Clean burn (pyrolysis)

The clean burn: 400 °C for 10 minutes

The quick start guide and the manual call it pyrolysis: burning food residue to ash.

1. Take out the grid, the deflector stone with its lift, and any cast iron.
2. Check there is enough charcoal, and light it.
3. Open both vents fully and close the lid. Stay with the grill.
4. Let it reach 400 °C and hold it there for 10 minutes. Do not let it go higher.
5. Close the draft door and the cap and let it cool.
6. When it is cold, rake out the ash and brush any residue out of the lid.

If you must open it during a burn

• Open a small gap and wait a moment before opening further, or the fire can flare back out (the manual calls it backfire).
• Wipe fat off the gasket before a burn. The 2019 FAQ: do not let fat drip onto it.
• The thermometer's red zone, "Danger to unit", starts at about 400 °C. Stay out of it.

Open the lid 4 to 5 cm first and wait a moment so air flows in slowly, standing to the side in gloves (the manual).