Weber SPIRIT EX 3 Series Manual
Weber SPIRIT EX 3 Series Manual

Weber SPIRIT EX 3 Series Manual

Burner gas barbecues for australia and new zealand
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Weber® SPIRIT® EX 3 burner
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  • Page 1 Cooking with the Weber® SPIRIT® EX 3 burner gas barbecues for Australia and New Zealand...
  • Page 3 SPIRIT EX will cook food with the most amazing Weber shall at no cost to the consumer, upon such defects flavour. Since Weber pioneered the ‘Flavorizer® occurring, at its option repair or replace such faulty materials System’...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Why should I barbecue with the lid down? Getting to know your barbecue High performance barbecue system Crossover ignition Flavorizer bars Burner tubes WEBER CRAFTED cooking grills, frame kit and hotplate Cleaning system Additional Features SPIRIT lid Warming rack Prep and serve table...
  • Page 7 CONTENTS Recipes Barbecued breakfast Pancakes Buffalo wings Roast chicken wings Sweet and spicy barbecue pork ribs Rib eye steak Red wine jus Steak Steakhouse spice rub Diane sauce Traditional barbecue Marinated chicken thighs Spice rubbed lamb burgers with yoghurt sauce Beef burgers Diavola pizza Roast turkey...
  • Page 9: Introducing Your New Weber Spirit Ex Barbecue

    Over the last barbecues you may have used before. This 70 years Weber has perfected lid down cooking to booklet will show you how to master Weber’s create incredible flavours and memorable meals.
  • Page 10: Getting To Know Your Barbecue

    Here we’ll show you how all the parts work together to produce incredible results. WEBER CRAFTED cooking grills, frame kit and hotplate Burner tubes...
  • Page 11: Crossover Ignition

    - all you have to do is ignite burner 1 by turning on the gas and pressing the The WEBER CRAFTED frame kit is designed to ignition button and the crossover burner system replace one of the SPIRIT EX grills. When coupled will do the rest.
  • Page 12: Additional Features

    In the WEBER CONNECT app you'll find a host of Additional features recipes and cooking guides. The app can send SPIRIT lid you flip and serve notifications, food readiness countdowns and food 'doneness' alerts. In Under the Weber lid is where all the magic addition, you can receive step-by-step barbecuing happens.
  • Page 13 SPIRIT lid Side burner Prep and serve table WEBER CONNECT Sear burner LPG gas bottle scale indicator...
  • Page 14 Direct cooking Indirect cooking...
  • Page 15: The Two Weber Cooking Methods

    Your SPIRIT EX barbecue is designed to cook sensational barbecues – whether it’s grilling your favourite meats and vegetables, roasting larger cuts of meats or pizzas, or baking a dessert. Weber’s lid down cooking system allows you to re-create any of your favourite recipes in your backyard and all with incredible flavour.
  • Page 17: How To Grill (Direct Cooking)

    How to grill (direct cooking) Traditional barbecuing usually involves using the direct method to grill food on the cooking grill. Barbecuing or grilling on your SPIRIT EX is a delicious way to add flavour to a range of traditional barbecue meats like steaks, chops and sausages, but it's also great for fish, pork, chicken and vegetables.
  • Page 18 How to sear the perfect steak Sear Rotate 90 Flip Rotate another 90 Preheat the barbecue Lift the steak but Lift the steak and Lift the steak without for searing. Place the don’t flip it. Rotate flip it over. Sear the flipping it and rotate it 90 again.
  • Page 19: How To Grill Using The Sear Burner (Direct Then Indirect Cooking)

    How to grill using the sear burner (direct then indirect cooking) The sear burner on your SPIRIT EX creates the ultimate system for grilling restaurant quality steaks on your barbecue. It provides extra high heat, just when you need it, while maintaining total control. Steak grilled above the sear burner will be beautifully caramelised on the outside, with a wonderful char- grilled flavour.
  • Page 20 Reverse searing a steak 1. Preheat (15 mins) Preheat reverse sear steak 2. Cook indirect 3. Sear direct Cook through Indirect Sear Direct...
  • Page 21: Reverse Searing Steak Using The Sear Burner (Indirect Then Direct Cooking)

