Broil King 911050/ 2000 manual Initial ‘Burn-In’, What YOU’LL Need, Natural Lump Charcoal

WHAT YOU’LL NEED MODEL: 911050 / 2000 SERIES

Natural Lump Charcoal

Your BROIL KING KEG® will run on many types of fuel including traditional charcoal briquettes and even wood chunks. But, the KEG works at its best with True ‘Cue™ 100% Natural Hardwood Lump Charcoal (MODEL# TCF5505). Good natural lump charcoal, like True ‘Cue™ Brand, contains no chemicals, additives or fillers. This means your fire burns hotter, cleaner and makes less ash than with charcoal briquettes.

Fire Starter Sticks

The preferred fire starters for your BROIL KING KEG® are True ‘Cue™ Match tip Firestarters (MODEL# TCF5511). They’ll get the lump charcoal going without using lighter fluids - which we don’t recommend.

You’ll find lump charcoal and starter sticks at hardware stores, general merchandise stores, and outdoor product stores where cookout supplies are sold.

Initial ‘Burn-In’

SEASONING YOUR GRILL

Before you start to cook anything on your new BROIL KING KEG®, you first have to “season it” to burn off the coating used to protect your BROIL KING KEG® during shipment. It will also protect the cast iron parts from rusting during normal use.

First remove the grill grate and wash thoroughly in warm, soapy water. Rinse completely and dry with a soft towel.

Apply vegetable shortening to the cast iron cooking grate and top damper, inside and out.

For the final “seasoning” step - fire up your BROIL KING KEG® to about 400°F for about an hour. That’ll burn-off any of the protective coating that might still be in the pores of the metal.

WARNING

Always use caution when opening the lid. Carefully ease the lid open just a crack (about one inch) and count to five (1-2- 3-4-5) before opening all the way. This allows the heat that has built up inside the grill to escape slowly and prevents a sudden rush of oxygen from causing a flare-up.

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