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How to cook pork crackling (indirect cooking)
The secret to perfect pork crackling on your Spirit
®
II is to preheat for 15 to 20 minutes so your pork is
initally roasting at a higher temperature to crackle the skin.
Spirit II Pork Crackling
Preheat Pork Crackling (15 - 20 mins)
Pork Crackling
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Preheating for pork crackling:
Whenever you use your Spirit II for roasting, it
is important that you preheat the barbecue irst,
with the lid closed. Like a convection oven, the
barbecue should be hot when you put your food
in to achieve the best results.
To preheat your Spirit II for roasting pork crackling:
1. Check that all burner control knobs are in the
off position and check with the supplied tank
scale that there is suficient gas in your bottle
(for LP models).
2. Open the lid.
3. Turn the gas supply on at the source.
4. Light all three main burners according to the
instructions in the owner’s guide.
5. Turn the centre burner to LOW and close the
lid. Preheat the barbecue with the two outside
burners on HIGH and the centre burner on LOW
for 15 - 20 minutes.
Cooking pork crackling:
1. After preheating for 15 - 20 minutes, your
barbecue is ready to cook. Leave the outside
burners on HIGH and turn the centre burner OFF.
2. Open the lid and place your pork directly on
the grill above the centre burner and cook for the
estimated cooking time.
Approximate temperature range
when roasting
Burner Settings
Temperature
Outside burners
HIGH, centre
burner OFF
(after 15 - 20
minute preheat)
Indirect High Heat
220 - 260
°
C