How to get the best from your Weber® Big Family Q™
Barbecuing
Your Big Family Q™ has been designed to cook magnificent steaks. To get the best results with steak, cook on the grill-bars rather than on a hotplate. Only use a hotplate when there is the potential for a lot of fat to come away from the meat or when cooking eggs, pancakes and the like. When a recipe in this cooking guide requires you to 'barbecue', it is recommended that you turn the meat only once, halfway through cooking.
When you are barbecuing meat on the grill or on a hotplate, it is important that you pre-heat the barbecue before cooking. The instructions for pre-heating your Weber Big Family Q™ fol- low.
Pre-heating and Barbecuing
To pre-heat your Weber Big Family Q™ for barbe- cuing, open the lid and turn the large burner control knob to START/HI (Photograph A). Press the red ignition button to light the barbecue. Once alight, you can turn the centre burner
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knob on to START/HI (Photograph B). Your barbecue is now beginning to pre-heat. Close the lid and allow the barbecue to heat up with the lid down for at least 10 minutes, but no longer than 15 minutes. If you are cooking with a hotplate or breakfast plate remember to allow plenty of time for it to heat up. Always pre-heat the plate with the lid down and test it with a droplet of water to make sure it’s hot enough to cook on.
Your Weber Big Family Q™ is now pre-heated and ready for barbecuing. Leave both burners set on START/HI throughout the barbecuing process when using the grill (you may have to turn the heat down when using a hotplate). Remember to always cook with the lid down.
For the best results, and to avoid any possibility of flare-ups, remove any excess fat from lamb or pork chops before cooking over the grill bars.
Roasting
Unless otherwise specified, when a recipe in this cooking guide requires you to 'roast', it is recommended that you remove your hotplate (if you have one) and use the large Weber
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