Owner's Manual

8
GETTINGSTARTED
StartingyourGrill
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Beforecookingonyourgrillforthefirsttime,werecommendthatyouallowthegrillto“cure.”
Theprocessofcuringthegrillwillallowanypaintandoilsfromthemanufacturingprocessto
burnoff.Addpelletstothehopper,thencloseandlatchthelid.(Thegrill
willnotfeedpellets
withthehopperlidopen.)PlugthepowercordintoaGFCIoutlet.PresstheONbuttononthe
controlboard,andusetheheatrangearrowtoselectthedesiredcookingtemperature.We
recommendfiringyourgrillto450Fandrunningthegrillforatleast
30minuteswiththefront
doorsclosed.Afterrunningthegrillforatleast30minutes,presstheOFFbuttonandallowthe
grillandtheinsidegratestocool.Oncethegrateshavecooled,removethem,washwithhot
soapywaterandrinsethemthoroughly.Wipethegratesdown
(orallowthemtoairdry)and
placethembackintothestove.Youarenowreadytocookonyourgrill.
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DAILYOPERATION:Duringsubsequentstartupsafterthefirstfire,itisrecommendedthatyou
openbothdoorsforatleastfiveminutesduringstartuptoallowtheinitialsmoketodissipate
quicker*.Oncethegrillhasstarted,closebothdoorsandthenallowthegrilltoreachthe
temperaturethatwasselectedbeforecooking.Untilthegrillhasignited,youwillseethelights
under“Igniter”and“Auger”illuminating.Oncethegrillhasignitedandtheigniterhasturned
off,theredlightwillnolongerilluminateunderthe“Igniter”display.The“Auger”lightwill
illuminategreeneverytimetheaugerisrunningduringacycle.Asmentionedinthe“Cooking
andFoodSafetyTips”section,usecookingoilsonthecastgratetopreventfoodsticking,
especiallyduringthefirstfewtimesyouuseyourgrill.
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ManualStart‐up
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Intheeventyourignitershouldfail,youmaystartyourgrillmanually.
Removethecastirongrateandflamedeflector(ontheleft,“direct”side).Checktobesurethe
burnpotisfreeandclearofanyashordebris.Placeasmallhandfulofpelletsinthebottomof
theburnpot. Werecommendusingafirestartersuchassolidflakestarter,afirestarterdiscor
firestartersticks,thenuseamatch,lighterorpropanetorchtostartthefire.Oncethefirehas
startedtoburn,useheatresistantglovesorovenmittsto
puttheflamedefectorandcastiron
gratebackinplace,closethefrontdoorsandpresstheONbutton.Selectthedesired
temperatureandthegrillwillbegintofeedpelletsnormally.
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Shut‐Down
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WhenyouarefinishedusingyourgrillyoumaypresstheOFFbuttononthecontrolboard.The
boardwillthendisplay“SHD”forshutdown.Thiswillcausetheaugertostopfeedingpellets,
andthecombustionblowerwillcontinuetorunforaperiodof5minutes.Thiswill
helpthe
remainingfuelintheburnpottoextinguishandburnout.Thisprocesswillalsohelpkeepthe
burnpotcleanerbetweenuses.Openyourdoorstoallowtheheattodissipateduring
shutdown.Makesurethegrilliscoolbeforecovering.
*NOTE:Incolderweatheryoumaynotbeabletoopenbothdoorsoninitialstartup,sincethegrill
willshutdownafter10minutesifit doesnotreach160degreesF(thisisaproductfeature).