Weber Q User Manual

Cooking with the
Weber® Q™ for Australia
and New Zealand

WARRANTY

Weber-Stephen Products Co (Aust.) Pty
Ltd care of R McDonald Co Pty Ltd of
104 South Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000,
Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: (08)
8221 6211 [e-mail] and
Weber-Stephen Products New Zealand
care of R McDonald Co. New Zealand Ltd of
6 Maurice Road, Penrose, Auckland, 1643,
Telephone: [phone], webernz@xtra.
co.nz, hereby warrants to the original
purchaser of the Weber Barbecue (providing
it is assembled and operated in accordance
with the printed instructions accompanying it)
that it will be free from defects in material and
workmanship from the date of purchase.

1. a) Aluminium castings 5 years
b) Paint 2 years
c) Igniter 5 years
d) Burners 5 years
e) Cooking grill 5 years
f) Thermoplastic and thermoset parts
(excluding fading) 5 years
g) All remaining parts 2 years

Weber shall at no cost to the consumer, upon
such defects occurring, at its option repair or
replace such faulty materials or workmanship.

Our goods come with guarantees that cannot
be excluded under the Australian Consumer
Law. You are entitled to a replacement or
refund fo r a major failure and fo r compensatio n
for any other reasonably foreseeable loss
or damage. You are also entitled to have the
goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to
be of acceptable quality and the failure does
not amount to a major failure.

This limited warranty does not cover any
defects, failures, operating difficulties or
damage caused due to accident, abuse,
misuse, alteration, misapplication, improper
installation, connection of any other apparatus
other than authorised Weber products,
improper maintenance or service or failure to
perform normal and routine maintenance.

Weber may require proof of the date of
purchase of t he Weber barbecu e and therefore
the consumer should retain the sales docket
and return the Weber Customer Care Card
immediately.

The benefits conferred by this warranty are in
addition to all the other rights and remedies
to a consumer under the Commonwealth of
Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010
or other Commonwealth or State legislation
and this warranty does not purport to limit or
exclude such rights and remedies.

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING A

WEBER® Q BARBECUE

We know you will quickly begin to enjoy
many memorable barbecued meals on your
Weber Q. To help you get started we’ve
included this Weber Q cooking guide which
includes some of our favourite recipes. To get
the best results, you need to use the correct
heat settings as shown in the barbecuing
and roasting instructions. In addition to the
recipes, you’ll find a ‘barbecuing and roasting
guide’ on the last few pages. This provides an
estimate of the cooking times for many of the
dishes you may like to try.
If you need advice or would like some help you
can either call us on:
1300 301 290 (Australia)
0800 493 237 (New Zealand)
or email us at:
[e-mail] (Australia)
[e-mail] (New Zealand)
You’ll find the people in our company will go
out of their way to help you.
If you would like to fill in your warranty
details or need information about any of our
barbecues or accessories visit our website at
www.weberbbq.com.au (Australia)
www.webernz.co.nz (New Zealand)
Thank you again, and happy Weber-Q-ing.

CONTENTS

How to get the best from your Weber® QTM 2
Helpful hints for the Weber Q 3

Recipes

Sunday Breakfast 7
Salmon Fillet with Crispy Skin & Thai Cucumber Salad 9
Meat Lovers Pizza 11
Porterhouse Steaks 13
Prawn Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce 15
Greek Style Roast Leg of Lamb 17
Roast Chicken 19
Baked Snapper 21
Traditional Bread and Butter Pudding 23
Christmas Turkey 25

Barbecuing and Roasting Guide 26
Weber Q Accessories 29

How to get the best from your Weber® Q™

Your QTM has been designed to cook magnificent

Barbecuing

steak s. To get the best results with steak, cook on
the grill bars rather than on a hotplate. Only use
a hotplate when there is the potential for a lot of
fat to come away from the meat or when cooking
eggs, pancakes and the like. When a recipe in this
cooking guide requires you to ‘barbecue’, it is
recommended that you turn the meat only once,
halfway through cooking. Always barbecue with

the lid closed, these barbecues are not designed
to cook with the lid up. Even when cooking on a
hotplate always cook with the lid down.

