Grilling With Closed Lid; Watching The Temperature; Taking Advantage Of The Heat Zones; Avoiding Fla E-Ups - Saey BARBECOOK Manual Del Usuario

10.4 Grilling with closed lid

Closing the lid while grilling has some important advantages:
• The temperature of the grill is higher and remains more
constant.
• You reduce the cooking time of your food and keep your
food more moist.
• You reduce fla e-ups and save gas.
When grilling under a closed lid, always keep an eye on
the lid thermometer to make sure the appliance does not
get too hot. See "10.5 Watching the temperature".

10.5 Watching the temperature

Your appliance is equipped with powerful burners, so it heats
up rapidly and you can keep the temperature steady. When
grilling under a closed lid, however, you have to make sure
that the appliance does not get too hot. Keep an eye on the lid
thermometer and take into account the following guidelines:
• A normal cooking temperature is about 210 °C. At higher
temperatures, dripping and accumulated fat can ignite.
• The temperature should never be over 300 °C for more than
five minu es. This can damage and deform the appliance.
lf the appliance gets too hot, cool it down by opening the
lid and setting the burners to a lower position.

10.6 Taking advantage of the heat zones

When all burners are lit, the burner hoods distribute the heat as
evenly as possible over the grill. Despite this even heating, some
zones are still hotter than others. You can take advantage of
these heat zones to grill your food to perfection:
Zone Hot
Hot
Front
Center Hotter
Back Hottest
You can also create heat zones by playing with the power
of the burners. You can, for example, set a burner to a
lower position and use the zone above that burner for
delicate food or food that needs some time to cook.

10.7 Avoiding fla e-ups

During grilling, some fla e-ups are normal. Too many fla e-ups,
however, increase the temperature in the appliance and can
ignite accumulated fat. To avoid fla e-ups:
• Make sure the bowl is clean when you start grilling. We
recommend cleaning the bowl after each use. See "11.2

Cleaning the bowl".

• Regularly check if the fat drain hole is not blocked and if the
fat drip tray or cup is not full yet.
• When grilling fatty meat, trim excess fat, close the lid and
set the burners to a medium or low position.
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Use to...
Grill delicate food (prawns, fish...
Prepare food that needs some time to
cook (e.g. sausages, chicken ties ... )
Sear meat and vegetables

11 MAINTAINING THE APPLIANCE

11.1 Cleaning the grill

We recommend cleaning the grill after each use, with a
Barbecook cleaner.
You can also clean the grill with a soft detergent or with
sodium bicarbonate. Never use oven cleaners on the grill.
11.2 Cleaning the bowl
We recommend cleaning the bowl after each use, with a
Barbecook cleaner. Use it the same way you do on the grill.

11.3 Cleaning the burners and venturis

11.3.1 W
hy CleAn the Burners And venturis
Spiders and insects can make webs and nests in the burners
and venturis. This may block the gas supply to the burners. As a
result:
• You cannot light the burners. lf you manage to light them
anyway, they will only produce smoky and yellow flames
• The gas can start burning outside the venturis, at the control
knobs. These fi es are called flash-backs and can esult in
serious injuries and material damage.
Damages caused by blocked burners and venturis are
regarded as inadequate maintenance and are not covered
by the warranty.
11.3.2 W
hen CleAn the Burners And venturis
You have to clean the burners and venturis of your appliance:
• Before the first use af er a long period of non-use.
• At least twice a year, of which once at the beginning of the
season.
11.3.3 t
o CleAn the Burners And venturis
1. Remove the burners from the appliance as shown on the
illustrations. lf you notice that a burner is damaged, you
have to replace it.
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