Icon Grills CG401RED User Manual

400 Series Kamado Grill

Owner’s ManualOwner’s Manual

Welcome to Kamado cooking! Our Icon Kamado is based on 3,000+
years of clay pot cooking from around the world. Over generations
our ancestors have continued to refine Kamado techniques for
grilling, smoking, baking and cooking all types of food, including
meats, poultry, fish and vegetables. Kamado cooking locks in moisture
and provides a variety of ways to infuse different tastes into your
foods, turning weekend grillers into neighborhood chefs.

Our Icon Kamado builds on this heritage with fresh aesthetics, safety
and convenience features, a user-friendly easy-lift lid with spring
assist and high-quality materials to define a new industry standard
for design and innovation. The thick ceramic construction of our grill
provides superior thermal insulation allowing you to grill, cook, bake
or smoke regardless of the season - from the hot summer days in our
home town of St. Louis to the cold snowy days in Bangor, Maine.

In this manual we provide the basics to get you cooking and invite you to our website, www.icongrills.com,
where we share recipes, detailed Use & Care information and contact information if you need more help.

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From our entire team here at Icon Grills, thanks for your purchase. Here’s to becoming the destination eatery in
your neighborhood!

Cooking with your Kamado

Your new Icon Kamado is the complete outdoor cooking
appliance that allows you to sear, grill, bake and smoke all types
of food. For best results, we recommend using natural lump
charcoal made from hardwoods. Compared to briquettes,
natural charcoals start faster, burn cleaner and longer, reach
higher temperatures and produce less ash. Leftover natural
charcoal also relights for re-use. Before restarting the grill, knock
off excess ash from remaining charcoal. Routinely empty ash,
but only do so when grill is cool.

Starting your Icon Kamado Grill is simple and fast: Open top and
bottom vents wide open, fill the inner fire bowl with enough
charcoal to cover the air holes, then light the charcoal using an
electric starter or approved grill starters. After several coals are
burning, spread evenly, adjust top and bottom vents, and wait
for the Kamado to reach your desired cooking temperature.
As needed, add more charcoal by using the flip grate feature,
being careful not to burn yourself with the hot food or cooking
grate.

SET-UP

STEP 1STEP 1

STEP 1

Step 1: Cart Assembly

• Remove bolts, washers and locking washers
from the two “X” connectors.

• Remove paper washers and begin
assembling the “X” connectors and legs.

• Please Note: Top & Bottom “X” connectors
must be assembled simultaneously.

• Assemble cart by inserting the two “X”
connectors into leg ends and install bolts and
washers in the same order they were removed from “X” connectors.

• While assembling, only finger-tighten bolts to allow for adjustment in cart.
Otherwise it can be difficult to get all the bolts inserted.

• Screw in Standard Rubber Wheels to rear Cart Legs and the Locking Rubber
Wheels to the front Cart Legs.

• Tighten nuts using wrench provided.

• After cart is assembled, confirm all bolts are tightened.

Step 2: Shelf Brackets

• Remove nuts and washers from bolts welded
on the bottom banding and remove paper
washers.

• Mount shelf brackets over studs with bracket
slots facing up. Brackets are stamped on the
back with letters indicating their position (e.g., LF=Left Front and RB=Right
Back).

• Mount flat washer then acorn nut on each stud and tighten with wrench
provided.

STEP 3a

• Place cooking grates onto grill with hinged
section facing towards front of grill.

• Close lid and press top vent onto grill with
calibrations facing the front (Step 3b).

Step 3: Grill Assembly

• Take all parts out of grill before lifting. The grill
is heavy and will require two people to lift and
guide the Kamado into cart.

• Be sure the Ash Drawer is centered between the
two front legs and the grill is resting against the
two back legs.

• Lower fire bowl into grill with the ash drawer
opening lined up with the opening in the main
ceramic body. Place cast iron charcoal grate with
attached starter pocket into fire bowl (Step 3a).
Align tabs of starter pocket with electric starter
port in fire bowl.

STEP 2

STEP 3b

Step 5: Handle and Side Shelf Mounting

• Remove nuts and washers from bolts welded
on the top banding opposite the hinge.

