• Beforethe firstuse,wash your new grillgratesinhot soapywater, rinseanddry.
Then "season"thesurface by wiping ona thin coating ofcooking oil.Remove
excessoilby wiping again with anotherpaper towel.This procedureshouldbe
repeatedwhen either:a)cleaning inthe dishwasher since the detergentmay
removeseasoning,orb)anytime asugar-basedmarinade(forexample,barbecue
sauce) isgoingto beused.
•Preheatthegrill on HIfor 5 minutes. Preheating improves theflavor and
appearanceofmeatsand quicklysears the meat to help retainthe juices. The
heatingelementshouldglow a brightcherry red.
•Usenonmetallicspatulasorutensi/stopreventdamagingtheExcalibur®nonst/ck
grill grate finish.
•Excessiveamounts of fatshould be trimmed from meats. Onlya normal amount
is necessaryto producethesmoke needed for that smoked,"outdoor" flavor.
Excessivefat cancreate cleaningand flare-up problems.
•Allowing excessive amounts of grease or drippings to constantlyflame voids the
warrantyon the grill grates. Excessiveflare-upsindicatethateitherthegrillinterior
needsto becleanedor thatexcessive amountsoffat arein the meat or the meat
was notproperlytrimmed.
•Greasedrippingswilloccasionallyignitetoproduceharmlesspuffs offlame for a
secondortwo. Thisis anormalpartofthe cookingprocess.
•NEVER LEAVE GRILL UNATTENDED DURING GRILL OPERATION.
Should excess grease cause sustained flare-up
1. TurnonFAN manually.
2. Immediatelyturngrillcontrol(s)to OFF.
3.Removemeatfrom gdll.
IMPORTANT
•Donot use aluminumfoilinsidethe gri, area.
•Donot usecharcoalor woodchipsin the grillarea.
•Donot allowgdll-recksto becomeoverloadedwithgrease. Clean frequently.
•Donot covergratescompletelywithmeat. Leaveairspacebetweeneachsteak,
etc.toallow proper ventilationaswellas preventflare-ups.
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