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Your Cuisinart also needs your maintenance.
Make sure your grill is OFF and cold completely before performing any
maintenance and cleaning.
Grease
With long-term use, it caused the accumulation of grease on the Chimney Lining, the
Grease Drain Tube, the V-shaped Grease Drain and the Grease Drain Pan. Always be
sure these grease catch area is clean and free of debris. You should check and clean
these area periodically to reduce the risk of fire.
Our design of the Grease Basket allows you to easily replace disposable paper cups
without having to clean the basket.
It is easier to clean of accumulated grease when the grill is still warm -- not hot.
Be
Careful Not To Burn Yourself.
Gloves are recommended.
If too much grease is allowed to build up in the V-shaped Grease Drain or is allowed
to plug the Grease Drain Tube, a grease fire could result. So it is necessary to clean
these area regularly. You can scarp the grease accumulation from inside the
V-shaped Grease Drain and Grease Drain Tube by using a stiff, nonmetallic tool.
Much of the loosened grease can be push down through the Grease Drain Tube and
fall into the Grease Basket. Wipe up remaining grease residue with paper towels or
disposable rags.
Flue Pipe(Smoke Stack)
Remove the Chimney Cap Assembly, clean it with warm soap water. Scrape the
creosote and grease accumulation from inside of the vertical and horizontal sections
of the Flue Pipe using a stiff, nonmetallic tool such as a wooden paint stir stick. Once
the creosote and grease residue has been loosened from the Flue Pipe Lining, much
of it can be cleaned with paper towels or disposable rags. Do not spray water or
other liquid cleaners onto the inside of the grill.
Outside surfaces
Use a warm soap water to wipe the grease. Do not use oven cleaner, abrasive
cleansers or abrasive cleaning pads on the outside grill surfaces.
Use Cuisinart Cover to protect your grill is highly recommended.
Use a high-quality car wax on the outside surfaces of the grill can protect your
paint finish.
Internal component
For the Porcelain-coated Grill Grates, we recommend using a long-handled
MAINTENANCE & CLEANING
cleaning brush to give the warm porcelain-coated Grill Grates a quick brushing when
you finish the barbecue. It takes only a minute and it will be ready the next time
you want to use the grill.
Clean the inner temperature probe after each time use.
Ash
Clean the ash from the interior of the grill periodically, otherwise excess ash
in the firepot may cause your fire to go out, especially in the SMOKE setting.
A shop vac is an excellent tool to handle the ash. (
WARNING:
Make sure you
grill is cold when you want to clean the ash from the grill.)
We suggest that you should wrap Grease Drain Pan up with heavy-duty aluminum foil
before using because it is easy to clean.
