Viking QSC200SS Cookbook - Page 3

Now you're cooking! Congratulations on the purchase of your Viking C4 Outdoor Cooker. The C4 is an awesome outdoor cooker that allows you to sear steaks to perfection, smoke up real barbecue and even roast a whole turkey. The meals you can prepare on your C4 are practically endless, and this guide is designed to help you begin to enjoy using your state-of-the art cooker. This guide includes a bevy of recipes, offering a broad selection of foods that you can prepare on your C4. These recipes take the guesswork out of using your C4, and down the road we're certain you'll be adding recipes of your own to your C4 outdoor cooking repertoire. Before you fire up your C4 The Right Coal The C4 performs best when natural lump hardwood charcoal is used. This type of charcoal cooks "cleaner," leaving less ash at the end of cooking and giving great grilled flavor to your foods. Leftover pieces of coal can be reused during your next cookout. You can find lump natural hardwood charcoal at some supermarkets, super centers and grill suppliers. Wood Chunks and Chips Wood chunks and chips add that smoky flavor to barbecue and other items, so you'll want to keep some on hand. Hickory chunks and chips are available at most supermarkets, and specialty wood chips and chunks (cherry, oak, pecan, maple, mesquite and alder) are available at some supermarkets, super centers and grill suppliers. Soak your chips for 30 minutes to an hour in water, apple juice or beer. Drain the chips or chunks before adding to the fire. They should be added to the C4 after the coals are fully burning and before placing your food on the cooking rack. Starting your fire Use of petroleum fuel starters, such as lighter fluid, is NEVER recommended as they add an unpleasant flavor to your foods. Light your fire by placing several sheets of crumpled newspaper under your hardwood charcoal briquettes and lighting in several places from the bottom damper. Alternately, you can position an electric fire starter down in the ceramic fire box along with your charcoal, the coals can be lit with natural fire starters (available at grill suppliers), or the charcoal can be lit outside the cooker in a charcoal chimney. Lighting Instructions Each time you use your C4 you will want to remove any ash from the previous cookout. • Remove rack from C4 and set aside. • Crumple several pieces of newspaper and place in the bottom of your ceramic fire box and place 2 to 3 handfuls of lump natural hardwood charcoal over the top. • Open the bottom draft door completely, and light the newspaper in several places. • When the newspaper is lit, close the dome by pulling the dome handle and slide the metal top completely open. • Keep C4 unit closed until the dome thermometer reaches desired temperature. • When temperature is reached, sprinkle some of the wood chunks (if using) over the hot coals. • Return rack to C4, add items to be cooked and close the dome. • When you're done cooking, close both dampers completely to extinguish your flame. 3