Barbecook EDSON BC-CHA-1020 Manual page 6

6 GETTING THE APPLIANCE READY
FOR USE
a long match.
6.1 Which charcoal should I use?
Always light your appliance with traditional charcoal, never with
briquettes. Once the appliance is lit, you can add briquettes.
Use good quality charcoal to light the appliance, preferably
complying with EN 1860-2. Good quality charcoal is composed
of large, shiny bricks and do
Close your bag of charcoal properly before storing it.
Always store it in a dry place, do not store it in a cellar
Max 50% (max.1,2kg) of the bowl can be filled with
charcoal. Overfilling the bowl can seriously damage your
barbecue due to extensive heat.
6.2 Lighting the appliance
The main steps of this task are illustrated in Figure 2 and
3, on pag 1 e 00.
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• Do not use too much charcoal. The bowl should only be
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• Use small pieces of charcoal to light the appliance. Yo u
can add larger bricks afterwards.
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Do not put the grill on the appliance yet. An empty grill can
deform when held in the heat for too long.
WARNING! You can only start cooking once the fuel
(charcoal) has a coating of ash. Normally, this takes
about 15 minutes (Fig. 2d)
Put the grill on the appliance, with its supports on the
hooks of the charcoal bowl. Always put the grill in this
position when you use the appliance.
When you want to store the appliance, put the
supports of the grill next to the hooks of the charcoal
bowl (Fig. 3, on page 100). When the grill is in this
lower position, you can put the cover on the
appliance. See also "8.3 Storing the appliance".
You can also light the charcoal in the Barbecook
charcoal starter. When the charcoal is ready, just pour
it from the charcoal starter into the bowl of the
appliance (Fig. 1, page 100).
This is a charcoal barbecue, burning wood (both in the
barrel and in the charcoal bowl) can damage the
barbecue.
7 USEFUL TIPS AND TRICKS
7.1 Preventing food from burning
To prevent your food from burning, never start grilling when there
a thin layer of white ashes.
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7.2 Preventing food from sticking
To prevent your food from sticking to the grill:
• Oil the food lightly with a brush before you put it on the grill.
You can also oil the grill itself.
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are grilling. They are usually caused by dripping fat or marinade.
however, increase the temperature in the bowl and can ignite
• Make sure the bowl is clean before you start grilling. We
recommend cleaning the bowl after each use.
• Remove excess fat and marinade from the meat. You can
also use a grill pan for fatty and/or marinated meat.
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8.1 Cleaning the bowl
2a).
1860-3.
2b). Tips:
We recommend cleaning the bowl after each use. With the ash
container, this is done in no time. Proceed as follows:
1 Let the appliance cool down completely and remove the grill.
2 Remove the bottom grid from the bowl and brush the ashes
into the ash container (Fig. 4a).
3 Lift the ash container from the bowl (Fig. 4b) and pour the
2c). ashes into a bucket (Fig. 4c).
4 Put the ash container and the bottom grid back in the bowl.
5 Put the grill back on the appliance (in the lowest position)
and put the cover on the appliance (Fig. 4d).
8.2 Cleaning the grill
We recommend cleaning the grill after each use, with a
Barbecook cleaner.
8.3 Storing the appliance
Store the appliance after each use. Proceed as follows:
1 Clean the bowl and the grill. See "8.1 Cleaning the bowl"
and
2 Put the grill back on the appliance, in the lowest position.
3 Put the cover on the appliance.
4 Store the appliance in a dry place (indoors, under a
shelter...).
8.4 Limiting the formation of rust
The upper ring of the barrel has the tendency to rust a little. To
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MAINTAINING THE APPLIANCE
The main steps of this task are illustrated in Figure 4, on
page 101.
sodium bicarbonate. Never use oven cleaners on the grill.
"8.2 Cleaning the grill"
The rust does not harm the barrel. If you like a sturdy look,
do not bother oiling the barrel.