Lighting Charcoal; Preparing The Grill For Lighting; Lighting The Charcoal Using Lighter Cubes - Weber Go-Anywhere Mode D'emploi

LIGHTING CHARCOAL

Choose a Proper Location to Grill
• Only use this grill outdoors in a well-ventilated
area. Do not use in a garage, building,
breezeway, or any other enclosed area.
• Keep the grill on a secure, level surface at all
times.
• Do not use grill within five feet of any
combustible material. Combustible materials
include, but are not limited to, wood or treated
wood decks, patios, and porches.
Choose How Much Charcoal to Use
Choosing charcoal quantity depends on what you
are grilling and the size of your grill. If you are
grilling small, tender pieces of food that take less
than 20 minutes, refer to the Charcoal Quantity for
Direct Heat chart. If you are grilling larger cuts of
meat that require 20 minutes or more of grilling
time, or delicate foods, refer to the Charcoal
Quantity for Indirect Heat chart. For more details
about the difference between direct and indirect
cooking, refer to the GRILLING METHODS section.
Charcoal typically lasts for about an hour before
it is completely burnt through and ready to be
replaced.

Preparing the Grill for Lighting

1. Remove the lid. Depending on your grill model
you may be able to position it on the side of
your grill using the Tuck-N-Carry
which lowers to double as a lid holder.
2. Remove the cooking (top) grate from your grill.
3. Remove the charcoal (bottom) grate and clear
ashes or chunks of old charcoal from the
bottom of the bowl and ash catcher (depending
on your model of grill).
4. Open bowl vent(s).
5. Replace charcoal (bottom) grate.
Note: Instructions for using lighter fluid were
purposely left out of this owner's guide. Lighter
fluid is messy and can transmit a chemical taste
to your food, while lighter cubes (sold separately)
do not. If you choose to use lighter fluid, follow the
manufacturer's instructions and NEVER add lighter
fluid to a burning fire.
58444_PortCharOG_US_103114.indd 5
Lighting the Charcoal Using a
Chimney Starter
The simplest, most thorough way to light any
kind of charcoal is to use a chimney starter;
particularly, the Weber
starter (sold separately). Refer to the cautions
and warnings included with the RapidFire
chimney starter before lighting.
1. Put a few sheets of wadded up newspaper in
the bottom of the chimney starter and set the
chimney starter on the charcoal grate (A); or
put a few lighter cubes in the center of the
charcoal grate and place the chimney starter
over them (B).
2. Fill the chimney starter with charcoal (C).
3. Light the lighter cubes or newspaper
through the holes on the side of the chimney
starter (D).
4. Keep the chimney starter in place until the
charcoal is fully lit. You can tell when the
charcoal is fully lit when it is covered with a
coating of white ash. This can take anywhere
from 15 to 20 minutes.
Note: The lighter cubes used must be completely
consumed and the coals ashed over before placing
food on the grate.
5. Once the charcoal is fully lit, continue to the
following pages for instructions on how to
arrange your charcoal and begin cooking
lid lock
®
according to your desired cooking method
(Direct or Indirect method).
Lighting the Charcoal Using
Lighter Cubes
1. Build a pyramid of charcoal in the center of
the charcoal (bottom) grate and insert a couple
of lighter cubes (sold separately) within the
pyramid (E).
2. Using a long match or lighter, light the lighter
cubes. The lighter cubes will then ignite the
charcoal.
3. Wait for the charcoal to fully light. You can tell
when the charcoal is fully lit when it is covered
with a coating of white ash. This can take
anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes.
Note: The lighter cubes used must be completely
consumed and the coals ashed over before placing
food on the grate.
4. Once the charcoal is fully lit, continue to the
following pages for instructions on how to
arrange your charcoal and begin cooking
according to your desired cooking method
(Direct or Indirect method).
A
RapidFire chimney
® ®
®
B
C
D
E
WWW.WEBER.COM 5
11/20/14 2:10 PM