Weber Summit S-470 LP Owner Manual - Page 23

Using The Sear Station

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS USING THE SEAR STATION™ Your Weber® gas barbecue includes a sear burner for searing meats such as steak, poultry parts, fish, and chops). 4 burner 23 23 Searing is a direct grilling technique which browns the surface of the food at a high temperature. By searing or browning both sides of the meat you will create a more desirable flavor by caramelizing the food surface. Searing will also enhance appearance of the meat with sear marks from the cooking grates. This along with the contrast of textures and flavors can make food more interesting to the palate The Sear Station™ burner has an on or off control setting that works with the two adjacent main burners. With the sear and adjacent burners you can effectively sear meats while using other cooking areas for grilling with moderate heat. TO USE THE SEAR STATION™ Before searing you should turn all of the main burners on HI for 15 minutes to preheat the grill. Note: Always grill with the lid closed to allow for maximum heat and to avoid flare ups. Once the grill is preheated, turn the outer burners off or down to low. Leave the center two burners on HI and ignite the Sear Station Burner (See Sear Station™ lighting Instructions). Place the meat directly over the Sear Station™. You will Sear each side anywhere from 1 to 4 minutes, depending on the type of meat and thickness. You may turn the food a quarter turn to make crossing sear marks (1) before you sear the other side in the same manner. Once you are done searing you can finish grilling by moving the meat to a more moderate heat over the outside burners to achieve the desired doneness. 2 Sear 3 Station™ Sear Method Food is placed in the area of intense heat between the lit burners $ As you gain experience in using your Sear Station™, we encourage you to experiment with different searing times to find results that work best for your taste. SEAR STATION™ BURNER LIGHTING Summary lighting instructions are inside the left hand cabinet door. ƽ DANGER Failure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue's burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. The Sear Station™ burner has an on or off control setting. To ignite the Sear Station™ burner you must first ignite the two adjacent main burners. ADJACENT MAIN BURNER SNAP IGNITION Note: Each main burner control knob snap igniter creates a spark from the igniter electrode to the burner lighting tube.You generate the energy for the spark by pushing in the control knob and turning to"START/HI".This will ignite each individual burner. ƽ WARNING: Check hose before each use of barbecue for nicks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to be damaged in any way, do not use the barbecue. Replace using only Weber® authorized replacement hose. Contact the Customer Service Representative in your area using the contact information on our web site. Log onto www.weber. com®. WWW.WEBER.COM®

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
USING THE SEAR STATION
Your Weber
®
gas barbecue includes a sear burner for searing meats such as steak,
poultry parts, fish, and chops).
Searing is a direct grilling technique which browns the surface of the food at a high
temperature. By searing or browning both sides of the meat you will create a more
desirable flavor by caramelizing the food surface. Searing will also enhance appearance
of the meat with sear marks from the cooking grates. This along with the contrast of
textures and flavors can make food more interesting to the palate
The Sear Station
burner has an on or off control setting that works with the two
adjacent main burners. With the sear and adjacent burners you can effectively sear
meats while using other cooking areas for grilling with moderate heat.
TO USE THE SEAR
STATION
Before searing you should turn all of the main burners on HI for 15 minutes to preheat
the grill. Note: Always grill with the lid closed to allow for maximum heat and to avoid
flare ups.
Once the grill is preheated, turn the outer burners off or down to low. Leave the center
two burners on HI and ignite the Sear Station
Burner (See Sear Station
lighting
Instructions).
Place the meat directly over the Sear Station
. You will Sear each side anywhere from
1 to 4 minutes, depending on the type of meat and thickness. You may turn the food a
quarter turn to make crossing sear marks
(1)
before you sear the other side in the same
manner.
Once you are done searing you can finish grilling by moving the meat to a more
moderate heat over the outside burners to achieve the desired doneness.
As you gain experience in using your Sear Station
, we encourage you to experiment
with different searing times to find results that work best for your taste.
2
3
Sear
Station
Sear Method
Food is placed in the area of intense heat between the lit burners
4 burner
SEAR STATION
BURNER LIGHTING
Summary lighting instructions are inside the left hand cabinet door.
±
DANGER
Failure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’s burners,
or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the
barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive flame-up
which can cause serious bodily injury or death.
The Sear Station
burner has an on or off control setting. To ignite the Sear Station
burner you must first ignite the two adjacent main burners.
ADJACENT MAIN BURNER SNAP IGNITION
Note: Each main burner control knob snap igniter creates a spark from the igniter
electrode to the burner lighting tube. You generate the energy for the spark by pushing
in the control knob and turning to “START/HI”. This will ignite each individual burner.
±
WARNING: Check hose before each use of barbecue for
nicks, cracking, abrasions or cuts. If the hose is found to
be damaged in any way, do not use the barbecue. Replace
using only Weber
®
authorized replacement hose. Contact
the Customer Service Representative in your area using the
contact information on our web site. Log onto www.weber.
com
®
.