Trailblazer BBQ ALFRESCO 140 User manual

KNOW
YOUR
ALFRESCO
140
TRAILBLAZER ALFRESCO 140 USER MANUAL

The ultimate luxury BBQ/Grill
for home BBQ enthusiasts,
large families and small
commercial premises.
The ALFRESCO 140 has it all!

CONTENTS
TRAILBLAZER ALFRESCO 140 USER MANUAL
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BEFORE YOU START
3 YOUR TRAILBLAZER AT A GLANCE
4 DON’TS
5 WHAT’S INCLUDED
6 LOADING AND LIGHTING CHARCOAL
7 OPERATION
8 ACCESSORIES
9 CLEANING
10 TROUBLESHOOTING
11 WARRANTY

1INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the amazing Trailblazer Alfresco 140
BBQ/Grill. We are extremely proud of this luxury BBQ grill. We hope
that your Trailblazer will be everything you hoped for and more!
Your Alfresco 140 will give you years of good service if you take time
to look after it and keep it well maintained.
Please read this manual before you use your Trailblazer for the rst
time and periodically refer to it to ensure that you are covering all
the areas that need attended to including adjustment, maintenance
and safety.
From all at Trailblazer BBQ,
Lester Manley,
Founder & MD
Welcome to the
Trailblazer
Community!

2BEFORE YOU START
Your Trailblazer Alfresco 140 is a very powerful and versatile BBQ grill that
will serve you well throughout its life. It is essential that you have a good
knowledge of your Alfresco in order to ensure you get the most out of this
amazing grill along with a long and trouble free life span.
When you take delivery, unwrap all packaging material inside and out.
Check thoroughly for any loose parts after being in transit. Read this
instruction manual thoroughly. Familiarise yourself with all the features of
your Trailblazer including safety, maintenance and adjustments.
Familiarise
yourself with the
features of your
Trailblazer!
Welcome to the
Trailblazer
Community!
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3YOUR TRAILBLAZER AT A
GLANCE
Detachable tables
Front Handle
Top air vents
Winding rod
Tool & towel holders
Warming/melting compartment
Storage compartment
Height 1225mm
Width 919mm
Length 1806mm
Grill size 720mm x 440mm
Warming/melting compartment size W617mm H180mm D480mm

Side tables
Door Stay
Lockable castors
Eyelet for pully handle
Friction block
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DO NOT light BBQ with both doors closed
DO NOT forget to tigthen the friction block if grill starts to slip
DO NOT lift or pull by detachable tables
DO NOT overload the tables - maximium weight is 7kg
DO NOT over soak charcoal with lighter uid
DO NOT over load with charcoal - it’s easy to add more when needed
DO NOT forget to lock the castor wheels when in position
DO NOT handle the door stays when warm
DO NOT scoop out ash until it has cooled down
DO NOT pull across stones without using the pully
DON’TS

Below is a list of items that you will have received with your brand new Alfresco
140. Lets take a quick look at what’s there and what they are used for!
WHAT’S INCLUDED
LIFTING WIRE & 10 MM SPANNER
CHARCOAL SHOOT
FIREBOX DIVIDER X2
SKEWER HOLDER
PULLY HANDLE
A replacement lifting wire has been provided as a spare in
the o-chance that one wears over time. The 10mm spanner
is to be used when tightening your friction block.
If your grill starts to fall from desired cooking position-
ing simply tighten the friction block by a quarter turn!
The charcoal shoot has been designed to allow for quick
and clean loading of charcoal. Set this shoot onto either side
shelf of your Alfresco, allowing it to act as a guide for loading
Charcoal into the rebox.
You should have received two rebox dividers/scoops.
These have a multi purpose. Firstly is to segment the re box
allowing for dierent cooking zones, second is to scoop out
charcoal residue after use. See next section
The skewer holder accessory consists of two parts. The rst
part (larger of the two) sandwiches to the side of the grill
frame. The second is clipped to the grill dependant on the
length of skewers being used. This accessory has been de-
signed to hold all shapes & sizes of skewer.
The pully handle can be clipped and stored on the back side
of the alfresco (under the side gable.) This feature is then
used to hook the eyelet and act as a pully when moving
across rougher terrain or uphill.
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6LOADING & LIGHTING UP
Open doors - We recommend that you ignite with both gull wing doors open
in order to allow maximum air and prevent the BBQ/Grill from overheating and
causing damage.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
Adding charcoal - Use good quality charcoal. We recommend Trailblazer BBQ
Premium Lumpwood Charcoal.
Using your charocal shoot, carefully guide the charcoal into its desired position.
The charcoal shoot has been specically designed to allow for clean and hassle
free placement of charcoal within the rebox. The shoot simply sets on the side
shelf of your Alfresco like shown below.
Raise grill frame - Once both gull wing doors have been opened, raise the grill
frame to uncover the rebox. The grill can be lifted by rotating the winding rod
mechanism in a clockwise direction.
Raising the grill to its maximum height will make adding the charcoal easier.
Arrange your cooking zone - Next, use the rebox dividers to segment the
rebox accordingly to suit your needs.
This can allow for up to three cooking zones, a smaller cooking station or to
allow for indirect cooking. (See image below)
Sorted for indirect cooking Sorted for multiple cooking zones

