How To Get The Best From Your Weber - Weber Big Family QTM Owner's Manual

How to get the best from
your Weber
Barbecuing
Your Big Family Q™ has been designed to cook
magnificent steaks. To get the best results
with steak, cook on the grill-bars rather than
on a hotplate. Only use a hotplate when there
is the potential for a lot of fat to come away
from the meat or when cooking eggs, pancakes
and the like. When a recipe in this cooking
guide requires you to 'barbecue', it is recom-
mended that you turn the meat only once,
halfway through cooking.
When you are barbecuing meat on the grill or
on a hotplate, it is important that you pre-heat
the barbecue before cooking. The instructions
for pre-heating your Weber Big Family Q™ fol-
low.
Pre-heating and Barbecuing
To pre-heat your Weber Big Family Q™ for barbe-
cuing, open the lid and turn the large burner
control knob to START/HI (Photograph A). Press
the red ignition button to light the barbecue.
Once alight, you can turn the centre burner
Photograph A
Photograph B
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Big Family Q
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knob on to START/HI (Photograph B). Your barbe-
cue is now beginning to pre-heat. Close the lid
™
and allow the barbecue to heat up with the lid
down for at least 10 minutes, but no longer than
15 minutes. If you are cooking with a hotplate
or breakfast plate remember to allow plenty of
time for it to heat up. Always pre-heat the
plate with the lid down and test it with a
droplet of water to make sure it's hot enough
to cook on.
Your Weber Big Family Q™ is now pre-heated and
ready for barbecuing. Leave both burners set on
START/HI throughout the barbecuing process
when using the grill (you may have to turn the
heat down when using a hotplate). Remember to
always cook with the lid down.
For the best results, and to avoid any possibility
of flare-ups, remove any excess fat from lamb or
pork chops before cooking over the grill bars.
Unless otherwise specified, when a recipe in
this cooking guide requires you to 'roast', it is
recommended that you remove your hotplate
(if you have one) and use the large Weber
Photograph C
Photograph D
Roasting