Barbeques Galore BEEFMASTER G2BV, Instructions For Assembly And Use

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Cooking with the Hood Closed:
Using the roasting hood traps heat, moisture and flavour that is normally Iost on an open
top barbeque.
Your Beefmaster barbeque is designed with plenty of power to heat up quickly with the
hood open or closed.
With the hood closed and the barbeque pre-heated, it is important to then switch some
burners to LO and others to OFF in order to not overheat the barbeque which could result
in increased temperature hazards and burning your food. For covered cooking, there are
two basic ways to cook: (A) Direct Cooking and (B) Indirect Cooking.
(A) Direct Cooking Method:
This is when you place food directly over the lit burners, either on the cooking grill or the
hotplate.
This method is great for frying, searing and grilling, especially with thinner cuts and foods
that require shorter cooking time. Cooking takes less time than with the hood open, and the
results are more tender and more juicy.
Preheat the barbeque with all burners on HI and the hood closed for 5 minutes. lmportantly,
once the barbeque is pre-heated and the hood is closed, heat is trapped around the food,
so the burners will only need to be on LO and in many cases, some of the burners OFF.
Heat from the lit burners will circulate all through the hood cooking quite evenly. Quite close
attention needs to be paid to the food, and the burners frequently reset to LO or OFF as
required to prevent overheating.
Don’t be afraid to open the hood often to check progress. You are in full control of the
temperature by turning burners higher, lower or OFF as required. The gas burners will
respond instantly and powerfully to your control. Most importantly, use the hood
thermometer as a warning guide that the barbeque is too hot. For grilling most foods, aim to
keep the thermometer below 200°C to avoid burning.
NEVER let the temperature exceed 250°C or the barbeque can dangerously overheat and
burn your food. A separate probe thermometer is available as an accessory from all
Barbeques Galore stores. This takes the guesswork out of knowing when your food is
cooked.
Covered cooking