Outdoor Grill Use; Using Your Outdoor Grill - KitchenAid 810-0021 Installation Instructions And Use & Care Manual

Using Your Outdoor Grill

Charcoal Briquettes Lighting Instructions
1. Open grill lid.
Remove grill grids (see "Grill Grid Removal & Grid Lifter")
2.
3. Lift the charcoal tray handle to adjust charcoal pan to middle
height position. (see "Charcoal Tray Handle Operation").
4. Pour charcoal briquettes into the charcoal pan and arrange
into a pile. Note: Charcoal should not go above grill grid.
Maximum recommended amount of charcoal is 8 lb.
5. With the grill lid open, light the charcoal using one of the
following types of charcoal lighting methods:
a. Compressed wood fiber stick / briquette fire starter
b. Chimney charcoal starter
c. Electric grill starter
d. Charcoal infused with lighter fluid (ready light charcoal
briquettes)
e. Paper and wood
(Follow all manufacturer's instructions regarding the use of
their products).
6. With grill lid open, allow charcoal to burn until flames subside.
Evenly spread the coals out in the bottom of the charcoal pan.
NOTE: To extend the life of your grill, make sure that hot coals
do not touch the walls of the grill.
7. Adjust charcoal tray handle to low position.
8. Replace the grill grids.

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Grilling/Searing
1. Always wait for any charcoal flames to subside before placing
food on cooking grid.
2. Once briquettes are glowing, use the charcoal tray handle to
adjust charcoal pan to desired cooking position.
3. Place food on grill grids and close grill lid.
4. Grill food to desired doneness, turning or flipping as necessary.
Regulating Heat
To raise, lower or maintain the burning intensity, more charcoal
briquette may be needed or an adjustment to charcoal tray position
or the front air ventilation may be needed. (see "Adjusting
Temperatures and "Adding Charcoal Briquette During Cooking"
section).
Add Charcoal Briquette During Cooking
Additional charcoal briquettes may be required to maintain or
increase cooking temperature.
1. Open grill lid.
2. Using the charcoal tray handle, adjust the charcoal pan to the
low position.
3. Remove the food from grill grid, then remove the grill grid.
4. Use cooking tongs add charcoal briquettes to the charcoal pan.
5. When the charcoal briquette is burning strong again, evenly
spread them out in the bottom of the charcoal pan and adjust
charcoal pan to desired cooking level.
6. Replace food on the grill grid.
7. Close the grill lid. Allow food to continue grilling.