Easy steps to becoming a barbecue expert
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Read the recipe and follow the specific instructions on the following pages.
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Before use, check the catcher tray for accumulated fat. Remove excess fat to prevent fat fires.
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Clean your grill regularly. Observe the instructions for use of the cleaning agent manufacturer.
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Preheat the grill with the lid closed for approx. 15 minutes on the MAX setting. Do not try to save time
by placing food on the barbecue too soon, before it has reached the right temperature.
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Always put out the burner after barbecuing. Turn off the gas supply at the cylinder.
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Use a barbecue turner or tongs, but not a fork. Piercing with a fork will allow juices, and therefore fla-
vour, to escape and the food will dry out.
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Check the food fits onto the grill before closing the lid. Ideally there should be a gap of approx. 2 cm
between individual food items.
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Do not keep opening the lid to look at the food. Every time the lid is lifted, heat is lost, i.e. the food will
take longer to be ready to be served.
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Only turn the food over once unless the recipe says otherwise.
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Never flatten food such as e. g. burgers. Doing this squeezes the juice out of the meat and dries the
food.
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If you baste the food lightly with oil it will brown evenly and not stick to the cooking grate.
Wash your hands and the implements thoroughly with hot water and detergent before and after
handling fresh meat, fish or poultry. Alternatively you could use disposable gloves.
Never put cooked food on the same plate on which you have had raw food.
• Do not defrost food for barbecuing at room temperature, but rather in a refrigerator.
• You will obtain the best results if the food is not completely cold (i.e. not taken directly from the refrige-
rator) when placed on the barbecue. Remove it from the refrigerator a little while beforehand (about 1
hour) so that it is at room temperature for cooking, provided that the food is not classified as sensitive.
• In the barbecuing instructions on page 42 you will find a list of recommended cooking times.
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