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DIRECT AND INDIRECT COOKING: HOW TO SET UP
IMPORTANT: Review all warnings at the beginning of this Owner’s Guide before proceeding.
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IMPORTANT: Review all warnings at the beginning of this Owner’s Guide before proceeding.
GRILL/PIZZA
BACK
MID
FRONT
=
Indirect Zone
(top rack)
Direct Zone
SET FUNCTION DIAL TO
GRILL/PIZZA
DIRECT COOKING is when food is cooked
directly over the heat source. Best for quick
cooks and foods that need less than 20 minutes
of cooking. Consider this method for your every
day food items such as steak, burgers, chicken
breasts, and smaller veggies. Direct cooking is
used to create direct charring and caramelization.
2-ZONE
MID
FRONT
=
Indirect Zone
(back burner & top rack)
Direct Zone
SET FUNCTION DIAL TO
2-ZONE
TWO-ZONE unlocks the ability to cook with both
direct heat and indirect heat. Cook with direct
heat using the two front burners to sear your
food over direct flame, for quick, hot contact. Use
the back burner and top rack as a place to move
your food so it’s not cooking over a direct flame,
or as a space to cook smaller, more delicate food
loads to avoid overcooking.
ROAST/BAKE
BACK
FRONT
=
Indirect Zone
SET FUNCTION DIAL TO
ROAST/BAKE
INDIRECT COOKING is when food is cooked
indirectly over the heat source. Best for longer
cooks and foods that need longer than 25
minutes of cooking. Consider this method
for your larger items such as roasts, dense
vegetables, whole chickens, etc., or for delicate
items that are too fragile for direct heat, such as
fish and small vegetables.
LOW & SLOW
MID
=
Indirect Zone
SET FUNCTION DIAL TO
LOW & SLOW
HOOD DOWN
Enables the convection fan for even, surround
cooking, faster preheat and temperature recovery,
and better fat rendering.
Convection fan is only on when hood is down.
When using Woodfire Flavor, hood MUST be
down.
VS
WHEN TO COOK WITH THE HOOD UP OR DOWN
HOOD UP
Best for griddling and
shorter, more interactive cooks.
If grilling with hood up, you will not have the
benefits of the convection fan which may cause
cook times to vary.
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