Cleaning and Maintenance

Any piece of equipment works better and lasts longer when maintained properly and kept clean. Grilling equipment is no exception. Your grill must be kept clean and maintained properly. Viking highly recommends cleaning the grill after each use. A Viking grill cover (sold separately) should also be strongly considered in order to protect your grill from the elements.

Porcelain Grates/Flavor Generator Plates/Grill

Burners

The porcelain grill grates are easily cleaned immediately after cooking is complete and before turning off the flame. Wearing a barbecue mitt to protect your hand from heat, use a stainless or brass bristle barbecue brush to scrub the porcelain burner grid. Dip the brush frequently in a bowl of water. Steam is created as the water contacts the hot grate. The steam assists the cleaning process by softening the food particles. IMPORTANT: It is critical that the flavor plates not be allowed to develop excess build-up of debris over an extended period. Extreme flare-up may occur. For thorough cleaning of the grates and plates, allow to cool, then soak 15 to 30 minutes in a hot water and detergent solution. After soaking, scrub with a teflon scouring pad. Do not use a steel wool pad or abrasive cleaners. They could damage the porcelain finish.

Before removing the grates and burners, make sure the gas supply is off and the knobs are in the “OFF” position. To disassemble the grill for thorough cleaning, remove parts after they have cooled in the following order.

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Product	1	2
	1	2

Remove porcelain grill grates.

Remove flavor generator plates.

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3		4

Unclip holding tab at	Remove burner from holding
the rear of each burner.	tab at rear of burner.

Remove burner from slots located in frontProduct mounting bracket.

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