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Your Hestan Side Burner is a powerful cooking tool that complements your Hestan Grill. DO

NOT leave the side burner unattended while cooking.

COOKING WITH SIDE BURNERS

Use your Hestan Side Burner like you would any residential gas cooktop in your home. Choose

the appropriate pot or pan for the burner. In other words, don’t put a small pot over a large

burner. For safety reasons, control the flame height so that it doesn’t go beyond, or curl up the

sides of your pot or pan. This behavior results in poor heating of the contents of the pan, burnt

food on the sides of the pan, wasted fuel, etc.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

STAINLESS STEEL CARE

Stainless Steel is widely used for catering and residential kitchen equipment because of its

strength, its ability to resist corrosion, and its ease of cleaning. Unfortunately, the metal is often

taken for granted and it is assumed that no problems will arise during its usage. However, some

care is required to ensure a long service life of the side burner.
To maintain the original appearance of your Hestan side burner, a regular cleaning routine should

be carried out using the following guidelines:

1. After use, following the safety precautions detailed earlier in this manual, wipe the appliance

with a soft, damp, soapy cloth and rinse with clean, warm water. This should remove most

substances encountered during the cooking process.

2. For stubborn stains, including burnt-on grease and food-borne deposits, use a multipurpose,

non-abrasive, cream cleanser and apply with a soft damp cloth. Rinse with fresh water, as

described above. On no account should steel wool pads be used unless they are made of

stainless steel.

3. Harsh abrasives and metallic scouring materials should not be used for cleaning stainless steel

as they will leave scratch marks in the surface and damage the appearance of the appliance.

Likewise, do not use wire brushes, scrapers or contaminated scouring pads.

4. For those areas with a directional grain, any cleaning with abrasives should be carried out

along this grain direction and not across it.

5. After use, always remove wet cleaning aids (such as cloths, pads, containers) from the surface,

to avoid formation of water marks or stains.

6. If required, dry the appliance after use with a soft dry cloth or towel.
If the preceding guidelines are adhered to, your Hestan side burner should offer excellent life and

should live up to its reputation of being “stainless”. Neglect of this practice, however, can lead

to deterioration of the surface and, in some extreme cases, corrosion of the steel itself. The two

most common types of corrosion that may be encountered, particularly on stainless steel, are rust

marks and pitting of the surface.

RUST-BROWN MARKS
These rust marks are likely the result of small particles of “ordinary-steel” which have become

attached to the surface and have subsequently rusted in the damp environment. The most

common source of such particles is from steel wool scouring pads, but contamination may

also occur from carbon steel utensils and old water supply pipes. These brown marks are only

superficial stains, which will not harm the side burner. They should be removable using a soft

damp cloth and a multi-purpose, non-abrasive, cream cleanser. Occasionally, it may be necessary

USING YOUR SIDE BURNER