The Two Weber ® Cooking Methods; The Direct Cooking Method; The Indirect Cooking Method - Weber Genesis II LX E440 Manual

Your Genesis® II LX barbecue is designed to cook sensational barbecues – steaks, chicken, chops and
sausages – but with Weber's lid down cooking system, your barbecue can also produce amazing roasts,
pizzas, slow roasted food and even desserts, all with incredible flavour. There are two cooking methods
you'll use on your Genesis II LX – direct cooking and indirect cooking. An explanation of the two methods
follows. When cooking anything on your Genesis II LX, you'll use either direct or indirect cooking (or a
combination of both). Whether you are using the direct or indirect method, it is always important to
preheat your barbecue before use and always cook with the lid closed.

The direct cooking method

The direct cooking method is what you might
think of as traditional barbecuing. Food is cooked
directly above a heat source. On your Genesis II
LX, that means cooking directly above a lit burner.
When using the direct method we recommend
that you turn your food once, half way through
the cooking time. The direct cooking method can
be used with the burners on high, medium or low,
depending on the level of heat required for the
recipe.
Direct cooking is used for searing meat, cooking
traditional barbecue food like lamb chops,
sausages and steak, and grilling chicken, seafood
or vegetables. The direct method should also be
used when using the hotplate supplied with your
barbecue for cooking food such as eggs, pancakes
and onion rings.
The direct cooking method will sear and brown
(or caramelise) food, giving a characteristic
barbecued appearance, texture and flavour. This
is what happens when your food comes in contact
with the hot grill or hotplate..
The two Weber ® cooking methods
The indirect cooking method is similar to roasting
or baking, but with a barbecued texture and
flavour you can't get in an oven. Food is not cooked
directly above a heat source.
For most indirect cooking (roasting and baking) we
recommend that you cook with the left and right
burners on and one or both of the centre burners
off. Food is placed over the unlit centre burner(s)
and cooked by the indirect heat produced by the
left and right burners. Heat rises and reflects off
the lid of the barbecue, and hot air circulates to
cook food evenly on all sides, so there's no need
to turn your food when using the indirect cooking
method.
Indirect cooking is best used for roasting thick cuts
of meat, poultry or whole fish. It is also the cooking
method to use for baking desserts, bread or pizza.
Slow cooking can also be achieved on your Genesis
II LX by using the indirect method (see 'Low and
slow cooking').
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The indirect cooking method