Ziegler & Brown Twin Grill Questions & Answers (page 4 of 5)

I have a roasting dish for the twin burner, it's an optional extra. Cooking time, go on line and buy a wireless cooking thermometer, select your meat and cooking preference and you'll have a perfect roast EVERY time, think about 1 1/2 hours but depends. I always take meat out of the fridge to let it get to room temperature before cooking.

Barbeques Galore were demoing cleaning one when we bought ours a while ago and they used a product called Barbie Sparkle by Bar-B-Chef. I finally got round to cleaning ours yesterday with it - so pretty greasy and Barbie Sparkle was brilliant. Non caustic - no gloves and I have sensitive skin!
And if you follow the instructions everything wipes off.
I did it outside over a drain but could have done it over a bucket like they did in the store.
I've now used it to clean some of the pots, etc. with baked on stuff and they have come up brilliantly too.
https://www.barbequesgalore.com.au/bar-b-chef-bbq-cleaning-spray-bcbs $12.95 a can.

Depends on the size of your piece of meat hey

Haha exactly Gompie. There's three sizes so buy the size you need. I would just like to be able to cook something at this stage.

You can cook two decent roasts (like 2 whole chickens) at the same time in a twin Ziggy. weber sales people like Gompie won't mention that, because most people won't buy a Weber q when there's a better roasting option available.

Open the door and slide it in at the top.

It's ideally suited for a wok!

Thanx Paul. Now I'm really not sure. Lol.
There is a deal ATM at our local BBQ galore store with lots of extras but $1000 is still a lot of money. Will consider.
Thanx for the reply.

remove grilling plates, use an old tooth brush,give all the gas holes a good scrub.

On the odd occasion I have used a tooth pick in a couple of the holes to clear particle/fat build up.

the trouble with the baBy Ziggy is you cannot bake bread and cakes. I wanted something to do that. have no problems with my roasting.

seen some master pieces cooked in camp ovens with no temp gauge.. the ziggy should have no probs either .every oven will be different.a pointy knife is a great way to tell how the meat is cooking. gauge or no gauge.

steve g. I too have cooked great meals in my ziggy. All I am saying is that I paid for a BBQ with a thermometer and that thermometer is 75 to 80 degrees out.

Sorry, I have not had this problem with mine. Best advice is to contact the retailer where you made the purchase.

I have experienced the same problems although I have followed the written manufacturers instructions on lighting the barbeque. After contacting the retailer the gas manifold was replaced. The problem persisted and the retailer then replaced the whole unit. As the problem has not been resolved and I consider the issue of flame-outs to be an explosive and potentially dangerous safety issue I will be meeting with the retailer to seek a full refund.

Have you been able to solve this problem, as we recently purchased one and having the same issue.

Hi Louise,
Better to check the instruction book for this! I have not had to remove the burners from my Twin Grill unit. After using three times, I use a good quality Spray'n wipe on the base bowl then wipe off with warm soapy water. Better to clean often and not let the oil/ fat bake on!
Hope this helps.

yes they were built and put together so they can be pulled apart. remove lid, may I suggest truck wash /tooth brush.before you dismantle.good hose off.

Hi Bw,
I have a two burner Ziggy and also bought the additional grill plate.
I use the flat side of the grill plate for my bacon and eggs and just use the one burner under the plate on the high setting with the lid open.
Perfect results every time! I use the same plate for burgers, chicken wings, chops and any meats that have a fair bit of fat on them.

Hi matey 52, We have the same plate and it keeps sticking to the plate.... Eggs end up looking like scrambled eggs and more bacon is left on the hot plate.

Do you or anyone else have this problem.

Success with the eggs..... Used canola oil medium heat and perfect eggs with lid shut.

these are a new model [3burner] they should be covered by warranty....give the gas time to come thru.then press igniter..not in a windy area..

Hi guys, mine lights first time every time! Check your user manual, push control knob in and turn to high burner position while holding in.
Flame thrower should ignite. If not contact your nearest dealer for a demo or warranty.

Thanks for that. I guess I am now learning the importance of keeping receipts !!!!!

I usually take my grill inside to the kitchen/laundry sink. It does take a bit of elbow grease, but its easier than cleaning inside the bbq. You can use some pretty abrasive scourers and alkaline cleaners I havent had a problem with the enamel coming off. Just oil it after cleaning before putting back in the bbq!

Have you thought about using the bbq cooking mats especially with ribs and marinated meats. About to buy the ziggy bbq (cant wait)so dont know how well they will go. Cheers

What are BBQ cooking mats?! And where do I get them??

Not 100% sure, but you could give reese plumbing a call because from memory the bayonet fittings for inside hoses should be the same for outside hoses

We just bought one too and the hose was too short. Barbarques Galore sell them if you haven't already got one.

:/ could be a dud, id get bbqs galroe to swap it

I have the same problem and what a pain it is!!! Were you able to solve it. If so how?
Also where can I get an instruction manual on line

If you're roasting, always set up the BBQ to cook indirectly with burner to low. I always use a roasting rack to ensure the food is elevated and heat circulates both above and below the food and use a drip tray which also acts as a heat shield.

You should find that the combination of the tray and the food in the BBQ will drop the internal temperature. Also you could add water or stock to the drip tray, to further reduce the temperature.

We had the same problem. Had to keep opening the lid to cool it off. So we took it back, and the sales assistant showed us that if you pull the heat adjustment knob off, there is a screw behind it to adjhst the flame. Know we can cook on low or high.

Where is the screw can't find it

This shouldn't happen! The Ziggy appears to be made of cast aluminium with a baked enamel coating. Something is defective for the paint to streak unless you have used some corrosive cleaning compound inadvertently on the shiny surface. I use an oven/bbq cleaner on mine but take care to only apply it to the innards and not get any on the painted surfaces. As your BBQ is only a few months old I'd hot foot it to BBQs Galore and demand they fix or replace under warranty. A few months back the temp gauge on my ziggy cracked and BBQs Galore replaced it for me immediately, so they know how to give good service. As the ziggy is their own product they would be worried about this sort of defect appearing out of the blue. I'd also refer them to the reviews published on this site - good businesses like to keep a good reutation. Good luck.

Hi, I've not tried to cook at that specific temperature, but I would try half closing the valve to the gas bottle to see if that can reduce the gas flow to the burners.

The store I purchased mine from gave me a discount which equated to a free hot plate. I bought the trolley and cover with the bbq. Askand you shall receive.

I got a free BBQ plate plus a couple of free gas refills. You have to ask the question.

No idea mate. Contact bbq galore for advice. Mine is still going strong.

As far as I'm aware, the chain links are to attach the gas cylinder to the bbq. In my opinion this is totally unnecessary & I have never seen this before. My bbq is running on natural gas so I just threw them in the bin.

The one chain is supposed to prevent gas hose from being stretched but as Pauly mentioned...totally unnecessary. The other small chain was included because of some obscure legislation requiring a plan (b) lighting device. I put mine in bin.
Bryan

The chain is there to secure the gas bottle to the trolley and is actually required to be used by the Australian Gas Association laws and if you claim any warranty issues they have a right to void your warranty if not being used.