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CARE AN D MAI NTE NANCE OF YOU R G RI DDLE
S E A S O N I N G
W H AT I S S E A S O N I N G ?
Seasoning is a proc es s by wh i ch oi l i s bak ed o nto me t a l t o
create a s tick res is t ant s ur f ace a nd pr otec t a gai ns t o xi d i -
zation. Your Char- Bro i l ® G ri d dl e c omes wi t h a t hi n l a yer
of veget able o il to protec t ag ai ns t r us t dur i ng s hip p i n g .
This may leav e s om e bl em i she s and di s col o rat i on o n yo u r
griddle t op. This i s no rm al and wi l l al l ev en out d u r i n g
your s easo ni ng pro ces s .
W H AT O I L S H O U L D I U S E ?
Some oils are bette r tha n ot her s f or se as oni ng . Fl ax s ee d
oil is a good oil fo r your i ni ti al s eas oni n g s i nce i t cr e -
ates a v er y dura ble bo nd. F l ax oi l has t he hi gh es t l e ve l of
Omega-3 fa tt y acids a nd has a v er y l ow s moke po i n t . I t i s
als o a naturall y ha rde ni ng oi l . Thi s t y pe of oi l i s g o o d f or
your initial s ea sonin g but i t i s mor e e x pens i v e t han ot h e r
options . S inc e it ca n al s o get b ri t tl e and f l ake ov er t i me, i t
is good for the initial se as oni n g b ut not f or man y co o k i n g
sess io ns . J ust li ke ca st i ro n, the mor e y ou cook on y o u r
Char -Broil® Griddle the be tt er y ou r se aso ni ng l a yer wi l l
be. Any of the f ollo wi ng oi l s ca n b e us ed f or y our i n i t i a l
seasoning.
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Canol a O il ( R ape s e e d Oil )
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Coco nu t Oi l
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Flax S eed O il
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O live Oi l
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Veget ab le Sh or t e ni ng (C risc o)
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Veget ab le Oi l
I N I TI A L G R I D D L E S E A S O N I N G
The idea behind your i ni ti al s eas oni n g i s t o coat yo u r g r i d -
dle top with oil a nd he at the oi l a bov e i t s s mok e p oi n t t o
polymerize the oil a nd c rea te a b ond wi th t he gri d d l e t op .
The res ult is a darkened, st i ck r es i st ant s ur f ace.
1. Apply sm al l am ount of oi l (a bout 2- 3 Ta bl es poo n s ) t o
the sur fa ce of the gri ddl e top and s pr ead i t ar o u n d
with a pa pe r towel or a l i n t- fr ee cl ot h
2. Turn a ll burners of yo ur gr i ddl e on to medi um- h i g h
heat.
3. H eat the oil unti l i t s t ar ts sm oki ng and l et i t c o n t i n u e
to heat o n the gri ddl e top unt i l i t s t ops s mo ki n g . Yo u r
griddle top wil l st ar t to becom e da rke r i n c olor . Th i s i s
good.
4. When the oi l sto ps sm o ki ng (t hi s s ho ul d t ak e ap p r o xi -
mate ly 25-30 m inutes ), t ur n y ou r gr i ddl e of f a n d l et i t
cool down.
5. R epe at ste ps 1 t hrough 4 a f ew ti me s unt i l y o u h a v e a
nice dark sur face on yo ur gr i dd l e.
6. Af ter you ha ve com pl ete d y o ur i ni t i al s eas on in g , w i p e
down yo ur griddl e top w i th cook i ng oi l f or s tor i n g .
M A I NTE N A N C E
Th ere are some si mp l e cl ea n in g an d sea son i n g st ep s f or
o p ti mal p er f orman ce of you r Ch a r- Bro il ® 2 Bu rn e r G ri d d le .
We rec ommen d cover in g you r g rid d le aft e r u se if i t w il l
b e lef t ou tsi d e t o p rot ec t it f rom th e ele men t s, e sp ec ia ll y
i n t h e wi n ter mo n th s. Th e C h ar -B roi l® 2 Bu r n er G rid d l e
C o ver is a vai la b le on Ch arb r oil . com.
G R I D D L E S U R FA C E- C L E A N I N G
F I R S T TI M E
:
A ft e r assemb li n g you r g rid d l e, y ou w an t to cle an th e
g ri d d l e su r fa ce off w it h so ap an d h ot w at e r. Be su re y o u
h a ve t h e t ime to seaso n yo u r g r id d l e b ef o re you st ar t t h e
c le an i n g p roce ss as t h ey n ee d t o b e co mp let ed a t t h e sam e
t ime. Th is wi ll b e th e O N LY T I M E you u se soa p an d wat e r
t o cl ea n yo u r g r id d l e su r f ace . R in se an d d r y co mp l et el y
w it h p ap er t ow el s. A f ter t h i s in i t ia l cl ea n in g , p ro ce ed t o
t h e step s f or In it ia l Gri d d le S eason i n g .
A F TE R E A C H U S E:
C l ea n t h e g ri d d le su r fa ce aft er each u se b y scra p in g wit h
a met al sp atu l a or scrap e r an d w ip i n g d o wn the g ri d d le
s u r f ac e w it h a clo th or p ap er towe l. For t ou g h f oo d re si -
d u e , p ou r wat er on t o th e h ot g ri d d l e su r f ace an d le t t h e
r e sid u e b oil of f. D O N OT U S E S O A P to cle an th e g r id d l e
s u r f ac e, as th at wi ll b r ea k d own th e sea so n in g y ou h a ve
c rea t ed on t h e su r fac e. Trea t you r g ri d d le t op mu ch l ik e
you w ou l d cast i ron skil le ts an d Du t ch ove n s. S to re y ou r
g ri d d l e i n a coo l, d r y p la ce , p refe rab ly w it h a c ove r
G R E A S E C U P
Th e Gre ase Cu p h a s a cap a ci t y of 1 6 o u n ce s (2 c u p s) a n d
s h o u ld b e emp t ied af te r each coo k sessio n . De p en d i n g
o n t h e foo d s you ar e co ok in g , t h is g r ea se cu p c an f il l u p
q u i ckl y. Car e sh ou ld b e t ak en wh en emp t yin g th e cu p , i t i s
p re f err ed t o emp t y t h e g rease on ce it i s coo le d d ow n , a s
b o th th e g r ea se cu p an d th e g r ea se w il l b e ver y h ot d u ri n g
a n d i mmed ia te ly f ol lo win g you r coo k sessio n . I f y ou f i n d
t h at t h e g rease cu p i s g et t in g fu l l mi d - co ok in g , y ou sh o u ld
u se a h eat p roof g l ove t o care f u ll y re move an d em p t y t h e
c u p . Th e g rea se cu p ca n b e wash ed wi th wa rm, soa p y
w at er b u t sh ou l d n ot g o in t o t h e d ish w ash e r.
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