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Cleaning and maintaining your Spirit
®
To keep your Weber
®
Spirit looking and cooking its
best, there are a few simple maintenance tips you
need to follow. If you clean and maintain your new
Spirit on the inside and the outside, your barbecue
will perform like new for years and years.
Cleaning and protecting the inside of your Spirit
by keeping the cooking grills, Flavorizer
TM
bars and
cookbox of your barbecue clean is essential for
achieving the best results when cooking, and for
ensuring safe operation of your barbecue.
Cleaning the cooking grills is easy. For day-to-day
cleaning of the grills, the best method is to use a
Weber grill brush. After preheating your barbecue
on high for 10 minutes, while the grill is very hot,
use a grill brush to scrape any solid debris from
the cooking grill. Use a pair of long handled tongs
to rub a cloth or paper towel over the grill bars
to remove any excess grease. Always wear heat
proof gloves or mitts. It’s not necessary to wash
your grills in water after every use, however
the cold grill should be washed in hot water and
detergent every now and then to remove any
excessive grease build up.
Your Flavorizer bars should be cleaned regularly
to keep them free of grease, food and debris from
the grill above. To clean them, heat your barbecue
up with all burners on high for about 15 minutes
with the lid closed. This will turn any debris on the
Flavorizer bars to ashes. Wait for the barbecue to
cool, then brush the ash off the bars using a Weber
grill brush. Every once in a while it is a good idea
to take your Flavorizer bars off the barbecue and
soak them in hot, soapy water. Clean them using
a nylon scourer. Try to avoid using lemon or other
citrus based detergents as they can contribute to
corrosion.
Each time you use your barbecue, it’s a good
idea to check the disposable drip pan inside the
cabinet. If there is a full layer of fat and juice in the
pan, it’s time to throw the drip pan out and replace
it with a new one. This is also a good time to check
that the cookbox and removable grease tray are
clear of debris. If there is a buildup of solid grease
or food debris, it is important to clear it from the
cookbox and grease tray.
If you don’t clean accumulated grease and debris
from the Flavorizer bars, cookbox and grease tray
regularly, eventually all the fat is going to catch
fire. If you ever do have a fat fire in your Spirit,
turn the gas off at the source and open the lid.
Remove your food using long handled tongs if it
is safe to do so. Never throw water on a fat fire,
just allow the fire to burn out with the lid open.
It could burn for up to 10 minutes, depending on
how much grease and fat has accumulated in your
barbecue.
To maintain your barbecue and protect the
stainless steel and powder coated frame, we
recommend the use of Weber Stainless Steel &
Metal Protectant.
Weber protectant is specially formulated to form a
transparent barrier on stainless steel and painted
metal surfaces. Using protectant is essential for
protecting your barbecue against environmental
factors that can contribute to rust and corrosion.
A 250ml sample bottle of Weber Stainless
Steel & Metal Protectant is included with your
barbecue and instructions for use can be found
on the bottle. Regular application is important
for maintaining your barbecue’s appearance, and
Weber recommends application of protectant
at least every 3 months. Weber Stainless Steel
& Metal Protectant is available from your local
Weber Specialist Dealer.
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