General Grilling Tips - Master Chef 85-1261-0 Safe Use, Care And Assembly Manual

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G R I L L I N G T I P S
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Before preheating the grill make sure that the appliance is safe, and clean.
Check your propane level before cooking so you don't run out of fuel before finishing.
Preheat the grill, set all bottom burners at high heat with the hood closed for about
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10 minutes. To allow for quick burnoff place aluminum foil over entire cooking surface
and with grill set to high allow grill to stand with lid closed for 5 minutes. All grease will
liquify for easy removal.
For even cooking and to prevent flare-ups or burning, move food around on the
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cooking grids.
Cook with the lid down and on medium heat to ensure even cooking. Food cooked
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in a covered grill cooks faster, easier, and more efficiently.
Trm excess fat from meats to avoid flare-ups. Less fat makes clean up easier and
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is also healthier.
It is not safe food practice to bring meat to room temperature before cooking.
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All meat must be refridgerated.
Use long handled tongs for turning steaks or roasts and spatulas for turning burgers
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and fish. Do not use a fork for turning as it will pierce the meat allowing flavourful
jiuces to escape.
Determine the degree of cooking of steaks by cutting a small slit near the bone and
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checking the colour. For boneless cuts, make a slit near the centre. For thicker steaks,
use a quick recovery meat thermometer to accurately gauge the internal temperature.
For large pieces of meat and poultry insert thermometer into the centre if the largest
muscle of meat or in the inner thigh or breast of poultry. Charring meat, poultry, or fish
is not recommended.
If you turn the controls to high and close the hood for a few minutes your grill will
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virtually self clean. Brush off loose residue.
When grilling steaks, remember to keep in mind one guiding principle: moisture must
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be retained in the steaks for tender, juicy and flavourful meat. Therefore:
1. Salt steaks after cooking to prevent loss of moisture.
2. Turn steaks when bubbles appear on the surface. Each time bubbles appear,
turn steak over so that the moisture goes back into the steak.
3. Steak should only require turning once or twice.
4. Barbecue sauces are best applied towards the end of cooking to prevent burning.
To prevent food from sticking, you can brush or rub cooking oil on to the cooking grids.
If using vegetable cooking spray use it only before lighting the burners.
Do not leave your barbecue unattended, and watch out for children
functioning safely at all times. Do not move the barbecue while cooking.
C A U T I O N
Never spray into the grills while burners are on.
W A R N I N G
around the barbecue. Make sure the barbecue is