Masterbuilt CG600S Manual page 18

SEASONING YOUR COOKING GRATE
• Seasoning will prevent rust and food from sticking to the cooking grid. Apply a thing coating of solid vegetable
shortening over the entire surface. Place cooking grid inside of grill and allow to heat for 1-1½ hours. Frequent
seasoning prevents rusting. If rusting occurs, clean with a steel brush, apply vegetable shortening, and heat as
indicated above.
TO COOK USING CHARCOAL AND DIRECT HEAT
1. For best results, use a metal charcoal starter and fi ll the starter with about (1 kg / 2lbs.) of charcoal and light.
2. After 30 minutes, dump the charcoal into the charcoal tray, which should be at lowest adjustment height (Fig. A).
3. Adjust charcoal cooking chamber dampers from 1/4 to 1/3 open.
4. Immediately and carefully place another (1 kg / 2lbs.) of charcoal on top of the burning coals in the charcoal tray.
DO NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 2 KG/4 LBS. OF CHARCOAL.
5. Once the temperature reaches your desired level, food can be placed on the cooking grids. Do not cook before
the charcoal has a coating of ash.
Tip: The adjustable charcoal tray in the charcoal cooking chamber allows the charcoal tray to be moved to within a few inches of the cooking
grate allowing you to sear your meat and lock in the juices. Searing takes only a few minutes on each side. Don't allow the meat or food to burn.
After searing, crank the charcoal tray back to the bottom and cook the food to your personal preference.
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Fig. A
Position charcoal
tray at lowest
adjustment height.
Dump charcoal into
charcoal tray as
shown here.