OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
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Evo, Inc. | 8140 SW Nimbus Ave., Bldg 5 | Beaverton, Oregon 97008 USA
Phone 503.626.1802 | Fax 503.213.5869 | www.evoamerica.com | [email protected]
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Regular cleaning and care for your Evo Affi nity 30Ge cooktop will keep it looking and functioning it’s best.
The cook surface is designed to hold a fi ne layer of cooking oil creating a ‘seasoning’ on its surface. This
seasoning promotes a non-stick cooking surface and is easily maintained.
Caring for Evo’s cook surface is much like maintaining cast iron cookware. When the surface requires cleaning,
there are a few basic cleaning techniques to use. For quick and routine cleaning between preparations, a metal
spatula or scraper works for removing the majority of surface debris. For tougher areas or where sugars glaze
the cook surface, pour a small amount of warm water on the soiled surface while the grill is warm and scrape the
debris away with a spatula. Heat the cook surface to a high temperature and allow the sticky debris to become
brittle. Once the debris is brittle, use the spatula or scraper to remove it. Afterwards wipe the cook surface with
vegetable oil again before cooking.
To condition the Evo cook surface you should use the grill cleaning kit supplied with your grill. The grill cleaning kit
contains a blue grill pad handle, grill cleaning screens, and grill grey polishing pads. Use the polishing pad after
the grill cleaning pads to achieve a smooth cooking surface for the most delicate foods and applications.
To use a grill cleaning screen: With a warm cook surface, place one gray polishing pad between the grill handle
base and the grill screen, so the grill screen makes direct contact with the cooking surface. Pour a small amount
of vegetable oil on the cook surface and scrub the surface in a circular motion. The gray polishing pad allows
excess oil to be absorbed and scours the cooking surface of carbonized debris. When fi nished scrubbing, wipe
the surface down with a paper towel or cotton terry cloth.
The drip pan located just below the cook surface is designed to catch food debris and drippings from the cook
surface. We recommend cleaning the drip pan after your grill has cooled to prevent the possibility of touching
hot adjoining surfaces. The drip pan is easy to wipe out with soap and water using a kitchen sponge. For added
convenience, two removable stainless ninth-pans are mounted inside retractable drawers at right and left side of
the front control panel for collecting drip pan debris and spill overs. These spillover trays can be easily washed by
hand or in a dishwasher. Be sure to empty the spillover trays after every use, and at a minimum, whenever they
appear half full.
All the stainless steel components on your grill can be easily polished using a stainless steel cleaner/polish. The
product we recommend is called “Sheila Shine” and is a commercial product normally available from industrial
restaurant supply houses. Sheila Shine can be purchased from the Evo web site along with replacement grill
cleaning and polishing pads. The Evo web site address is: www.evoamerica.com.
Cooking Techniques
Stovetop Cooking and Heat Zones
You can use Evo’s cook surface similar to the burners on your kitchen stove top. Adjust Evo’s heater elements to
control the temperatures of the cook surface “heat zones.” Evo’s circular grill top is divided into two distinct zones.
The center control panel knob controls the “inner heat zone,” which is also the inner circle of the cook surface at
approximately an 11” radius from the center of the cook surface. The outer control panel knob controls the “outer
heat zone,” which is the outer circle of the cook surface. Because the cook surface is made of heavy steel, it takes
approximately 10 minutes from a cold start to completely heat the surface. With a pre-heated cook surface, if you
adjust one of the heater elements, you will have to wait momentarily before the heat zone adjusts to temperature.
Thank You For Cooking With Evo!
COOK SURFACE MAINTENANCE
