Grilled Potato

Directions

• Prep Your Outdoor Electric Grill
• For Grilled Potato, put 1½ Tablespoons wood pellets in the smoker tube. Evenly distribute the pellets so that they are in a single layer in the tube.
• Uncover grill. Plug into the outlet and press Reset, Test, and Reset again on the cord’s safety device.
• Place the smoker tube toward the back of the grill, close the lid, and preheat for 25 minutes on High.
• Prep the Potato
• Wash the potato, sprinkle all sides of the wet potato with kosher salt, and place on a small plate.
• Cook potato in a microwave for 4 minutes or until soft in middle.
• Cut the potato in half and arrange the cut sides up.
• Cut a slit down the length of the potato about a ½ inch deep without cutting the skin.
• Spray and brush cut sides of potato halves with canola oil and sprinkle with black pepper.
• Grill the Potato
• After your outdoor electric grill has preheated, place the potato halves (cut side down) on the grill. Keep the lid closed unless you are turning the food.
• Grill on High Heat for about 4 minutes. You can turn them at the same time as steak or other food since the cooking time does not have to be exact.
• Turn potato halves over with long grill tongs and grill for about 4. Again, you can take them off at the same time as steak or other food since the cooking time does not have to be exact.
• Move potato halves to a small plate.
• Spread butter on the cut sides of the potato halves and top with shredded cheese.
• Serve your grilled potato!
• Clean Your Outdoor Electric Grill
• After removing the Grilled Potato, close your outdoor electric grill lid and leave it on High for 10 minutes.
• Turn the grill off. Leave the lid closed for at least 10 minutes or until you are ready to clean the grill.
• While the grill is still warm, brush the grill grate with a stainless steel grill brush.
• Leave the lid open to let the grill cool down and wood pellets burn out.
• Lift the grates and use a plastic putty knife to lightly scrape debris from the bottom of them and the lower bowl through the hole into the drip pan.
• Wipe the grates and the inside of the lid with a dry paper towel to remove any remaining loose debris.
• Remove the aluminum foil drip pan liner.
• Careful to make sure the smoker tube is cool, empty ash from the smoker tube into the drip pan liner. Place a small amount of water on the ash in the pan to ensure the ash is wet and cold.
• Wipe the drip pan liner out with a paper towel into a trash can and wash it with hot water and soap. Dry and return to grill.
• Unplug the grill and replace the cover.