Direct And Indirect Cooking - Paderno VIDA Essence Series User Manual

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Direct & indirect cooking
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High
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Direct cooking - BBQ Mode (
This is the most popular cooking method and involves cooking food directly over a lit burner with direct heat. Food cooked using
this method will include steaks, burgers, pork chops and vegetables (see image A). Searing hot cooking grates and vaporized
grease drippings will create sear-marks that impart a range of smoky, earthy and sweet flavours.
NOTE: TOO MUCH GREASE CAN CAUSE FLARE-UPS, THAT CAN LEAVE A LAYER OF BLACK CARBON ON THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR
FOOD AND CAUSE OVERWHELMING FLAVOURS.
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Medium
Burner 1
Indirect cooking - Oven Mode (
Indirect cooking is a zone created adjacent to the heat source, not directly over the heat, to cook food gently for longer periods of
time. Indirect heat is done with the lid closed to trap heat inside the grill. You can add flavours by introducing a smoker box with
flavoured wood chips or a smoke generator loaded with flavoured pellets. This method is ideal for cooking large cuts of meat,
like whole chicken, roast, ribs or cedar plank fish. It's also the ideal cooking method for barbecue, where low 'n slow cooking is
required to turn tough cuts of meat like pork shoulder, ribs, brisket into tender bites (see image B).
NOTE: TO ACHIEVE TEMPERATURES LOWER THAN 225 °F (107.2°C) IN OVEN MODE, SET THE FAR-RIGHT BURNER TO THE #10
SETTING / ( ) MAX. POSITION AND TURN ALL REMAINING BURNER CONTROL KNOBS TO THE "0" / "OFF" POSITION. ADJUST YOUR
BARBECUE TO SHIELD FROM WIND.
COMBINATION COOKING WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COOKING.
Most food will benefit from a quick sear over direct heat for grill marks and caramelization, before being moved to indirect heat,
with the lid closed, at lower temperatures for longer periods, until safe internal temperatures are achieved. This method is ideal
for thick steaks, pork chops, bone-in chicken pieces and other thicker cuts of beef.
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4-BURNER MODEL
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4-BURNER MODEL
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Burner 4
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