• Remove paper washers and attach handle
bracket over studs. On each stud place a flat
washer and an acorn nut, then tighten.

• Mount side shelves by inserting the shelf
rod into the shelf bracket. Tilting the shelf
up slightly and sliding in or out allows you to
deploy or store the shelves.

STEP 6

Step 6: Cast Iron Cooking Grate

STEP 5

Assembly

• Remove stainless steel handles and bolts
from package. Line up handles and bolts
with holes in Cast Iron Cooking Grate &
tighten.

Step 7: Using the Electric Starter

• Place required amount of charcoal inside fire
bowl and open all bottom and top vents to
maximize air flow.

• Flip open electric starter door and insert
electric starter as far in as possible. Plug in
electric starter.

• Wait until edges of charcoal turn white and
flames are licking the mound of charcoal. On
average it takes 8-12 minutes to start charcoal.

• Unplug starter and remove from Starter Door. Be careful when removing
electric starter, the element will be very hot. After use, let element rest on
support and cool completely away from children.

NOTE: Do not plug the electric starter in while it is raining unless you’re in a

safe and securely covered area.

Step 8: Ash Drawer Usage

• Once grill is cool, it is safe to remove ash from ash drawer.

• Using bottom knob on Ash Drawer, lift slightly (Step 7a) and pull drawer out

(Step 7b).

• Once ash is emptied, reinstall by pushing Ash Drawer back into grill body

until it drops down back into place.
WARNING: ALWAYS WAIT FOR ASH TO COOL BEFORE REMOVING ASH

DRAWER. NEVER PULL OUT ASH DRAWER WHILE GRILL IS HOT.

STEP 8a

STEP 8b

Step 4: Lava Stone & Bracket
Assembly

• Open grill and take off grill grates to expose fire
bowl.

• Spread bracket so it makes an “X” shape and
lower onto fire bowl, allowing the bracket to rest

STEP 4

WARNING

ATTENTION! Use caution when cooking, as grill surfaces get hot. To avoid burns,
always use protective gloves to adjust top and bottom vents when grill is in use. Do
not wear loose clothing near the grill.

ATTENTION! This barbecue will become very hot, do not move it during operation.
For outdoor cooking use only. Do not operate grill indoors or in an enclosed space.
Use grill only in well-ventilated areas. Keep immediate area around the grill free
from combustible materials. Allow for at least 3 feet/1 meter of clearance around
grill (house, other outdoor products, hanging tree limbs, shrubs, etc.)

WARNING! Keep children and pets away from the grill at all times.

Do not allow children to operate grill. Never leave grill unattended when in use.

Grill should be placed securely on a level base prior to use. Only operate grill on a
hard, stable, level surface (concrete patio, ground, etc.) capable of supporting the
weight of the grill when loaded with food. Never operate grill on wood support
surface, wood deck or like combustible support surfaces. Never attempt to move
grill when in operation or cooling down. Never operate this grill within 25 feet/7.5
meters of any flammable liquid. Never operate this grill within 10 feet/3 meters of
a gas cylinder. The grill should not be placed under combustible structures, like
garages, porchs, patios, or carports. Burning charcoal produces carbon monoxide,
an odorless gas, which can cause death.

on edge of bowl.

• Lower Lava Stone onto the bracket.

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING YOUR ICON KAMADO.
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

The use of alcohol, prescription or non-prescription drugs may impair the operator’s
ability to properly assemble or safely operate the grill.

Do not use on boats or recreational vehicles.

CAUTION: Never use lighter fluid, gasoline, or other volatiles to start your charcoal,
as it is dangerous and will leave a residual taste in your food. Use only firelighters
complying to EN 1860-3. Use utmost care when adding charcoal to grill. Electric
start-up is recommended. Dispose of cooled ash by placing it in aluminum foil,
soaking with water and discarding in a non-combustible container. Always wait for
grill to completely cool before opening built-in ash drawer.

When cooking above 500ºF/260ºC, with both top and bottom vents closed, rapidly
opening the lid creates a sudden rush of oxygen into the grill, which can cause a
flare-up. When in this cooking mode, we recommend that, prior to opening the
lid, you open top and bottom vents to allow oxygen to stabilize inside the grill,
minimizing the possibility of a flare-up.

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