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Grilling using the sear burner:
1. After preheating for 10 minutes, your barbecue
is ready to cook. Turn the left burner OFF.
Leave the other two main burners AND the
sear burner on HIGH.
2. Open the lid, brush the cooking grills clean with
a wire brush and place your oiled and seasoned
steak directly on the grill above the lit sear
burner. Tap it gently with the back of your tongs
to ensure good contact with the grills.
3. Close the lid and cook for 45-60 seconds.
4. Open the lid and rotate the steak 90
0
Close the
lid and cook for a further 45-60 seconds.
5. Open the lid and turn the steak over. Close the
lid and cook for a further 45-60 seconds.
6. Open the lid and rotate the steak 90
0
. Close the
lid and cook for a further 45-60 seconds.
7. If your steak requires further cooking to reach
your desired doneness, open the lid, turn the
sear burner OFF and move the steak to the
grill above the far left burner (turned OFF).
8. Close the lid and cook indirect for the
remaining cooking time.
By using this method, you’ll cook steaks with a
beautiful, crisscross seared finish on the outside.
If you like more (or less) charring on the outside
of your steak, experiment with leaving the steak
above the direct heat of the sear burner for more
(or less) time. If you like a very charred outside, try
preheating the barbecue for 15 minutes instead of
10.
The sear burner can also be used for searing or
browning the outside of cuts of meat you plan to
roast. Certain cuts of beef, lamb and pork will
benefit from being seared first and then finished
using the indirect method. The sear burner
should never be used to cook food with a very high
fat content, unless the fat has been removed prior
to cooking.
The sear burner on your GENESIS creates the ultimate system for grilling restaurant quality steaks on
your barbecue. It provides extra high heat, just when you need it, while maintaining total control. Steak
grilled above the sear burner will be beautifully caramelised on the outside, with a wonderful char-
grilled flavour. For the best results, try to use quality steak that is 2-4 cm thick. For thicker steaks, refer
to the reverse sear method detailed in this book.
Preheating for grilling using the sear burner:
Whenever you use your GENESIS it's important
to preheat the barbecue first with the lid closed.
This ensures the porcelain enamelled cast iron
grill is searing hot when you start cooking.
To preheat your Genesis for grilling:
1. Check that all burner control knobs are in the
OFF position and check with the supplied tank
scale that there is sufficient gas in your bottle
(for LPG models).
2. Open the lid.
3. Turn the gas supply on at the source.
4. Light all 3 main burners AND the sear burner
on HIGH according to the instructions in the
owner’s guide.
5. Preheat the barbecue with all burners on HIGH
for 10 minutes.
How to grill using the sear burner (direct then indirect cooking)
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