Fire Magic Aurora A540i Built In Grill: a 30 inch gas grill with cast burners
The Fire Magic Aurora A540i Built In Grill is a 30 inch built in gas grill. Built in means it slides into a cutout in an outdoor kitchen island, so it has no legs of its own. Aurora suits cooks who want Echelon burners and grates with a brushed steel face and a dial thermometer. Fire Magic builds it in the USA from 304 stainless steel, the grade that holds up best outdoors. Three cast stainless steel burners give 63,000 BTUs, and they are so thick that Fire Magic guarantees them for life. It gives you about 540 square inches of cooking space plus a warming rack.
The grates are Diamond Sear grids, thick stainless steel bars with a flat top for clean sear marks, and flavor grids under them turn drippings into smoke and keep flare ups down. The double walled hood holds heat like an oven, and halogen lights inside light the grates after dark. Push a knob in and a glow plug lights the burner, so plan for an outlet in the island. A dial in the hood shows the oven heat at a glance. A back burner and rotisserie kit for roasting a chicken or a prime rib on a turning spit is optional on the page. On the page you pick natural gas or propane, and it comes built for that gas. Want deeper grates at the same width? See the Fire Magic Aurora A660i Built In Grill. The Fire Magic Aurora A540i Built In Grill ships free from My Cozy Outdoors with No Sales Tax (except WY) and the full manufacturer warranty.
Features
Diamond Sear Cooking Grids
Diamond Sear Cooking Grids are superior! Diamond Sear Cooking Grids have a patented* design with bars that have a smooth flat top. Each bar is shaped to optimally transfer the heat from the burners to the cooking surface…food cooks faster and more evenly!
Flavor Grids
Flavor Grids perform by allowing heat to rise unobstructed from the burner to cooking grids. They disperse heat quickly and evenly flavor the food by vaporizing juices and minimizing flare ups and grease fires. They are also easy to clean and maintain.
Cast Stainless Steel Burners
Burners Made of ¼” Thick Cast 304 Stainless Steel 304 grade burners weighing up to 12 lbs, featuring a lifetime warranty. Designed with a protective lip above the ports to prevent clogging from grease. Guaranteed for life.
90 Degree Double Walled Hood
Double walled 304 stainless steel oven provides efficient heat retention for even heating. The oven opens to 90 degrees for easy access and efficient exhaust. The Teflon coated spring assist makes opening the oven smooth and accessible for all.
Aurora Backburner
Optional stainless steal backburner and a complete rotisserie kit with heavy duty motor, solid spit rod, (2) meat prongs, counter balance and a polished stainless steel cover for protection.
Aurora Halogen Lights
12V interior halogen lights for enhanced evening grilling all year long.
Analog Thermometer
Analog Thermometer with polished stainless steel bezel
Comfort Touch Knobs With Brushed Finish
Smooth, seamless lines with a brushed finish that feature back-lit knobs (at 41°). Comfort touch grips and flame icons for convenience and safety (flame turns red when on) make grilling easy.
Specifications
SKU: A540I-7EAN | A540I-7EAP
SKU: A540I-8EAN | A540I-8EAP
- Cooking Area: 30″w x 18″d (540 sq. in.)
- Warming Rack: 30″w x 8″d (240 sq. in.)
- Main burners: 63,000 BTU’s
- Backburner: 18,000 BTU’s
- Cut-out Area: 32″w x 19 1/2″d x 11 1/2″h
Catalog
2D/3D Drawings
Installation Manual • Aurora Built In Manual
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FAQ
Does the Aurora A540i come with a rotisserie backburner?
Not as listed. The base A540i-7EAN has no backburner; the Backburner and Rotisserie Kit selector on this page adds the 18,000 BTU stainless backburner with heavy-duty motor, solid spit rod, two meat prongs, counterbalance and polished cover, which is the A540i-8EAN in the Specifications tab. The price difference is shown on the selector.
How much cooking area and heat does it have?
The primary grid is 30 by 18 inches, or 540 square inches, with 63,000 BTUs from cast 304 stainless steel burners under Diamond Sear cooking grids, and a 30 by 8 inch warming rack above. Flavor grids beneath the grids vaporize drippings and reduce flare-ups; back-lit comfort touch knobs show a red flame icon when a burner is on.
What cutout does this 30-inch Aurora need?
Cut the countertop 32 inches wide, 19 1/2 inches deep and 11 1/2 inches high, with a 33 inch control panel width per the Fire Magic spec guide, which also lists the insulating liner shared with the Choice C540i for combustible enclosures. Use a non-combustible countertop and keep 18 inches of clearance from combustibles per the manual.
Does it need electricity?
Yes. The 12 volt interior halogen lights and the ignition draw from a power supply that, per the Aurora owner’s manual linked in the Catalog tab, plugs into a weatherproof 120 volt, 15 amp GFCI outlet. If power is out, the manual describes lighting each burner by hand through the lighting tube with a long match.
Natural gas or propane?
Both. Choose on the Gas Type selector: natural gas is A540I-7EAN or -8EAN, propane -7EAP or -8EAP. Order the correct fuel rather than converting, and follow the manual’s cylinder and floor-level ventilation rules if a propane tank will sit inside the island. See more built-in grills.
What is special about the burners?
They are cast from quarter-inch 304 stainless steel, weigh up to 12 pounds each and carry a lifetime warranty, with a protective lip above the ports that keeps grease from clogging them. Under the burners, 304 stainless flavor grids spread the heat, and the double-walled hood opens 90 degrees on a spring assist.