Use and Care Manual

8
GRILLING METHODS
Arranging the Charcoal for
Direct Heat
1. Put on barbecue mitts or gloves.
Note: The grill, including the handle and damper/
vent handles, will become hot. Make sure that
you are wearing barbecue mitts or gloves to avoid
burning your hands.
2. After the charcoal is fully lit, spread them
evenly across the charcoal grate with long
tongs (B).
3. Replace the cooking grate.
4. Place the lid on the grill.
5. Open the lid damper (C).
6. Preheat the grate for approximately 10 to15
minutes.
7. Once the cooking grate is preheated, using a
stainless steel bristle grill brush, clean the
cooking grate (D).
Note: Use a stainless steel bristle grill brush.
Replace brush if any loose bristles are found on
cooking grate or brush.
8. Open the lid, and place your food on the grate.
9. Place the lid on the grill. Consult recipe for
recommended cooking times.
Note: When removing the grill lid during cooking,
liftto the side, rather than straight up. Lifting
straight up may create suction, drawing ashes up
onto yourfood.
When finished cooking...
Close the lid damper and bowl vents to extinguish
the charcoal.
Grilling With Direct Heat
Use the direct method for small, tender pieces
of food that take less than 20 minutes to cook,
suchas:
Hamburgers
Steaks
Chops
Kabobs
Boneless chicken pieces
Fish fillets
Shellfish
Sliced vegetables
With direct heat, the fire is right below the food
(A). It sears the surfaces of the food, developing
flavors, texture, and delicious caramelization
while it also cooks the food all the way to the
center.
A direct fire creates both radiant and conductive
heat. Radiant heat from the charcoal quickly
cooks the surface of the food closest to it. At the
same time, the fire heats the cooking grate rods,
which conducts heat directly to the surface of the
food and creates those unmistakable and lovely
grill marks.
Charcoal Quantity for Direct Heat
Hamburgers, steaks, chops, kabobs, boneless chicken
pieces, fish fillets, shellfish, sliced vegetables
Grill Diameter
Charcoal Briquettes
Needed
18" (47 cm) 40
22" (57 cm) 50
26" (67 cm) 80
37" (95 cm) 150
B
C
D
A
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