Lighting the charcoal - Once you have added the charcoal into your desired area,
stack it into a pyramid like mound. We recommend using some natural eco
wood re-lighters to help ignite the charcoal. Place one of these at the bottom of
your mound.
Once the charcoal is fully lit, start spreading it evenly within the bay. When using
Trailblazer BBQ Charcoal, the charcoal should be fully lit and ready for cooking
in approx 7-10 minutes.
STEP 6
Replenishing charcoal - If you need to replenish charcoal throughout longer
cooking events simply raise the grill to access your rebox.
We advise adding 1kg of Trailblazer Charcoal when replenishing your Alfresco.
If you do this 10 minutes before needed it will help ensure your replenished
charcoal is lit and ready in good time.
As Trailblazer Charcoal is 100% eucalyptus wood and extremely clean it will
burn away leaving virtually no residue. This is very important as if the charcoal
leaves a lot of residue it will then smother and suocate the fresh charcoal being
replenished, making it harder to light.
STEP 5
STEP 7
Emptying charcoal - Once you have nished cooking, let your charcoal
completely burn out and cool before trying to clean out.
Once completely extinguished and cool to touch, use the reverse side of your
rebox divider to scoop the charcoal residue and dispose of accordingly.
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PHOTO OF SCOOPING
CHARCOAL
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7OPERATION
Your Trailblazer is designed to operate in all weather conditions & outdoor
environments. Please read this section thoroughly to ensure you have the best
knowledge and understanding of its innovative features & functions.
GRILL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Cooking surface winding handle Cooking surface partially raised
The Alfresco 140 features an adjustable grill. This allows for instant heat
control, ease of access for adding charcoal & the ability to raise food out of any
potential are ups.
To raise your grill simply rotate the winding rod winch in a clockwise manner to
raise and anti clockwise to lower.
Make sure to stick to clockwise for lifting and anticlockwise for
lowering otherwise grill wire may fray over time.
If the cooking surface does not stay at the select height after rasisng, it is
not broken! The tension simply needs adjusted at the friction block.
This is found bolted around the winch bar on the outer side of the front gable as
shown below.
TIGHTENING THE FRICTION BLOCK
Tighten the friction block by tightening
the TOP nut with a 10mm spanner, wrench
or socket.
Adjust both sides of the block evenly until
the bar is held rmly. This will usually only
need a quarter turn so be careful not to
over tighten.

To hold open, simply lift the gull wing door and use the door stay to hold the
door in position. The door stay is located on the left hand side. Please be
careful when touching the door stays when hot!
On the gull wing door, you will notice a variety of wholes for the door stay to
slot into. This is because your Alfresco 140 has been designed to allow for a
variety of door heights. (Shown below)
DOOR OPERATION
Each gull-wing door has a viewing window.
This is to allow for easy viewing throughout
longer cooks and to allow for natural light to
illuminate the grill when door/s may be closed.
The front side gull wing door has been tted
with a built in thermometer. This is to allow
for temperature readings throughout longer
cooks or indirect cooking.
Careful when raising the cooking surface
whilst doors are closed as the grill frame
may catch the thermometer probe.
The far side gull wing door has been
equipped with a probe entry point. This allows
for any additional probes that may be used
throughout the cooking process. Ideal for
when probing roasts etc.
Simply rotate the cover ap and feed the
probe through the entry point.
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PHOTO
NEEDED
Door stay
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7OPERATION
THE REMOVEABLE TABLES
Your Alfresco 140 has 2 large stainless steel detachable work
surfaces to allow for ecient storage when not in use. These work
surfaces also have built in tool & towel holders as shown in the
picture.
It’s important that you don’t overload the tables as they have been
designed to cope with holding up to 7KG on each side.
To re-attach the tables, repeat this process in reverse order. Ensure all four studs of
the table are accurately lining up alongside the xed housing. Once the studs are
lining, guide into the xing housing and press down to slot and secure.
If studs aren’t lining up correctly you may need to loosen the black table studs slightly
to allow for movement. This can be done with an Allen key.
DETACHING THE TABLES
To detach, place both hands on the underneath of the table as shown below.
Gently lift up until the black table studs free from the xing housing. Finally step
back with the table still in hand.
Black table studs Table xing housing

