Fire Magic Choice C540i Built In Grill: a 30 inch gas grill that needs no outlet
The Fire Magic Choice C540i 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. Choice is the value line for a first outdoor kitchen. Fire Magic builds it in the USA from 304 stainless steel, the grade that holds up best outdoors. Three stainless steel tube burners give 57,000 BTUs. 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 lifts with two fingers. It lights with a spark when you turn the knob, so it needs no electricity and no batteries. A dial in the hood shows the oven heat at a glance. On the page you pick natural gas or propane, and it comes built for that gas. Fire Magic covers the burners, the cooking grids, and the body for as long as you own the grill. Need more cooking room? See the Fire Magic Choice C650i Built In Grill. The Fire Magic Choice C540i Built In Grill ships free from My Cozy Outdoors with No Sales Tax (except WY) and the full manufacturer warranty.
Features
Choice Stainless Steel Burners
Our 16-gauge tubular stainless steel burners for durability and even heat.
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!
Choice Flavor Grids
16- gauge 304 stainless steel Flavor Grids provide even heat distribution and reduced flare-ups.
Choice Turn-to-Light Ignition
No power required, no batteries to change!
Specifications
SKU: C540i-RT1N | C540I-RT1P
- Cooking Surface: 30″w x 18″d (540 sq. in.)
- Warming Rack: 30″w x 8″d (240 sq. in.)
- Main burners: 57,000 BTU’s
- Cut-out Dimensions: 32″w x 19 1/2″d x 11 1/2″h
Catalog
2D/3D Drawings
Installation Manual • Choice Built In
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FAQ
What makes the Choice C540i the value pick among 30-inch Fire Magic grills?
It keeps the essentials, patented Diamond Sear cooking grids, 304 stainless flavor grids and an Aurora-style body with a satin stainless facade, while using 16-gauge tubular stainless burners instead of cast burners and turn-to-light ignition instead of a powered system. The result is Fire Magic build quality at the lowest price in the 30-inch size.
Does it need electricity or batteries?
No. The turn-to-light ignition sparks when you press and turn the knob, with no power required and no batteries to change, and the hood thermometer is analog. The manual includes a match holder in the drip tray for lighting by hand if the spark ever fails.
What cutout does it need?
Cut the countertop 32 inches wide, 19 1/2 inches deep and 11 1/2 inches high, the figure on this page, in the Fire Magic spec guide and in the Choice manual, with a 33 inch control panel width. Use a non-combustible countertop, keep 18 inches from combustibles, and use the insulating liner the guide lists for a wood enclosure.
How much cooking area and heat does it have?
The primary grid is 30 by 18 inches, or 540 square inches, with a 30 by 8 inch warming rack above it. Three 16-gauge tubular stainless burners supply 57,000 BTUs. The manual says to preheat on high with the hood closed for about 15 minutes before cooking.
Natural gas or propane?
Both. Choose on the Gas Type selector: C540i-RT1N is natural gas and C540I-RT1P is propane. Order the correct fuel to avoid an orifice change, and follow the manual’s cylinder and ventilation section if the propane tank sits inside the island. See the whole Choice series here.
What warranty applies to the Choice grills?
The Fire Magic spec guide linked in the Catalog tab warrants Choice stainless steel burners, cooking grids and the housing for as long as the original purchaser owns the grill, valves and manifolds for 15 years, flavor grids for 5 years and the ignition for 1 year, for single-family residential use with proof of purchase.