Low And Slow Cooking (Indirect Cooking) - Weber GENESIS Manual

Secondary cuts of meat like ribs, shoulder, shanks and brisket are tougher and can be fattier than other
cuts of meat. These tougher cuts will benefit from being cooked low and slow – that is, cooked using a
very low heat (about 110°C to 130°C) for many hours. This is the method used for traditional American
barbecue dishes like pulled pork, beef brisket and pork spare ribs. Although the cooking process takes
much longer and requires some attention, the results are well worth the effort. Your meat will be
incredibly tender, while staying juicy and retaining a lot of natural flavour.
Preheating for low and slow:
Whenever you use your GENESIS for low and slow
cooking, it's important to preheat the barbecue
first with the lid closed. The barbecue should
be at the optimum cooking temperature (about
110°C to 130°C) when you place your food inside
to achieve the best results.
To preheat your GENESIS for low and slow
cooking:
1. Check that all burner control knobs are in the
OFF position and check with the supplied tank
scale that there is sufficient gas in your bottle
(for LPG models).
2. Open the lid.
3. Turn the gas supply on at the source.
4. Remove the grills. Place 2 small Weber drip
pans with 500 ml of cold water in each pan
on the Flavorizer bars one above burner 1
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and the other above burner 3. The addition of
the water pans will ensure your meat remains
moist and flavoursome. Place the grills back in
the barbecue.
5. Light the burners 1 and 3 (burner 2 and sear
burner OFF) according to the instructions in
the owner's guide.
6. Turn burner 1 to LOW and burner 3 on HIGH and
close the lid. Preheat the barbecue with burner
2 and sear burner OFF and burner 1 on LOW and
burner 3 on HIGH for 10 minutes.
Cooking low and slow:
1. After preheating for 10 minutes, your barbecue
is ready to cook. Leave burner 2 and sear
burner OFF, leave burner 1 on LOW and turn
burner 3 to MEDIUM.
2. Open the lid, brush the cooking grills clean
with a wire brush and place your food directly
on the grill above burner 2. Close the lid and
cook for the estimated cooking time.
3. After 30 minutes, turn burner 3 to LOW.

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For the best results wrap your meat with
aluminum foil or Weber butcher paper as follows:
Pork Ribs: Wrap after approx. 1.5 hours into
cooking and cook for a further 2 hours. Unwrap,
baste and cook for a further 30 minutes. Remove
ribs from barbecue, wrap and let rest for 30
minutes. Serve.
Beef Short Ribs: Wrap after approx. 2.5 hours
and cook for a further 3 hours. Unwrap, baste and
cook for a further 30 minutes. Remove ribs from
barbecue, wrap and let rest for 30 minutes. Serve.
GENESIS 3 burner low and slow
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