EXPERT GRILL XG1136207827002, Instruction Manual

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USE AND CARE
USE OF COOKING GRATE
First Time Use
Before using a cast iron grate, wash it thoroughly with a mild dishwashing liquid to remove the
prote
cti ve wax coa ting applied for shipping. Rinse with hot water and dry completely with a so ft
cloth or paper towel. NEVER ALLOW TO DRAIN DRY OR WASH IN A DISHWASHER. Now season the
grates to prevent rust and s
ti cking.
Seasoning
A solid vegetable shortening is recommended for the initial seasoning. Spread a thin coa ting of solid
vegetable shortening over the en ti re surface, including all corners, with a paper towel. Do not use
salted fats such as bu tt er or margarine. Preheat grill for 15 minutes; carefully place grates in the grill.
Allow the grill to heat grates for 1 to 1 ½ hours. Allow the fi re to burn out on its own, and leave
cooking grates in grill un ti l they are cool. Your cast iron cooking grates are now ready to use.
To Prevent Rus ti ng
Re-season your grates frequently, pa rticularly when new. If rust occurs, it is an indica tion that the
grates have not been seasoned enough or the seasoning has been burned off . Clean with a heavy
brush, re-apply vegetable shortening and heat as indicated above to re-season the grates.
Maintenance
It is much easier to keep the cast iron cooking grates clean if they are brushed just aft er cooking,
while the coals are s ti ll hot – instead of allowing excess residue to harden aft er it cools. A ft er
brushing, allow the grates (as well as the grill itself) to cool. For more thorough cleaning, use a wet,
soapy,
fine steel wool pad with only slight pressure. Rinse thoroughly and dry.
GRILL TOUCH-UP
A ft er time, surface rust can be removed with a wire brush and touched up with high temperature
black paint. Never apply paint to the interior surface. Rust spots on the interior surface can be
bu
ff ed, cleaned, and then lightly coated with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray to minimize
rus ting.
LIGHTING THE FIRE
Always light the fi re with the grill lid open. Before ligh ting the fi re, open the hood of your
CHARCOAL GRILL, as well as all of the butterfly dampers and remove the cooking grates.
Do not build too large a fi re. We recommend sta rti ng a fire with no more than 2 pounds of charcoal
(approximately 30 briquettes) and adding more as needed during cooking
,
but the total maximum
charcoal required should be less than 9 pounds . Afte r allowing the fire to burn down, place the
cooking grate on the unit. Lower the adjustable charcoal pan to its lowest sett ing.
If using charcoal lighter fl uid to start the fi re, saturate the charcoal brique tt es with lighter fluid and
let it soak in for approximately 5 minutes. Aft er allowing the lighter flui d to properly soak in, light
the pile of brique tt es in several loca ti ons to ensure an even burn. Chimney starters, electric starters,
or other types of fi re starters may be used instead of lighter fluid to light the fi re – but only
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