CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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use a griddle stone (fine grained pumice), or a griddle pan and screen cleaner (these are both available
at restaurant supply store), following the manufacturers’ directions. Wash with hot soapy water, rinse
and dry. If hot soapy water, vinegar, scouring powder, steel wool or metal scouring pads are used to
clean the griddle, it must be re-seasoned. Follow the directions on page 15 to reseason the griddle.
NEVER FLOOD THE HOT GRIDDLE WITH COLD WATER. This could cause the griddle to crack
or warp.
GRILL
Clean the grill immediately after cooking. Turn off the burner. To protect your hand from steam and
heat, wear a barbecue mitt. Scrub the grill by dipping a brass bristle barbecue brush frequently into a
bowl of water. The steam created softens the food particles and assists the cleaning process. The food
particles will drop into the drip tray or into the radiant tray holding the radiants. Be sure to clean the
drain tube, drip tray and liner after they have cooled. Follow directions above. The radiant tray and
radiants should be removed periodically (when cool) and gently shaken over a layer of newspaper,
which can be thrown away.
CONTROL KNOBS - COOKTOP AND OVEN
These are plastic and can be cleaned in hot, soapy water. To remove the knobs from the control panel,
grasp the knob and pull straight back towards you and away from the grill. Wash, do not soak. Rinse
and dry thoroughly. Do not put in the dishwasher. It is important to replace these knobs on the
correct gas valve on the control panel. The cooktop and grill control knobs are similar; the cooktop
knobs have a setting for “Simmer”, the grill does not. The oven and griddle control knobs are similar;
they both have temperatures on them. The oven knob has a “Broil” setting, the griddle does not.
