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SEAR STATION
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IGNITION & USAGE
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USING THE SEAR STATION
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Your Weber
®
gas barbecue includes a sear burner for searing meats such as steak,
poultry parts, fish, and chops .
Searing is a direct cooking technique which browns the surface of the food at a
high temperature . By searing or browning both sides of the meat you will create a
more desirable flavour by caramelizing the food surface . Searing will also enhance
appearance of the meat with sear marks from the cooking grates . This along with the
contrast of textures and flavours can make food more interesting to the palate .
The Sear Station
®
burner has an on or off control setting that works with the two
adjacent main burners . With the sear and adjacent burners you can effectively sear
meats while using other cooking areas for barbecuing with moderate heat .
Before searing you should turn all of the main burners on HI for 15 minutes to preheat
the barbecue . Note: Always barbecue with the lid closed to allow for maximum heat and to
avoid flare ups.
Once the barbecue is preheated, turn the outer burners off or down to low . Leave the
center two burners on HI and ignite the Sear Station
®
burner .
Place the meat directly over the Sear Station
®
. You will sear each side anywhere from
1 to 4 minutes, depending on the type of meat and thickness . You may turn the food a
quarter turn to make crossing sear marks (1) before you sear the other side in the same
manner .
Once you are done searing you can finish barbecuing by moving the meat to a more
moderate heat over the outside burners to achieve the desired doneness .
As you gain experience in using your Sear Station
®
, we encourage you to experiment
with different searing times to find results that work best for your taste .
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4 BURNER
SEAR METHOD
Food is placed in the area of intense heat between the lit burners
SEAR STATION
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BURNER MANUAL IGNITION
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DANGER
Failure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’s burners, or
not waiting five minutes to allow the gas to clear if the barbecue
does not light, may result in an explosive flare-up which can
cause serious bodily injury or death.
The Sear Station
®
burner has an on or off control setting . To ignite the Sear Station
®
burner you must first ignite the two adjacent main burners .
Adjacent Main Burner Snap Ignition
Note: Each main burner control knob snap igniter creates a spark from the igniter electrode
to the burner lighting tube. You generate the energy for the spark by pushing in the control
knob and turning to START/HI. This will ignite each individual burner.
A) Open the lid (1) .
B) Verify each adjacent Sear Station
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main burner is lit by visual inspection of a
flame (2) .
C) Put match in the match holder and strike match .
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WARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue.
D) Insert match holder and lit match down through cooking grates and Flavorizer
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bars to ignite the Sear Station
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burner (3) .
E) Push the Sear Station
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control knob in and turn to the ON position (4) .
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WARNING: If the burner does not light, turn the burner control
knob to OFF and wait five minutes to let the gas clear before
you try again. Note: See “MAINTENANCE” for burner removal
and cleaning procedure.
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TO EXTINGUISH
Depress and turn each burner control knob clockwise to OFF position . Turn gas supply
off at the source .
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The barbecues illustrated in this
Owner’s Guide may vary slightly
from the model purchased .
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