Artisan Infrared Sear Burner Insert ART-ISB - 20,000 BTUs, Ceramic Infrared

Standard stainless tube burners top out around 500 degrees, which is why a backyard gas grill rarely produces a steakhouse crust. The Artisan Infrared Sear Burner Insert ART-ISB is a ceramic, all-infrared searing system that reaches up to 1,000 degrees, and it is designed to be swapped in for one of the standard U-burners inside an Artisan gas grill you already own. It is an insert, not an added burner: you convert an existing burner position into a dedicated sear zone. Rated at 20,000 BTUs, it drops into the position the standard burner came out of in a matter of seconds, and it is useful for far more than steak — fish, vegetables and fajitas all benefit from the higher surface temperature. It is ordered in a natural gas or a propane configuration to match the grill it is going into.

Key Features

• Ceramic infrared burner — an all-infrared ceramic searing system, not a tube burner with a radiant plate laid over it.
• 20,000 BTUs — delivered through the ceramic surface rather than an open tube flame.
• Up to 1,000 degrees — roughly double the surface temperature of a typical stainless steel tube burner.
• Interchangeable with a standard U-burner — replaces an existing burner position rather than adding one.
• Installs in seconds — the insert drops straight into the vacated burner position, with an ART-ISB installation manual published below.
• Searing versatility — steaks, fish, vegetables, fajitas and anything else that wants a hard crust.

Specifications

Documents

Installation Manual Artisan Infrared Sear Burner ART-ISB

Model and Installation Information

The model number is ART-ISB. Fitment is specific and narrow: it is interchangeable with the standard U-burners of Artisan Professional and American Eagle model gas grills, and Artisan states plainly that it should not be used on any other grill model. The insert is sized to the Artisan burner opening, not to a generic one, so check the model designation on your own grill before ordering. If you are not certain which series your grill belongs to, call us and we will identify it with you.

There is no island cutout involved — this insert goes inside a grill that is already installed. Remove the standard U-burner from the position you want to convert and set the insert in its place, following the ART-ISB installation manual linked above.

Natural gas and propane are separate ordered configurations rather than a field conversion. Order the configuration that matches the fuel the grill is already running on.

Who This Model Is Best For

This is for an existing Artisan Professional or American Eagle grill owner who wants one high-temperature sear zone without replacing the grill. Because the ART-ISB takes over a burner position rather than adding one, it suits a multi-burner grill where giving up a conventional burner still leaves enough standard cooking area for the rest of the meal — sear the steaks over the ceramic at 1,000 degrees, finish the sides on the U-burners alongside. If your grill is not an Artisan Professional or American Eagle, this insert is not the right part, whatever the burner opening looks like.

Buying From Northwoods Grills

Northwoods Grills is a family-owned retailer, and confirming compatibility is exactly the sort of question worth asking before you order — call 843-212-7209 and we will check your grill model, fuel type and burner configuration with you. Shipping is free and there are no credit card fees. Browse the full Artisan line, the Artisan Built-In Grills this insert is made for, and our Burners collection.