Weber Go-Anywhere Owner's Manual page 6

HOW TO START YOUR CHARCOAL BARBECUE
• Remove the lid and open all air vents before building the fire.
NOTE: For proper airflow, remove accumulated ashes from the
bottom of the barbecue if present (only after the coals are fully
extinguished). Charcoal requires oxygen to burn, so be sure
nothing clogs the vents.
• Place either lighter cubes (they are non-toxic, odorless and
tasteless) or crumpled newspaper under the pile of charcoal
and light. (Use only firelighters complying to EN 1860-3.)
COOKING mETHODS
There are two methods of cooking on your barbecue, the indirect
method and the direct method.
1. Open all vents.
2. Use the charcoal cup (A) supplied with your grill to measure
the appropriate amount of charcoal to use (refer to the chart
below). Heap the recommended amount of charcoal into the
center of the charcoal grate or pile the charcoal into a Weber
Rapidfire chimney starter.
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3. Ignite the charcoal. Leave the lid off until the charcoal has a
light coating of gray ash, about 30 minutes. (When using the
Weber Rapidfire chimney starter to light your charcoal, close
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the grill's bottom aluminum vents before pouring hot charcoal
onto the charcoal grate. Do not forget to open the vents just
after charcoal is poured.)
4. Use tongs to spread hot charcoal evenly across the charcoal
grate (B).
5. Position the cooking grate over the coals.
6. Place food on the cooking grate.
7. Place the lid on the barbecue. Consult the barbecuing guide in
this booklet for recommended cooking times.
GUIDE FOR mEASURING & ADDING CHARCOAL FOR THE DIRECT mETHOD OF COOKING
Barbecue Diameter
Go-Anywhere
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37 cm Smokey Joe
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47 cm Jumbo Joe
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47 cm Compact Kettle
57 cm Compact Kettle
47 cm Kettles
57 cm Kettles
67 cm Kettles
57 cm Performer
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CHARCOAL BARBECUE COOKING
DIRECT mETHOD
The direct method means
that the food is cooked
directly over prepared coals.
For even cooking, food should
be turned once, halfway
through the barbecuing time.
Use the direct method for
foods that take less than
25 minutes to cook: steaks,
chops, kebabs, vegetables,
and the like.
Charcoal Briquettes
13 briquettes
24 briquettes
30 briquettes
30 briquettes
40 briquettes
30 briquettes
40 briquettes
60 briquettes
40 briquettes
• Do not cook before the fuel has a coating of ash. When coals are
covered with a light grey ash (usually 30 minutes), arrange the
coals with long-handled tongs according to the cooking method
you are going to use.
• For additional smoke flavor, consider adding hardwood chips or
chunks or moistened fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme, or
bay leaves. Place the wood or herbs directly on the coals just
before you begin cooking.
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Beechwood Lump Charcoal
½ cup
¾ cup
1 cup
1 cup
2 ½ cups
1 cup
1¾ cups
4 cups
1¾ cups
A
B
mixed Wood Lump Charcoal
½ cup
1 cup
¾ cup
¾ cup
1¾ cups
1 cup
1¼ cups
2 ¾ cups
1¼ cups