufacturer’s directions to turn the underlying burners to high to preheat it then turn down the flame. The grate was way hotter than I wanted it to be. This time I applied the home griller’s technique of heating to the point where you could not hold your open hand, palm down, over the grill for more than a second or two.
Shishitos and Squash on the grill.
First on the grill were some slices of yellow squash. Good to start with something other than a costly piece of meat. They were quickly coated in olive oil that had been flavored with salt, pepper and herbes de provence. Then some shishito peppers… should have used a basket for these, as I lost a few between the grates.
Top sirloin at the turn. Grill marks a little more aggressive than I’d like.
Finally a CAB top sirloin, a little less than 1 ½ inches thick. Dipped it in the same seasoned oil to prevent sticking then salt and pepper on the grill. These grill marks are just a little too aggressive; I’ll back off next time.
This sample is a nice medium rare, though you can see one side is cooked a bit more than the other. And it’s trimmed from the outside so it’s a little more well done than the center of the steak, which was rare but not bloody just as we like it.
The finished product… medium rare on the edges, rare ion the middle.
Very jealous as I have an electric…the more you use, the better you will get with it!
When I was a teenager my sister was a big horse person (this is in TX) and I didn’t ride at all. One day she was sick and had made an appointment to try out a new quarter horse and my mother thought I could just check out the animal in her stead. First thing it did was throw me over a fence. BlueStar is like that. Very spirited, very powerful, but the more you get to know each other the better you do.
Thank you for this post. I just tried my new Blurstar range grill for the first time last night. I looked for information on grilling but could not find much. This would had helped, not that it went bad but you made it ez for others to try. The reason I was looking today is I was trying to find out if others SS flame diffuser warped on first use. Did your? thanks
No, my heat diffuser didn’t warp on first use. My first thought is that one of the two burners you were using was much hotter than the other and that caused the warping. Depending on the degree of warping you might be able to bend it back with pliers. But this shouldn’t have happened. I’d contact your dealer and ask for a replacement. Might take a while to get with things as they are right now, and I imagine you could continue to use your warped one in the meantime.
By the way, I leave the diffuser in place when I’m using the griddle as well. Easier than storing it.