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on an infrared grill. The results are that cooking with infrared energy provides more juicy
and flavorful results. High end restaurants have known for years that cooking with infrared
produces the best steaks, and now Char-Broil is bringing this same technology to your
backyard!
COOKING WITH INFRARED HEAT
• Sear marks are best made on fresh sections of the grill.
• Think about your meal and organize your food according to cooking techniques and
required times as well as best use of the cooking area.
• Coat each piece of meat, fish or fowl with a light spray of high heat oil.
• When using a sauce or glaze with excess sugars, brush on food during the final 10 minutes
of cooking. Excess sugars will burn and turn to carbon, and that’s not the smoke flavor you
want! Keep in mind that excessive marinades will require extra cleaning afterwards.
Until you get used to cooking on the Electric Patio Bistro, you may want to adjust your regular
cooking times. After some experience you’ll have a sense of what temperature setting and
cooking times best work for you and deliver the results you want.
COOKING WITH WOOD CHIPS
Wood chips can be placed on or between the cooking grates for added smoke flavor when
grilling and barbecuing. You can drop wood chips right out of the bag with no need to
pre-soak them first. NOTE: Do NOT place wood chips directly under greasy foods as this can
increase the risk of flare up.
Here are some hardwood varieties that work particularly well with foods:
Alder, Apple, Cherry, Hickory and Mesquite.
PREVENTING FLARE-UPS
Your TRU-Infrared cooking system was designed to eliminate flare-ups during normal use. Engineered
perforations keep flames in the firebox beneath the cooking grate and away from your food. However, under
certain conditions, you may experience a flare-up on top of the cooking grate. The following tips can help
reduce the chance of this occurring.
• When searing fatty foods, leave the grill lid in the open position.
• Try to keep your grill away from windy areas. Wind forces oxygen between the grates
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