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• Use only enough briquettes to cover the
charcoal grill in a single layer. Do not
overload the charcoal grill.
• The maximum amount of briquettes to be
used at any one time is 2.0kg.
• When placing charcoal, never allow
charcoal to be closer than 5cm to the
surrounding sides of the barbecue body.
7.2. 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.)
7.3. Lining the Ash Tray
Line the ash tray with aluminium foil. This will
protect the tray, help better reflect heat, and
make cleaning easier when barbecuing is
finished.
7.4. Starting the Charcoal
• Open the barbecue hood or lid before
lighting. Never light your barbecue with the
hood or lid closed.
• Take the barbecue grills out of the
barbecue body using the welded handles.
• Block Type Starters – Form charcoal in a
pyramid around it. Light the starter block.
When charcoal is well lit, using a heat
resistant tool, spread the charcoal around
the grid, adding more as necessary.
• Liquid Starters – Place charcoal in a
shallow tin. Pour liquid starter onto charcoal
and wait 5-10 minutes to allow the starter to
penetrate into the charcoal. Then using a
heat resistant tool, place charcoal onto the
grid in a pyramid formation.
• Light the charcoal and allow time for it to
become well lit (red hot). Using a heat
resistant tool, spread charcoal in a uniform
layer, so that each lump is just touching.
• The barbecue grills can now be replaced
using the grill lifting handles supplied.
• When the charcoal is ashed over (grey
coating of ash over each lump) you are
ready to begin cooking.
• It is recommended to operate the barbecue
with red-hot charcoal for at least 30 minutes
before use.
• Do not begin cooking until charcoal has an
ashed-over coat.
• Do not attempt to cook whilst charcoal is
flaming.
7.5. Heat Control
The adjustable vents in the hood and ash tray
can be used to control the burning of the
charcoal. With the vents open, more air will
circulate and the charcoal will burn faster than
with the vents closed. Caution—the appliances
may become very hot. Oven gloves and the
cooking grill lifting handles, or ash tray / vent
tool should always be used when adjusting the
vents. Do not close the hood or lid whilst the
charcoal is still flaming. Wait until it has ashed
over.
7.6. Grill Cooking
The food on the grill is cooked by the heat
produced from the hot charcoal below. The
natural food juices produced during cooking
fall onto the hot charcoal below and vaporise.
The subsequent rising smoke bastes the food,
as it travels upwards, imparting that unique
barbecued flavour.
7.7. 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.
Close the hood to cook the food ‘indirectly’.
Avoid lifting the hood unnecessarily as heat is
lost every time the hood is opened. If 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.
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR BARBECUE TO
OVERHEAT. Take care when opening the
hood as hot steam can be released on
opening.
7.8. Flare-Up Control
Flare-ups occur when meat is barbecued and
its fat and juices fall upon the hot charcoal.
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 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to
trim away excess fat from meat and poultry