Whether you are barbecuing meat on the grill
or on the breakfast plate, it is important that
you preheat the barbecue before cooking. The
instructions for pre-heating your Q follow.

Preheating and barbecuing

To preheat your Q, open the lid, unfold the
work surfaces and turn the burner control
knob to START/HI (photograph A). Immediately
press the ignition button to light the barbecue.

A

Once alight, close the lid and allow the barbecue
to heat up for 10 minutes. Your Q is now preheated
and ready for barbecuing. Leave the burner setting
on START/HI throughout the barbecuing process.
Remember to always cook with the lid down. If you
are cooking with a hotplate, allow 10 to 15 minutes
for it to heat up. Always preheat the plate with
the lid down and test it with a droplet of water
to make sure it’s hot enough to cook on. For more
inform ation on barbecuing and using a hotplate on
your Q, have a look at the videos on our website at
www.weberbbq.com.au (Australia)
www.webernz.co.nz (New Zealand)

When a recipe in this book requires you to ‘roast’
or ‘bake’, it is recommended that you remove the
hotplate (if you have one), place both cooking
grills in the barbecue and use a Q convection
tray and Q trivet. The convection tray and trivet
will transform your Q from cooking in barbecue
mode to oven mode in seconds. The convection
tray is engineered with vents designed to circulate
the heat perfectly all around the food. The vents
allow the fat from the roast to drain away, falling
between the grill bars and into the drip pan below.
To set up your Q for roasting and baking, place a
convection tray on the grill so the four locating
tabs sit inside the covered area of your cooking
grill. The tray should now be positioned in the
middle of your Q cooking grill. Place the Q trivet
on the tray (photograph B). You are now set up to
roast or bake.
When roasting or baking you must preheat the
barbecue. The instructions for preheating the Q
for roasting and baking follow.

To preheat your Q, open the lid and place the
convection tray and trivet in position. Turn the
burner control knob to START/HI (Photograph A).

Immediately press the ignition button to light the
barbecue. Preheat the barbecue for 10 minutes with
the burner control knob on START/HI and the lid
closed. Once your Q
control knob to the medium setting (Photograph C).
Your Q is ready for roasting and baking. You
can now place your food inside the Q. Continue
cooking using these settings until the end of
the cooking time. Unlike an indoor oven, your Q
uses natural convection, allowing you to cook at
higher temperatures. This is how your Q is able to
produce such wonderful, flavoursome roasts and

2 3

Roasting and baking

Preheating and roasting or baking

TM

is preheated, turn the burner

C

that’s why it is essential to use a convection tray
and trivet when roasting with these settings. It is
normal for there to be a slight drop in temperature
when you open the lid and put your food in the
barbecue. Don’t worry; the temperature will rise
again over the cooking time. Remember, there
is no need to turn the meat when roasting, so
try not to open the lid unnecessarily. For more
information on roasting and baking on your
Q, have a look at the videos on our website at
www.weberbbq.com.au (Australia)
www.webernz.co.nz (New Zealand)

Getting the timing right so that your roast
is cooked to your liking can be difficult at
times when cooking outside. Wind, ambient
temperature and the temperature of the meat
when you start cooking all influence the amount
of time a roast needs to be cooked.
One of the best ways to make sure you get
your roast cooked just the way you like it is
to use a meat thermometer. With a standard
meat thermometer you can read the internal
temperature of the meat, so you can tell when

B

it’s cooked to your liking. An internal meat
temperature cooking chart is included in the
‘Barbecuing and roasting guide’ at the end of this
booklet.

Helpful hints for the Weber Q

Always cook with the lid closed

No matter whether you are cooking a roast,
a barbecue or breakfast on a hotplate,
always cook with the lid closed. Why?
First, cooking with the lid closed creates natural
convection of the air inside the barbecue. This
results in more even cooking with more natural
juices retained.

