Use and Care Manual

CLEANING YOUR GRILL
Page 9
Cooking Grids
Safe Practices
It is not necessary to use soap to clean the Cooking Grids after every use. The easiest way to keep your
grids clean is by using a brass or stainless steel bristled brush just before cooking. After starting the re,
put the Cooking Grid into position and allow it to heat up at a high temperature setting for 5 to 10 minutes.
Brush the grids, close the lid and slow the grill down with the air control. A good way to nish cleaning and
prepare the grid for food is to wipe it with a cloth soaked with vegetable or olive oil. You can use your grill
brush to aid in the application. A small piece of cloth will normally stick to the wire brush quite well. Do this
just before putting food on.
Ash is removed through the Bottom Air Control. Prevent ash from lling up to the re grate. The Ash
Cleaning Tool (ACT) or similar shaped implement is used to scrape the ashes out the door and into a metal
container. DO NOT STORE ASHES IN A COMBUSTIBLE CONTAINER.
We recommend that the top and bottom air controls be adjusted in sync with one another so that the
bottom control is not open much more than the top control. As air reaches the re and is superheated it
expands greatly. With this in mind, it is better to slow the re down by closing the bottom damper and then
reducing the top damper opening to ne tune the temperature.
Starter & High Temperature Grilling and Searing 500
º
to 600
º
Medium Temperature for Roasting and Grilling 300
º
to 450
º
Low Temperature for Smoking 200
º
to 300
º
Top Control - Swing chimney top fully open.
Top Control - Chimney top closed with
spin damper holes 100% open.
(Swing chimney top open a little if needed for more heat)
Top Control - Chimney top closed with
spin damper holes open halfway.
Bottom Control - 1 to 2 inches open.
Bottom Control - approx. 1/2 to 1 inches open.
Bottom Control - approx. 1/8 to 1/4 inches
WARNING::
If it has only been a couple of minutes since you have closed down the air setting on a very hot fire, do not
abruptly open the lid. As with most grills, this can cause the additional smoke in the top of the grill to ignite
into flame when it is open. When opening the grill it is always good practice to open the Chimney Top rst and then
lift the lid open one or two inches and hold there for a count of 5. Then open the lid fully. This allows the excess smoke
to exit the grill safely.