4, OPERATING YOUR BARBEQUE
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) WARNINGS:
• Before using the barbeque please ensure you have read and understood the entire instruction
manual.
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II
) PRIOR TO COOKING:
• First Time Use - Curing The Hotplate
During manufacturing, the cooking surfaces were coated with a food safe paint. This paint
will
come off completely over time. Its purpose is purely to help protect your barbeque during
transport and storage.
Coat the top of the hotplate with canola oil or some other edible oil. Light the barbeque as
described earlier. Leave the barbeque with all burners on
LO
for about 20 minutes. Some coating
may come off at this time. Now clean the surface with water and a wire brush. Be careful of steam
coming off the steel surface while doing this.
Once the hotplate has cooled, dry it thoroughly and apply an even, light coating of vegetable
based oil. Canola oil is great for this. Light the bbq again, set all burners on
LO
for around 10
minutes.
The hotplate is now cured and ready for use. For ongoing protection of the cooking surface, follow
the procedures in the Cleaning, Storage and Maintenance sections.
• When you are lighting your barbeque for the first time, first read section 3: SETTING UP THE
BARBEQUE. Turn the burners to the
LO
position and leave them running for 15 minutes. Your
barbeque is now seasoned and ready for first use.
• Check that the grease cup is empty before every barbeque. Never handle the grease cup until it
had completely cooled.
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) STARTING THE BARBEQUE:
THE BARBEQUE SHOULD EVER BE OSED, ALWAYS OPEN
• Ensure that a leak test has been conducted.
• Ensure that all the controls are in the
OFF
position before attempting to light the barbeque.
• Turn on the gas supply at the gas cylinder.
• Select burner to light. Push
IN
and turn the selected control knob anticlockwise to
HI
(automatic
ignition).
• If ignition does not occur within 5 seconds, turn burner control knob clockwise to
OFF
. Wait 5
minutes and repeat the lighting procedure.
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IV
) MANUAL LIGHTING:
• Light a 90mm barbeque match or a lighting gun and hold adjacent to the burner underneath the
right end of the barbeque.
• Ensure the match remains lit then turn the right hand control knob to the
HI
position, the burner
will light from the match.
• Once the burner is lit, repeat the process for the remaining burners.
• Each burner can be adjusted to a low heat setting by turning the control knob to the
LO
position.
DO NOT TURN A CONTROL KNOB ON UNTIL A LIGHTED MATCH IS INSERTED UNDER THE
BARBEQUE
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) AFTER COOKING
• Burn off excess juices with the control knobs set to
HI
for 5 minutes.
• Ensure ALL control knobs are turned
OFF
by turning them fully clockwise.
• Once the burners have extinguished turn the gas off at the gas cylinder.
• The barbeque should then be cleaned and stored using the guidelines in this manual.
:
• See cleaning instructions on the following page.
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