THE WARMING/MELTING AREA
Your all-new Alfresco 140 features a designated warming/melting compartment. This area
has been specically designed to be used as a hold hot for cooked food, warming plates
or simply to melt cheese on cooked burgers etc.
The temperature of this compartment will depend on the amount of charcoal that is being
used in the rebox so you may wish to experiment & see what works best for you.
To open the warming area compartment, rotate the black catch on the top left corner to
release the door hinge. (As shown below)
The warming oven has a mesh shelf that can be
removed, raised or lowered between the two height
settings. Door Catch
STORAGE AREA
The storage compartment is an ideal area to keep all you favourite BBQ accessories in one
place. The stainless steel double doors are tted with magnets for ease of use. Simply pull
to open and push to close. Please be aware, this storage area is not watertight.
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THE PULLY
THE SKEWER HOLDER
7OPERATION
This pully allows for easy manoeuvrability. Use the pully handle to hook into the
eyelet as shown below.
This method will stop the wheels from sinking or digging in when moving
across stones, grass or other rough terrain.
The complimentary skewer holder has been designed to hold all shapes and
sizes of skewer sticks. The V shape design allows for the skewer stick to be
wedged in position, stopping an unintentional roation of skewer.
This can also be used for s’mores or toasting marshmallows.
There are two parts to the skewer holder. The larger part sandwiches on to the
outer grill frame. The smaller piece is xed onto the grill mesh at desired dis-
tance, as shown below.

8OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
The grill plate is made of stainless steel and can be moved around the
cooking surface by lifting slightly by the front slot with an oven glove.
The perfect grill add on for frying onions, eggs etc.
Our high grade screened South African restaurant grade charcoal is
quite simply revolutionary and outperforms any other catering grade
charcoal on the market and ts the Trailblazer range like a glove.
We have had our Trailblazer BBQ lit and ready
to cook on in 10 minutes using this product.
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TRAILBLAZER PREMIUM LUMPWOOD
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9CLEANING
Before cooking raise the grill from the rebox and spray with Palm or vegetable
oil to prevent food sticking to the grill top.
STEP 1
Raising the grill top immediately after cooking prevents grease from baking
onto the grill surface.
STEP 2
Warning! Cold water poured onto hot coals in the rebox can seriously damage the
BBQ. The sudden change in temperature can cause the rebox to twist.
STEP 3
After coals are cold, use the charcoal divider/scoop to shovel the residue out of
the re box and dispose of ash safely.
STEP 4
STEP 5
When cooled the stainless steel grill wire may be cleaned with detergent and
a sti brush. If there are baked on deposits it may be necessary to use a wire
wool cleaning pad or other such abrasive material to spot clean the wire.
STEP 7
Once the Trailblazer BBQ is cool the interior may be cleaned with a power hose.

9CLEANING
STEP 9
If the exterior has become dirty, power hose the exterior of the BBQ. Take care
not to remove portions of the Trailblazer logo or wordings whilst doing so.
STEP 10
Heavier deposits of burnt on materials may be removed from stainless steel
surfaces with the use of Trailblazer Heavy Duty Stainless Steel cleaner. Spray
the cleaner onto the surface & allow to bed in for several minutes before
STEP 11
When dry the nish of the stainless steel gull wing doors, shelves and inner
panels may be rubbed with a lint free cloth containing a small amount of baby
oil or sprayed and wiped with a light oil product such as WD40.
STEP 12
Powder coated (painted) panels can be washed and polished with any good
quality automotive polish.
Warning! Do not use abrasive cleaners or pads as these will damage the surface.
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10 TROUBLE SHOOTING
COOKING SURFACE WILL NOT STAY UP
Check Friction block and adjust with the 10mm spanner that has
been provided. See section 6 “Altering friction block”.
HANGING WIRE BROKEN
The hanging wire will break due to excessive use or winding the
wrong direction to the arrow “Raise/Lower” guide. If this happens
you will need to order a replacement from your local reseller or
online at trailblazerbbq.com.
GRILL MESH IS PARTING FROM GRILL FRAME
If you notice the grill mesh coming away from the grill frame it is
likely that you are missing some grill wire clips. There are some
spares included in this pack. Simply clip them on to secure the
mesh to the frame.
STRUGGLING TO FIT DETACHABLE TABLES
If you experience diculty when tting the front or rear
detachable table, try slackening the table studs slightly to allow
for a bit of movement. This should make it easer when guiding
them into position
GULL WING DOOR CATCHES ARE LOOSE
Loosen the 2 nuts holding the catches to the doors and move
towards centre of doors. Tighten catch until it is tight but not fully
tightened. Re engage catch to pull towards latch and tighten fully.
Adjust until catch closes rmly.