Cooking Instructions - Patio Chef SS64LP Owner's Manual

Cooking Instructions

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WARNING
Your grill will get very hot. Never lean over
the cooking area while using your grill. Do
not touch cooking surfaces, grill housing,
Grill Lid or any other grill parts while the grill
is in operation, or until the grill has cooled
down after use.
Failure to comply with these instructions
may result in serious bodily injury.
Burn-off
Before cooking on your gas grill for the first time, you
will want to "burn off" the grill to eliminate any odor or
foreign matter. Just ignite the Burners, lower the Lid,
and operate grill on the HIGH setting for three to five
minutes.
CAUTION:
Operating your grill on the HIGH setting for longer than
five minutes may damage certain parts of your grill. Do
not leave your grill unattended.
Preheating
To preheat, light your grill on HIGH, lower the lid and
follow this timetable:
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For high temperature cooking, preheat grill
3 to 5 minutes.
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For low temperature cooking, preheat grill
3 minutes.
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To slow cook, preheating is not necessary.
Cooking Temperatures
High setting: Only use this setting for fast warm-up,
searing steaks or chops and for burning food
residue off the grill after cooking is complete. Never
u s e t he H IG H s et ti ng f or e xt e nd ed c oo k i ng .
Medium to Low settings: Most recipes specify
medium to low settings, including alls moking,roasting,
baking and for cooking lean cuts such as fish.
NOTE: Temperature settings will vary with the amount
of wind and temperatu re outside your home.
Direct Cooking
The direct cooking method can be used with the
supplied Cooking Grids and food placed directly
over the lit grill Burners. Direct cooking requires
the grill lid to be up. This method is ideal for
searing and whenever you want meat, poultry or fish
to have an open-flame barbecued taste. Deep frying
and smoking are also best cooked in this manner
because they require direct heat.
Indirect Cooking
The indirect cooking method can also be used with
the supplied cooking grids. To cook indirectly,
the food should be placed on the left or right side
of your grill with the burner lit on the opposite side.
Indirect cooking must be done with the lid
down.
Flare-Ups
The fats and juices dripping from grilled food can
cause flare-ups. Since flare-ups impart a favorably,
distinctive taste and color to food cooked over an
open flame, they should be accepted up to a point.
N e v e r t h e l e s s , u n c o n t r o l l e d f l a r i n g c a n
result in a ruined meal.
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Do not line the bottom of the grill housing
with aluminum foil, sand or any substance
that will restrict the flow of grease into
the grease draining tray and receptacle.
Failure to comply with these instructions
could result in a fire or explosion which
could cause serious bodily injury, death,
or property damage.
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