    To preheat your SPIRIT EX for reverse searing: clean with a wire bush. If you are using WEBER CONNECT or a similar meat probe 1. Check that all burner control knobs are in the thermometer, place the tip of the probe into OFF position and check with the supplied tank the centre of the meat.
  • Page 23: How To Use The Weber Crafted Griddle (Hotplate)

    Hotplates are also great for burgers, frying onions, cooking beef patties and toasting burger buns. You can also make toasted sandwiches and char-grilled vegetables. The WEBER CRAFTED hotplate is made from heavy duty, porcelain enamelled cast iron. This will result in more even heat retention and a better cooking result.
  • Page 25: How To Roast (Indirect Cooking)

    How to roast (indirect cooking) Barbecue roasts are a huge part of outdoor cooking culture in Australia and New Zealand. Your SPIRIT EX is capable of roasting a leg of lamb, a beautiful Christmas turkey or crackling an amazing pork roast. You can cook an impressive baked ham, crispy roast chicken or succulent roast of beef using the indirect method on your barbecue.
  • Page 26 Approximate temperature range when roasting Burner settings Temperature (First 20 minutes) Indirect high heat Burners 1 and 3 HIGH, 220 - 260°C Burner 2 OFF. (After 20 minutes) Indirect medium heat Burners 1 and 3 ONE 190 - 230°C NOTCH GREATER THAN MEDIUM (MEDIUM +1) Burner 2 OFF.
  • Page 27: How To Cook Pork Crackling (Indirect Cooking)

    How to crackle a pork roast (indirect cooking) Great pork crackling starts with dry pork skin and scoring. For best results, remove pork from packaging a few hours before roasting, pat dry, score skin (if not already scored) and rub the skin with salt. You can do this multiple times, patting away moisture that forms on the skin.
  • Page 29: How To Bake (Indirect Cooking)

    How to bake (indirect cooking) What better way to finish off a beautifully cooked meal on your SPIRIT EX barbecue, than with a perfectly baked dessert. Using the indirect baking method you can create delicious desserts such as cakes, puddings, pastries and slices. Preheating for baking: SPIRIT EX 3 burner baking Whenever you use your SPIRIT EX, it's important to...
  • Page 31: Low And Slow Cooking (Indirect Cooking)

    Serve. 1. Check that all burner control knobs are in the NOTE: for wrapping, use either Weber butcher OFF position and check with the supplied tank paper or aluminium foil. scale that there is sufficient gas in your bottle (for LPG models).
  • Page 33: Rotisserie Cooking

    The food should be positioned above burner 2. NOTE: Do not use a WEBER CONNECT food probe 3. Place one or two large foil drip pans on the when cooking with a rotisserie.
  • Page 35 How to use the WEBER CRAFTED sear grate The WEBER CRAFTED sear grate is available as an accessory for your Weber SPIRIT EX. It allows you to impart a diamond pattern, criss-cross design on your food with less effort. The sear grate fits neatly into the WEBER CRAFTED frame kit and sits directly above burners 1 and 2.
  • Page 37 How to use the WEBER CRAFTED grilling basket The WEBER CRAFTED grilling basket (sold separately) expands your outdoor cooking experience. Well crafted and innovative, the grilling basket is designed to cook smaller cuts of food without losing them through the grill bars.
  • Page 39 There’s nothing quite like cooking pizzas at home using a WEBER CRAFTED glazed pizza stone on your Weber SPIRIT EX. Try your hand at the recipe provided in your guide, then let your creativity flow as you experiment with your favourite toppings.
  • Page 41: How To Cook Using The Glazed Pizza Stone

    Wait for the barbecue to cool, then brush the ashes off the bars using a Weber grill brush. 2. Hold bottle 25-30 cm from surface and Every once in a while it's a good idea to take...
  • Page 43: How To Read The Recipes In This Book

    There are recipes that Instant read digital meat thermometer range from very simple to a little more complex. If you’re new to Weber a good suggestion is to Use the Weber instant read digital meat try some simple meals first, to understand and...
  • Page 45: Barbecued Breakfast

    Barbecued breakfast Pancakes Direct/medium heat 180 - 230°C Direct/medium heat 180 - 230°C Equipment: WEBER CRAFTED hotplate Equipment: WEBER CRAFTED hotplate 15 mins prep - 10 mins cook 15 mins prep - 4 mins cook Serves: 4 Ingredients Ingredients Butter...
  • Page 47: Buffalo Wings

