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Evo, Inc., 20560 SW 115th Ave., Tualatin, OR 97062 USA
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Grill Maintenance
Regular cleaning and care for your Evo fl at-top cooking surface will keep your grill looking and functioning it’s best.
The cook surface is coated with a nickel fi nish that will not melt, stick to food, burn, crack, chip off or absorb odors. It is
designed to be ‘seasoned’ with a fi ne layer of vegetable or cooking oil on its surface. This oil further helps to prevent sticking
and makes cooking easier.
Caring for Evo’s cook surface is much like maintaining cast iron cookware. When the surface requires cleaning, there are
a few basic cleaning techniques to use. For quick and routine cleaning between preparations, a metal spatula works for
removing the majority of surface debris. For tougher areas or where sugars glaze the cook surface, pour a small amount of
warm water on the soiled surface while the grill is warm and scrape the debris away with the spatula. It is also possible to use
a wire brush to remove sugars or other debris that glaze the cook surface. Heat the cook-surface to a high temperature and
allow the sticky debris to become brittle. Once the debris is brittle, use the wire brush to brush it away. After brushing you will
want to oil the cook-surface again before cooking. For griddle cooking you will want the cook-surface to be completely free of
any debris that might otherwise discolor or impart unwanted fl avors.
For griddle cooking you should condition the cook surface with the grill cleaning kit supplied with your Evo grill. The grill
cleaning kit contains a professional 3M brand grill screen handle, grill screens, and grill polishing pad. Use the polishing pad
after the grill screen to achieve an ultra clean, smooth cooking surface for the most delicate foods and applications.
To use a grill screen: Place one gray polishing pad between the grill handle base and one grill screen, so the grill screen
makes direct contact with the cooking surface. Pour a small amount of vegetable oil on the cook surface and scrub the
surface in a circular motion. The gray polishing pad allows excess oil to be absorbed and also helps prevent the screen from
getting clogged with debris. When fi nished scrubbing, wipe the surface down with a paper towel or cotton terrycloth.
The drip pan located just below the cook surface is designed to catch food debris and drippings from the cook surface. We
recommend cleaning the drip pan after your grill has cooled to prevent the possibility of touching hot adjunct surfaces. The drip
pan is easy to wipe out with soap and water using a kitchen sponge. For added convenience, a removable stainless waste try
is mounted under the left hand side of the drip pan and can be easily washed by hand or in a dishwasher. Be sure to empty
the waste tray after every use.
All of the stainless steel components on your grill can be easily polished using a stainless steel cleaner/polish. The product we
recommend is called “Sheila Shine” and is a commercial product normally available from industrial restaurant supply houses.
Sheila Shine can be purchased from the Evo web site along with replacement grill polishing pads. The Evo web site address
is: htpp://www.evoamerica.com.com
Cooking Techniques
Stove Top Cooking and Heat Zones
You can use Evo’s cook surface similar to the burners on your kitchen stove top. Adjust Evo’s burners to control the
temperatures of the cook surface “heat zones.” Evo’s circular grill top is divided into two distinct zones. The center control
panel knob controls the “inner heat zone,” which is also the inner circle of the cook surface. The outer control panel knob
controls the “outer heat zone,” which is the outer circle of the cook surface. Because the cook surface is made of heavy steel,
it takes 5-8 minutes from a cold start to completely heat the surface. With a pre-heated cook surface, if you adjust one of the
burners, you will have to wait momentarily before the heat zone adjusts to temperature. However, if the heat zones are set to
different temperatures you can move a pot or pan from one zone to the other and instantly change the cooking temperature
beneath your cookware.
Oiling the Cook Surface
A hand pump spray bottle or a squirt bottle fi lled with cooking oil is perfect for applying an even, thin coat of oil on the cook
surface. Another way to oil the cook surface is with an inexpensive terrycloth cotton towel that has been doused with cooking
oil. When the cook surface is hot, hold the oiled towel with a pair of tongs to prevent being burned. Having cooking oil readily
available allows you to oil the grill easily and quickly at any time.
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