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2. First usage of the product
If the Quoco
®
is used for the first time it is important to understand the product and
material aspects before using it. We advise to read the steps below very carefully to
avoid mistakes or misuse. The product can be used in 4 different kind of ways:
Outdoor kitchen
Barbecue
Firepit/heater
Garden artwork
The Quoco
®
Piatto can be expand by different kind of products and accessories to fit
your cooking expectations and create even more possibilities to use the product.
3. Materials
Quoco
®
uses different kind of high quality of materials. Based on the part of the product
and the type of the product, this can be different.
3.1 Plancha
The Quoco
®
plancha is made of steel and produced in a way that it will bend inwards
when it heats up. This means that the plancha will become lower on the inside and a
bit higher on the outside.
If the Quoco
®
plancha is used for the first time it is important that the plancha will be
heated up slowly. If the plancha is not heated up slowly the plancha can start waving
and even become wobbly. If the plancha gets wobbly because of misuse the warranty
expires. The inside of the plancha should go down by heating up. If the inside would
go up, please contact your dealer.
By bending, oil and remains of cooking can be easy shoved into the fire. This also
avoids that oil and dirt can easily get to the ground. Of course, is attention and
carefulness always needed. The plancha is made Carbon steel, the carbon steel
plancha has a protection layer on it to avoid direct rusting. Before using, the plancha
should be cleaned. This can be done by:
1.
water and soap,
2.
heating up the plancha and using a tissue to take away the protection layer.
After this the plancha should be greased. More about this can be found in part 6
3.2 Base and bowl rust version
The Quoco
®
base and bowl are made of corten steel. Corten steel is a special alloy
with different characteristics compared to “normal” steel. One of the differences is that
corten steel creates a protection layer on the outside. This protection layer protects the
metal against rusting through and generates a longer lifetime. It also creates the
special color of the product. Normaly corten steel looks like normal steel as it comes
out of production. In normal outdoor circumstances it takes at least 1 year till the
