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OPERATION
Warning
• Before proceeding, make certain that you understand the IMPORTANT INFORMATION secti
on of this manual.
• Your barbecue is not designed to be used with more than 50% of the cooking area as a
solid plate -this includes baking dishes. Full coverage will cause excessive build-up of heat
and damage the barbecue. This is not covered by warranty.
Preparation Before Cooking
To prevent foods from sticking to the cooking surface, please use a long handled brush to apply a
light coat of cooking or vegetable oil before each barbecuing session. (Note: When cooking for
the first time, paint colours may change slightly as a result. This is normal and should be expected.)
During use, the protective coating may come off the cooking surface. This is normal an is not harm-
ful. Line the drip pan with aluminum foil. This will make cleanup easy.
Lighting the Main Burner
1. The lid must be open before lighting.
2. Set all knobs to "Off".
3. Open the gas bottle valve according to operating instruction.
Push in and turn the middle burner knob anti-clockwise until it reaches the ignition sign and
a click sound is heard.
4. Then push in and turn the left or the right knob same way until the burner is lit.
5. lf the burner does not light, turn all knobs "Off" and repeat Step 4 and 5 after 5 minutes.
Lighting the Side Burner
1. Push in and turn the knob anti-clockwise to "Max" position. lf the burner does not light, turn
the knob "Off", and repeat process 1.
2. Adjust burner control knob for desire cooking setting.
APPLICATION
Grill Cooking
The burners heat up the flame tamer underneath the grill, which in turn heats the food on the
grill. The natural food juices produced during cooking fall onto the hot flame tamer below and
vaporise. The subsequent rising smoke bastes the food, as it travels upwards, imparting that unique
barbecued flavor.
Roasting Hood Cooking
Barbecues equipped with a roasting hood give the option to form an 'oven' for roasting or baking
food, such as joints of meat or whole chickens, etc. More even cooking of food will actually be
achieved by using the barbecue with the hood down. However, this should only be done with the
burners on low.
For best results, place the food you wish to bake or roast on a metal baking tray and set it on one
side of the cooking grill.
Turn the burner directly under the food to the OFF position and turn all other burners to a LOW to
MEDIUM position.
Close the hood to cook the food 'indirectly'. Avoid lifting the hood unnecessarily as heat is lost
every time the hood is opened. lf the hood is opened during cooking please allow extra time for
the barbecue to regain its temperature and complete the cooking. Use the temperature gauge
(if applicable) to monitor the heat of the barbecue.
lf the internal heat becomes too high, turn the burners down to the low position. lt is not necessary
or advisable to have all of the burners on high when the hood is closed.
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR BARBECUE TO OVERHEAT. Take care when opening the hood as hot steam
can be released on opening.
Flare-Up Control *Very Important Notice*
Flare-ups occur when meat is barbecued, and its fat and juices fall upon the hot flame tamer.
Smoke of course helps give food its barbecued flavour, but it is best to avoid excessive flare-up to
prevent food being burned. To control flare-ups, it is ABSOLUTEL Y ESSENTIAL to trim away excess
fat from meat and poultry before grilling, use cooking sauces and marinades sparingly and try to
avoid very cheap cuts of meat or meat products as these tend to have a high fat and water
content. Also, the burners should always be placed on the low setting during cooking.
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