Icon Grills CG901BLACK User Manual

900 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 1: Cart & Grill Assembly

• Unpack cabinet cart from packaging.
(Step 1a)

• Wheels, door and posts are preassembled.

•

Insert back side poles over back posts of
cart (Step 1b). Make sure felt stoppers are
facing inward and shelf brackets are facing
outward.

• Line up holes in back side pole with spring
loaded pin on back post and push down until they snap into place.

STEP 1b

• Take all parts out of
grill before lifting. The
Kamado grill is heavy and
will require two people
to lift and guide onto cart
(Step 1c).

• Be sure Ash Drawer is
centered between two
front posts and the back
of the grill is resting
against the two back leg
felt stoppers.

Step 2: Handle and Side Shelf Mounting

• To assemble handle, 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 (Step 2).

• 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 the shelves.

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 3). Align tabs of starter pocket with electric
starter port in fire bowl.

STEP 1a

STEP 1c

STEP 3

STEP 2

Step 5: Install Grill Light

• Remove nut and washer from the
first shelf bracket bolt on right side
of bottom banding.

•

Slide flexible light bracket over bolt,
then replace washer and bolt and
tighten (Step 5a) and
light into bracket and tighten knob
(Step 5b).

insert flexible

Step 6: 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 into fire
bowl, allowing the bracket to rest on edge of fire bowl.

• Lower Lava Stone onto the bracket.

STEP 5a

STEP 5b

STEP 6

Step 7: Complete Assembly

STEP 7

• 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 7).

Step 8: Using the Electric Starter

• Place required amount of charcoal inside fire bowl and
completely open 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 and pets.

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

and securely covered area.

STEP 9a

Step 9: Ash Drawer Usage

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

• (Step 9a) Using bottom knob on Ash Drawer, lift slightly and
(Step 9b) pull drawer out.

• Once ash is emptied, reinstall by pushing Ash Drawer back
into grill body until it drops down back into place.

STEP 9b

WARNING: ALWAYS WAIT FOR ASH TO COOL BEFORE
REMOVING ASH DRAWER. NEVER PULL OUT ASH DRAWER
WHILE GRILL IS HOT.

STEP 4

Step 4: Cast Iron Cooking Grate
Assembly

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

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING YOUR ICON KAMADO.

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.

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Step 10: Removing Cast Iron Grate

• Use provided Grate Removal Tool to lift out Cast Iron Grate by centering the
prongs of the tool in between the center grate bars closest to the Icon logo.

• When prongs are pushed all the way forward, lean Tool back against grate and
lift up. Use caution, Cast Iron Grate is heavy.

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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