User Manual

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fat from meat and poultry before grilling. The
burners should always be placed on the low setting
during cooking. Always protect your hands when
handling anything near cooking surface of the
barbecue.
Covered cooking
Keep the hood closed when you grill to ensure the
heat circulates evenly. With the hood closed, the gas
barbequecooksmuchlikeaconvectionoven.The
thermometer in the hood shows what the cooking
temperature is inside the barbecue so you don’t
have to lift the hood. Avoid lifting the hood to look
inside during the cooking process – heat will be lost.
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ocooking
residue, thus making cleaning easier.
Turning O Your Barbecue
Pushthecontrolknob(7)inandturntothe‘OFF’
position.
Turnthegasoanddisconnectatthecylinder
when not in use.
The regulator must be disconnected when the
barbecue is not in use. Wait until the barbecue is
sucientlycoolbeforeclosingthehood.
At the end of every cooking session ensure grease
cup is cleaned thoroughly.
FOOD SAFETY
Please read and follow this advice when cooking on
your barbecue:
• Always wash your hands before and after
handling uncooked meat and before eating.
• Always keep raw meat away from cooked meat
and other foods.
• Before cooking, ensure barbecue grill surfaces
and tools are clean and free of old food residue.
• Do not use the same utensils to handle cooked
and uncooked foods.
• Ensure all meat is cooked thoroughly before
eating.
CAUTION – eating raw or undercooked meat
cancausefoodpoisoning(e.gbacteriastrains
suchasE.coli)
• To reduce the risk of undercooked meat, cut
open to ensure it is cooked all the way through
internally.
CAUTION – if meat has been cooked
sucientlythemeatjuicesshouldbeclearin
colour and there should be no traces of pink/
red juice or meat colouring.
• After cooking on your barbecue always clean the
grill cooking surfaces and utensils.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
• Regularly clean your barbecue between uses
and especially after extended periods of storage.
• Ensure the barbecue and its components are
sucientlycoolbeforecleaning.
• Do not leave the barbecue exposed to outside
weather conditions or stored in damp, moist
areas.
• Never douse the barbecue with water when its
surfaces are hot.
• Never handle hot parts with unprotected hands.
• In order to extend the life and maintain the
condition of your barbecue, we strongly
recommend that the unit is covered when left
outside for any length of time, especially during
the winter months.
• IMPORTANT – We recommend that servicing of
this barbecue should be performed either after
every 100 hours of use or annually, whichever is
achieved soonest.
• Changetheexibletubewhenthenational
conditionsrequireit.
CAUTION
 Ifyousmellgas–turnothebarbecue,
extinguishallames,openthebarbecue
hood. If the odour continues, immediately
contact your gas supplier.
 Intheeventofanuncontrollablere,
immediately disconnect the gas cylinder
movingitawayfromreandcontactthere
services. DO NOT PUT YOURSELF AT RISK!
Ensure aerosols are not used near this
barbecue when in use.
Ensure all packaging and plastic bags are
disposed of safely.
Cooking Grill (4)
• Clean with hot soapy water.
• To remove any food residue, use a mild cream
cleaner on a non-abrasive pad.
• Rinse well and dry thoroughly.
Burner (6) Maintenance
• Innormalusage,burningotheresidueafter
cooking will keep the burners clean.
• The burners should be cleaned annually, or
whenever heavy build-up is found, to ensure
thattherearenosignsofblockage(debris,
insects)ineithertheburnerportholesorthe
venturitubesoftheburnersttedoverthevalve
outlets.Ablockedburnercanleadtoare
beneath the grill.