Vermont Casting VC0680P, VC0680N Caring for Your Gas Grill, Cooking Tips Caring for Your Grill

Caring for Your Gas Grill

COOKING TIPS CARING FOR YOUR GRILL

Prior to lighting the grill, coat the cooking grids with cooking oil to prevent food from sticking. Preheat the grill with the lid closed about five to ten minutes before cooking. Cook with lid down when possible. This will keep temperature even, conserve fuel, improve food's flavor, and lessen flare-ups.

Never leave cooking food unattended. Frozen meat and poultry should be thawed before cooking. Trim the excess fat. Frozen fish and vegetables will cook without thawing. However, placing frozen food onto very hot porcelain grids can crack the porcelain finish.

Add salt to food after cooking to prevent it from drying out. Brush naturally lean meat, poultry or fish with cooking oil or margarine.

Cook small pieces of tender foods in foil. Apply barbecue, tomato, or sugar-based sauces no sooner than the last ten minutes of cooking. Turn food with a long-handled spatula or tongs.

During operation, stand to side of grill when opening the grill lid. Lift lid handle slowly in case of a grease flare-up. Do not position any part of your body directly above the cooking area. Some flare-up is expected. It adds a smoky flavor and sears food, but a major grease fire can cause a potentially hazardous situation and damage the grill.

IN CASE OF A MAJOR GREASE FIRE, follow these steps:

1.Turn the burner-control knob(s) to off.

2.Stay away from grill.

3.Allow the fire to burn itself out.

4.After the fire is out and the grill is cool, shut off the fuel supply valve at the fuel source.

5.Clean all parts.

6.Check for damage to the gas-supply hose, burner valve, and burner. On L.P. appliances also check the L.P. cylinder, L.P. cylinder valve, regulator and hose. If any of these parts are damaged, replace them with factory authorized parts before operating the appliance again.

Regular care of your grill will help keep it operating properly. Cleaning or maintenance may be done only when the grill is cool and with the fuel supply turned off. Clean grill parts and tighten loose hardware as needed.

Do not put grill parts in a self-cleaning oven as the extreme heat could damage them. Do not use a combustible or flammable cleanser on grill. Do not use a commercial oven cleaner.

Always keep a small aluminum pan beneath the grill bottom to catch grease drippings during use. The grease pan is a 3-1/2”x 6” aluminum loaf pan available at most grocery stores. CAUTION: The grease pan and grill bottom become extremely hot during use. To avoid burns empty grease pan only when the grill is cool.

The small vent hole in the regulator must be kept clean of dirt and debris. Keep the gas- supply hose at least 3" away from any grill surface that becomes hot during use.

REGULAR CLEANING AND UPKEEP

After each cooking, shut the lid and turn control knobs to highest setting for 5 minutes to burn off grease drippings inside grill. Occasionally turn the ceramic briquettes over before lighting to burn off extra grease residue. Replace them with fresh ones if they become too saturated with grease.

Use a brass bristle brush on porcelain cooking grids. Wash cooking grids with a mild soap, a scrub brush and hot water. Use a mild soap and hot water to wash all other grill parts.

To refinish the outside of the aluminum grill castings, clean and then lightly sand with a fine sandpaper. Clean with a vinegar / water solution, and rinse with water. When dry, paint with a high temperature paint following directions on paint can label.

IMPORTANT: NEVER leave a grill unattended when in use.

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