Roasting tip

Second, you will achieve outstanding barbecue
flavour that you can’t get by cooking with the
lid open. This is produced when barbecue smoke
is circulated all around the meat, imparting a
beautiful smokey flavour.
Third, cooking times are greatly reduced (about
half of what you might expect on an open
barbecue), which means you can barbecue the
same amount using a lot less gas. As less gas is
required to cook the food, you don’t need to fill
the gas bottle anywhere near as often (a 9kg gas
bottle will last for over 36 hours of cooking).

Use ‘natural convection’

to get the best results

Remember, these barbecues use natural convection
to cook food perfectly. To assist convection, try not
to cover more than two thirds of the cooking grill
at one time. Whilst they will cook with the whole
cooking surface covered, the results are far better if
you barbecue in two or three batches when feeding
a crowd.
When roasting, make sure the height of your food
fits inside with the lid closed. To allow the air to
circulate properly you should use a convection tray
and Q trivet and make sure you have clearance
between your food and the lid.

How often should you turn the meat?
Your Q™ will produce the most impressive food
when you let the ‘convection process’ do its work
with minimum interruption. For this reason, resist
the temptation to continually turn the food. Each
time you turn the food you have to raise the lid,
allowing the hot air to escape. When barbecuing
meat, outstanding results are achieved if you use
tongs to turn the meat (once only) halfway through
the cooking time. Roasts, on the other hand, should
never need turning.

Food sticking to the grill

When barbecuing food, the meat can sometimes
stick to the hot grill. If the meat is properly branded
(2½ to 3 minutes) before you turn it, it will not stick.
People trying to turn the meat too early often have
this ‘sticking’ problem. Don’t tear it, just leave the
meat where it is and it will come free once properly
branded.

Using sauces and glazes

Only apply sauces or glazes that have a high sugar
content during the last 10 to 15 minutes of cooking.
If applied too early they will spoil the food, because
the sugar in the glaze will caramelise and turn black.

Allowing lots of fat to build up inside the barbecue

Regular cleaning is necessary

below the cooking grill can result in a fat fire. If
excess fats are cleaned away every four or five
times the barbecue is used this should never be a
problem. If you ever do have a fat fire turn the gas
off at the gas bottle and open the lid to let the heat
escape. Remove the food. Do not throw water on
the fire, just allow the fire to burn out with the lid up.
It could burn for five or ten minutes.
For more informaton on cleaning your Q
have a look at the videos on our website at
www.weberbbq.com.au (Australia)
www.webernz.co.nz (New Zealand)

How to clean your cooking grill quickly

The cooking surface on your Weber® Q is easy to
clean. For day to day cleaning the best method is
to use a Weber grill brush. After preheating the
barbecue on high for 10 minutes, use a grill brush
to scrape any solid debris from the cooking grill. Use
a pair of long handled tongs to rub a damp cloth or
paper towel over the grill bars to remove any excess
grease. Your Q cooking grill is now ready to cook on.

Troubleshooting

Problem. Meat tastes stewed and lacks
expected barbecue flavour.
Solution. Temperature is not hot enough. Make sure
that you preheat your barbecue as directed under
‘barbecuing’ on page 2. Always cook all food with
the lid closed.

Problem. Food does not cook in the estimated
cooking time.
Solution. Temperature is not hot enough. Make sure
that you preheat your barbecue as directed under
‘barbecuing’ on page 2. Always cook all food with
the lid closed.

Problem. Strong wind blows gas flame out.
Solution. Turn off gas and allow 5 minutes before
relighting. If possible move your barbecue to a
position that is protected from the wind. If this is
not possible, face the back of your barbecue into
the wind, so that the wind cannot blow into the
barbecue through the air vents on either side.

Problem. The gas will not relight after you’ve been
cooking.
Solution. The barbecue needs to cool down a bit,
so that the gas is not carried away from the igniter

by heat rising. Turn off the gas and allow 5 minutes
before relighting.

Problem. Flame doesn’t travel all the way around
the burner, therefore not producing even heating
of the grill.
Solution. Hole(s) in the burner tube may be blocked
by something that has fallen from above. Lift out
the cooking grill and use a paper clip or safety pin to
clean out any residue from the burner holes.

