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panel and place near leftmost burner
porthole.
• Push and turn the leftmost control knob anti-
clockwise to the high position.
• When the left burner is lit, turn the remaining
burners on from left to right.
• Confirm that each burner is alight before
turning on the next burner.
• If leftmost burner fails to light, contact your
local dealer for assistance.
• After lighting, burners should be burned at
the high position for 3-5 minutes in order to
preheat the barbecue. This process should
be done before every cooking session. The
hood or lid should be open during
preheating.
• After completion of preheating, the burners
should normally be turned down to a lower
setting for best cooking results.
H5. Grill Cooking
The burners heat the briquettes beneath the grill
that, in turn, heats the food. The natural juices
produced during cooking fall onto the briquettes
and vaporise to form smoke. The smoke then
rises and ‘bastes’ the food, giving it that unique
barbecued flavour.
Do not attempt to cook with the lid closed. This
will result in severe damage to your barbecue.
Ensure all burners are turned off and the
barbecue has cooled down before closing the lid.
H6. Griddle Plate Cooking
The burners heat the griddle plate directly, which
then cooks the food on contact. Plates allow for
the cooking of smaller items, such as seafood,
which could fall through the spaces of a grill.
They are also suitable for cooking items that
require high-temperature/short-duration cooking,
such as vegetables and smaller cuts of fish.
Similarly, it can be used in exactly the same way
as a griddle in the kitchen, for searing steaks,
cooking eggs, etc. Alternatively, it can be used
for heating pans or keeping food warm.
H7. Warming Rack.
Warming racks are a convenient way to keep
cooked food warm or to warm items such as
bread rolls. Care should be taken to ensure that
any items placed on the warming rack are
cooked through and do not continue to cook and
drip fat or meat juices, which could drip onto the
lid and down the back of the barbecue.
H8. Flare-Up Control
Flare-ups occur when meat is barbecued, and its
fat and juices fall upon the hot briquettes. Smoke
helps give food its barbecued flavour, but avoid
excessive flare-up to prevent food being burned.
To control flare-up, it is advisable to trim away
excess fat from meat and poultry before grilling.
To reduce flare-ups, the burners should be
turned down to the low setting. Flare–ups can be
extinguished by applying baking soda or salt
directly onto the briquettes. Always protect your
hands when handling anything near the cooking
surface of the barbecue. Flare-ups occur more at
the start of cooking, particularly with processed
meat products, and it may be necessary to turn
the burners down to their lowest setting to start
with and then turning up at a later stage in the
cooking process. The barbecue should also not
be overloaded. Some parts of the cooking area
are hotter than others. The hottest areas will be
above the burners which will be where the flare
ups will normally start. By leaving free space you
can simply move the food away from the flare up
to a cooler area until the flare up has subsided.
If a fat fire should occur in the drip tray, turn all
knobs to the off position, turn off the gas at the
bottle, and wait for the fire to go out. Do not pull
out the drip tray or douse with water.
H9. End of Cooking Session
After each cooking session, turn the barbecue
burners to the “high” position and burn for 5
minutes. This procedure will burn off cooking
residue, thus making cleaning easier. Make sure
the hood or lid is open during this process.
H10. Turning Off Your Barbecue
When you have finished using your barbecue,
turn all the control valves fully clockwise to the
“Off” position, then switch off the gas at the
bottle. Wait until the barbecue is sufficiently cool
before closing its lid.
I. Care and Maintenance
Regularly clean your barbecue between uses
and especially after extended periods of storage.
Ensure the barbecue and its components are
sufficiently cool before cleaning. Do not leave
the barbecue exposed to outside weather
conditions or stored in damp, moist areas.
nNever douse the barbecue with water when
its surfaces are hot.