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Char-Broil QUANTUM Manual

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  • Page 2 There are no hard and fast rules for cooking with your new Char-Broil ® grill - just some basic facts about how the grill works. Depending upon your level of experience with outdoor cooking on either traditional gas or charcoal grills, you will discover we’ve designed the Quantum...
  • Page 3 1) Easy...

  • Page 4: Temperature

    Temperature The temperature gauge in the hood of your new grill measures air tem- perature. The Quantum Infrared Cooking System is hot and can reach temperatures up to 700˚F degrees at the cooking surface. The air tem- perature inside your grill will never be as hot as the temperature at the...

  • Page 5: Pre-Heating Grill

    This aides in removing the oils used dur- ing manufacturing. Pre-Heating Your Grill Just like your home oven, the Char-Broil Quantum grill should be pre-heated to provide optimum performance. Preheat the grill on high for 10-15 minutes – longer if weather conditions require.
  • Page 6 Keep in mind, use of excessive marinades will also require extra cleaning afterwards. Until you get used to cooking on the Char-Broil grill with Quantum, you may want to adjust your regular cooking times. If you are familiar with cooking on a well-prepared charcoal fire, your sense of timing will be more easily adaptable to the Quantum infrared cooking system.

  • Page 7: Infrared Grilling

    Indirect Cooking Place the meat on one side of the grill, turn the Quantum burners on the other side of the grill to the setting that will deliver the desired cooking temperature (generally between 225F and 300F degrees) During indirect cooking, meat will lose fat and other drippings.
  • Page 8 On a turkey or chicken use a light touch of oil on the skin for the same effect. Sear the meat on the Quantum in- frared burner using a higher setting and then lower the burner setting to finish cooking.
  • Page 9 • Set Quantum to HIGH and place the steaks on the grate, lined up in the same direction. • Cook steaks on each side 2 to 3 minutes for a steak 1/2 inch thick, 3 to 4 minutes for a steak 1 inch thick, 4 to 6 minutes when 1-1/2 to 2 inches thick.
  • Page 10 • Set Quantum to Low. Important points to consider for grilling pork ribs with Quantum: 1. Unlike other grills, the Quantum grill emits infrared energy. It will sear the outside, penetrating the meat and sealing it so the internal moisture will remain.
  • Page 11 There are more pork recipes at www.charbroil.com Grilling Vegetables Grilling gives vegetables a lightly smoked flavor and it doesn’t take much prep- aration. Here are several tips on grilling vegetables on the Quantum Infrared Cooking System: • Set Quantum to MEDIUM/HIGH.
  • Page 12 Use this chart as a general guide. egetable rilling hart egetable stimated ooking etting n husks or foil soak 30-40 20 -30 minutes total minutes edium minutes ithout husks ushrooMs ortobello side edium egular side nions 10-12 uartered side edium side liCed ePPers...
  • Page 13 • Set Quantum to Medium. • To keep fish from sticking to the grill, make sure the cooking grate is clean and very hot before you start to grill. Rub it quickly with a paper towel dipped in a little oil before you put the seafood on the grill. A grill pan gives seafood a light smoked flavor and cooks it with virtually no fat.
  • Page 14 Lightly grilling fruit, especially stone fruits, caramelizes their natural sugars, enhancing their flavor and providing an attractive "grill mark”. • Set Quantum to Medium. • Be sure to put fruits on a liberally oiled cooking grate to avoid sticking. • Slice fruit in half and remove pits. Grill with pulp side down. Grill until tender.
  • Page 15 • Set Quantum to Medium and cook until a meat thermometer insert- ed into the thickest part of the meat reaches approximately 165˚F. Be sure the thermometer does not touch the bone. The infrared en- ergy of the Quantum Infrared Cooking System will lightly sear the out- side of the chicken, skin or skinless, and help seal in the moisture.
  • Page 16 has a high sugar content until the last 10 minutes of cooking to prevent the sauce from charring. • As with grilling, many factors, such as wind, air temperature, humidity, and the size and thickness of the food, affect the performance and actual cooking times of your rotisserie.
  • Page 17 forks press tightly so the chicken is secure. • Before you put it on the grill, roll the spit rod in the palms of your hands. It should turn easily, but if it is heavier on one side than the other, the bird isn’t balanced.
  • Page 18 Celebrity Chef Marvin Woods has received many accolades with his New American cooking style. Chef Woods, a graduate of the Academy of Culinary Arts, has also been featured on CBS The Today Show, CNN, Discovery Channel, O Magazine, Southern Living, Food & Wine, and has authored two cookbooks.
  • Page 19 Portobello Mushrooms with Feta and Sun Dried Tomatoes Serves 6 Ingredients 1 teaspoon curry powder 6 Portobello mushrooms ¼ cup Sun dried tomatoes ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil Feta cheese ¼ cup White balsamic Salt and ground black pepper 1 teaspoon Thyme Directions •...

  • Page 20: Cleaning Your Grill

    We’ve all heard the saying ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’. This is great advice when it comes to keeping your grill clean. Be- sides the high heat provided by infrared energy emitted from the Quantum Infrared cooking system, it also makes clean-up a breeze!
  • Page 21 Routine Service & Maintenance Cleaning Schedule Regular cleaning will do wonders in terms of prolonging the life of your grill. Go online to www.charbroil.com for the cleaning tips & tricks. eaCh eVery lean Cooking grates ™ lean gratePlate lean insPeCt firebox heCk gas suPPly hose for CraCks leaks...
  • Page 22 ® Grill Here are a few examples of some useful products specially designed to keep your Char-Broil grill with Quantum looking like new. Shop online at www.charbroil.com for Char-Broil covers and accessories specially designed for your new grill. Stainless Steel Grill Cleaner: model# 4785010...

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