Problem. Black residue from the cooking grill sticks
to the meat.
Solution. Ensure that the cooking surface is clean
before you start barbecuing (see ‘How to clean your
cooking grill quickly’ on page 4).

Problem. Black smoke is coming from the barbecue.
Solution. Black smoke is a sure sign that there is a
fire inside your barbecue (see ‘Regular cleaning is
necessary’, page 4). Grey smoke is fine, this grey
smoke imparts flavour to your food.

Practise Weber® QTM safety

• Follow the instructions in your Weber Q owner’s
manual for safe lighting and operating your
barbecue.

• Keep your barbecue at least 60cm from any
combustible materials, including your house,
garage, deck railing, etc.

• Never use a barbecue indoors – that includes a
garage or enclosed patio.

• Keep sleeves and garments at a safe distance from
the heat.

• If for some reason you ever have a fat fire, turn off
the gas at the bottle and open the lid, then stand
away. Never pour water on a fat fire.

• Never use the barbecue on a boat. Bottled gas is
denser than air and can accumulate in the bottom
of the boat.

• Keep children and pets a safe distance away from
the barbecue when it is hot.

• When you’ve finished cooking, turn off the
barbecue at the burner control and at the gas
bott le. If your barbecue is on natural gas tur n off the
barbecue at the burner control knob and disconnect
the hose at the bayonet fitting.

• Before you start cooking check and empty any
accumulated fat from the aluminium tray located
below the barbecue.

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot

Food safety

water before starting any meal preparation, and
after handling fresh meat, fish or poultry.

• Thoroughly defrost foods in the refrigerator, not
on the bench top.

• Use a clean spatula or tongs to remove food from
the barbecue.

• Never place cooked food on the platter that was
used to carry the uncooked food to the barbecue.

• Always cook minced meats until they are at least
medium (71°C internal temperature) and poultry
until well done (74°C).

Cooking times

In this cooking guide each recipe has the estimated
cooking time included. In addition, pages 26 to 28
are a general guide to help you with cooking times
for other cuts and thicknesses of meat.
Barbecuing and roasting times listed in this guide
are approximate. You may have to allow more time
or use more heat on cold or windy days.
Try using a timer; you’ll find it really handy. It’ll give
you a reminder when your barbecue is preheated,
when your meat needs turning, and when the meat
is likely to be cooked.

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SUNDAY BREAKFAST

Barbecue on Hotplate

Ingredients

Eggs
Bacon rashers
Sausages (optional)
Tomato halves

Method

You will need an oiled hotplate (accessory). If cooking sausages, place them on the preheated
hotplate for 6 to 8 minutes with the lid down. Turn them only once or twice.
Add the eggs, bacon and the tomato halves (flat side down) and continue cooking for 3 to 4
minutes, or until the cooked to your liking.

7

SALMON FILLET WITH CRISPY SKIN
& THAI CUCUMBER SALAD

Barbecue on Hotplate

Ingredients

Salmon fillet pieces with skin on, 200g to 250g each and about 50mm thick
Olive oil
Salt

For the salad

2 continental cucumbers
½ cup chopped coriander
6 large shallots, sliced thinly
1 medium red chilli, seeded and finely diced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons peanut oil
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Lightly brush the salmon fillets all over with olive oil. Season with salt.
Barbecue the salmon on the hotplate, skin side down, for 4 minutes. Turn the fillets and
barbecue for another 2 or 3 minutes.

To make the salad: Peel the cucumbers. Use a vegetable peeler to slice strips of cucumber
from one end to the other. Discard the centre seeds.
Place cucumber in a colander and allow to drain for around 30 minutes.
Toss cucumber with the chopped coriander, shallots and chilli, and set aside until ready to
serve.

To make the dressing, in a bowl dissolve the brown sugar in the lime juice and fish sauce,
then whisk in the vinegar. Season with black pepper and add the peanut oil. Mix well before
pouring over salad to serve with salmon.

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