    Continue to roast the wings for a further 30 to Buffalo wings 35 minutes or until cooked through. There is no Roast/indirect medium heat 190 - 230°C need to turn them during the cooking time. 15 mins prep - 35 mins cook While the wings are cooking, mix all the blue Serves: 6 cheese sauce ingredients together in a small...
  • Page 49: Sweet And Spicy Barbecue Pork Ribs

    NOTE: As an alternative to this spice rub use 3 onion and cook for a few minutes or until the tbsp of the Weber Pork Low and Slow rub onion has softened. Once the onion is cooked add all the remaining sauce ingredients. Cook...
  • Page 51: Rib Eye Steak

    Rib eye steak Red wine jus Reverse searing/indirect medium heat then Ingredients direct high heat 4 shallots, sliced finely 15 mins prep - 30 mins cook 2 tbsp olive oil Ingredients 1 garlic clove, crushed Rib eye steaks, about 4 cm thick 1 sprig fresh rosemary Olive oil 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar...
  • Page 53: Steakhouse Spice Rub

    Weber Steak seasoning Add the cream and beef stock powder to the pan. To use the Weber Steak seasoning, simply refer Stir well and simmer for a couple of minutes. to the handy directions on the side of the jar.
  • Page 55: Traditional Barbecue

    Traditional barbecue Marinated chicken thighs Grill/direct medium heat 180 - 230°C Grill/direct medium-high heat 200 - 260°C Equipment: WEBER CRAFTED hotplate 15 mins prep - 1-hour marinating - 10 mins cook 15 mins prep - 12 mins cook Serves: 4...
  • Page 57: Spice Rubbed Lamb Burgers With Yoghurt Sauce

    Preheat the barbecue for direct cooking. 1 tsp smoked paprika Once the barbecue has preheated, turn all 3 main or 2 tbsp Weber Herb seasoning burners down to MEDIUM. Place the patties directly on the grill and press For the yoghurt sauce them down lightly with the back of a spatula.
  • Page 59: Beef Burgers

    Grill/direct medium heat 180 - 230°C Leave all 3 main burners on MEDIUM Equipment: WEBER CRAFTED hotplate 15 mins prep - 30 mins refrigeration - 10 mins Place the patties directly on the grill and press cook down with the back of a spatula.
  • Page 61: Diavola Pizza

    Prepare pizzas with desired toppings. 1 tsp fine sea salt Once the barbecue has preheated, slide the pizza off the baking paper and onto the WEBER 2 tbsp olive oil CRAFTED glazed pizza stone. Leave burner 1 on MEDIUM, and turn burners 2 and 3 to LOW.
  • Page 63: Roast Turkey

    Roast turkey Stuffing balls Roast/indirect medium heat 190 - 230°C Roast/indirect medium heat 190 - 230°C 15 mins prep - 2.5 hours cook 15 mins prep - 25 mins cook Serves: 8 Serves: 8 Ingredients Ingredients 5 to 6 kg turkey 1 tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing Olive oil 1 brown onion, finely diced...
  • Page 65: Roast Pork

    Roast pork Apple sauce Roast/indirect high heat 220 - 260°C, then Ingredients indirect medium heat 190 - 230°C 4 apples, peeled and diced 15 mins prep - 1.5 hours cook Serves: 4 1 lemon, juiced Ingredients ¼ cup caster sugar 1 to 1.5 kg rack of pork ½...
  • Page 67: Crispy Skin Salmon With Chermoula Yoghurt Sauce

    Roast/indirect medium heat 190 - 230°C 15 mins prep - 45 mins cook Roast/direct medium heat 180 - 230°C Serves: 4 15 mins prep - 45 mins cook Equipment: WEBER CRAFTED hotplate Serves: 4 Ingredients Ingredients 1.5 kg whole snapper, cleaned and scaled...
  • Page 69: Mexican Corn Cobs

    Mexican corn cobs Method Preheat the barbecue for direct cooking. Grill/direct medium-high heat 200 - 260°C 15 mins prep - 12 mins cook While the barbecue is preheating, mix the sour Serves: 4 cream, mayonnaise and coriander in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
  • Page 71: Char Grilled Vegetable Stacks With Rocket And Pine Nut Salad

    Place the vegetables directly on the grill leaving Char grilled vegetable stacks a small gap between each piece. with rocket and pine nut salad Close the lid and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Grill/direct medium-high heat 200 - 260°C Open the lid and turn the vegetables, then 20 mins prep - 10 mins cook continue to cook for a further 3 to 5 minutes with...
  • Page 73: Mixed Berry Cobbler

    Mixed berry cobbler Chocolate chip cookies Baking/indirect medium-low heat 170 - 190°C Baking/indirect medium-low heat 170 - 190°C 15 mins prep - 40 mins cook 20 mins prep - 60 mins refrigeration Serves: 4 - 12 mins cook Makes: 24 Ingredients Ingredients 1 cup self-raising flour...
  • Page 74: Temperature Guide

    Temperature guide The following chart gives a guide to how well done your meat will be, based on the internal temperature of the meat. The thermometer should be inserted into the thickest part of the meat, avoiding any bone. Keep in mind the internal temperature will continue to rise 3-6°C while it's resting. INTERNAL MEAT TEMPERATURE GUIDE Red meat Rare...
  • Page 75: Barbecuing Guide

    Barbecuing guide The following cuts, thicknesses, weights and barbecuing times are meant to be guidelines rather than rules. Cooking times and temperatures are affected by factors such as altitude, wind, outside temperature, how much food you are cooking and how well done you like your food. Direct cooking: Barbecue steaks, fish fillets, boneless chicken pieces and vegetables using the direct method for the time given on the chart, turning once, halfway through cooking (except for scallops in shell and oysters).
  • Page 76 PORK Thickness/weight Approximate cooking time and method 50 to 60 minutes total: 20 to 30 minutes roasting/indirect high Belly, pork (bone in/ heat (230-260°C), 20 to 30 minutes roasting/indirect medium 1.5 kg, 5-6 cm thick boneless) heat (190-230°C) Burger, pork minced 1 cm thick 8 to 10 minutes grill/direct medium-high heat (200-260°C) 2 cm thick...
  • Page 77 SEAFOOD Type Thickness/weight Approximate cooking time and method 1 cm thick 6 to 8 minutes grill/direct medium-high heat (200-260°C) Fish, fillet or steak: 2.5 cm thick 8 to 10 minutes grill/direct medium-high heat (200-260°C) snapper, barramundi etc 2.5–3 cm thick 10 to 12 minutes grill/direct medium-high heat (200-260°C) 450 g 15 to 20 minutes roast/indirect medium heat (190-230°C)
  • Page 78: Gas Barbecue Accessories

    Gas barbecue accessories WEBER CRAFTED grilling basket Weber makes a full range of innovative and well made accessories that perfectly complement any Weber gas barbecue and add fun, ease and convenience to gas barbecue cooking. WEBER CRAFTED outdoor kitchen collection...
  • Page 79 A handful of flavour created by us for you. After years of taste testing, trialling, fine tuning of recipes and adding Weber handcrafted barbecued ingredients, we've created a range of Rubs and Seasonings with a unique Weber point of difference.
  • Page 80 3 Sided grill brushes These grill brushes feature round head full of metal bristles, making it easy to get between the grill bars and other difficult places. Stainless steel grill pan Premium grilling rack A great idea for cooking The heavy gauge, nickel plated steel rib rack oven chips fries,...
  • Page 81 Weber thermometers Instant read thermometer Make sure your meat is cooked just the way you like it with this instant read thermometer. Snapcheck™ thermometer Super-fast and accurate to within 1°C. The snapcheck thermometer is the ultimate instant thermometer.
  • Page 84 The following are registered trademarks of Weber-Stephen Products LLC, 1415 South Roselle Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067; In Australia and or New Zealand - Weber®, Genesis®, Summit®, Weber® Q®, Weber® baby Q® and Weber® Family Q®, SPIRIT®, Smokey Joe®, iGrill®, Grill Academy®, Flavorizer®, Flavourizer®, Flavouriser®, Kettle silhouette®, The kettle shape®, the shape of the Weber®...

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