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10. CARE & MAINTENANCE
BEFORE ANY CARE AND MAINTENANCE IS ATTEMPTED PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE BARBEQUE CONTROLS
AND GAS CYLINDER ARE IN THE ‘OFF’ POSITION AND THAT ALL SURFACES HAVE BEEN GIVEN SUFFICIENT
TIME TO COOL DOWN.
Please note the following when maintaining and caring for your barbeque:
•
Cleaning your barbeque regularly will help to keep a pristine appearance.
•
Throwing cold water over any hot surface of the barbeque is NOT recommended and is
potentially dangerous.
•
Avoid handling and touching hot parts of the barbeque.
•
As a good practice, your barbeque should be covered when left unused for long periods
especially during the long winter breaks.
After Cooking
Once cooking is finished a burn-off process to clean the barbeque should be as follows:
• Remove all excess burnt food with a scraper.
• Light all burners and set to the
HI
position and leave running in that condition for
• approximately 5 minutes.
• During this 5 minutes period excess food, fat and juices should be burnt off making cleaning
easier
• The roasting hood must be left in the open position during the burn off period.
• Turn the barbeque
OFF
at the control knobs and at the gas supply valve.
• Using mild grease remover and warm water, scrub the cooking surfaces with a brush or scourer.
• Store barbeque with the hood closed protected from the elements and direct sunlight.
1. HOT-PLATE AND COOKING GRILL
• While the cooking
surfaces are still hot, take a long handled and a scraper and remove remaining
oil and food scraps. You should use an oven mitt to avoid burning yourself.
Regularly clean with hot soapy water.
• Excess oil residue can be removed by using cleaners available from your local Barbeques Galore
Store.
•
After any cleaning process of the cooking plate or grill plate they must be rinsed thoroughly and
completely dried to remove any residual cleaning substances.
2. CARE OF THE BURNERS
•
Occasionally the burner holes may get slightly clogged with grease and food particles.
Leaving the burners on
HI
for a maximum of 5 minutes with the hood open after you’ve finished
cooking will remove most of this.
•
Check the burners periodically for more larger of blockages. In particular, you should ensure that
the aeration vents are free of insect nests and spider webs.
•
To clean the burners, let them cool down, then remove and inspect them. If any of the holes are
clogged, gently tap the burner onto a hard surface to remove residue. Use a wire brush to unclog
the holes. Then lightly coat the burners with canola oil for ongoing protection.
3. CARE OF THE BARBEQUE BODY
•
Regular care and maintenance of the barbeque body will significantly increase its life and long
term appearance.
•
Excess grease and fat can be removed using grease remover and warm water with a soft scraper
(not metal edged). Do not use caustic cleaning agents as these will quickly damage powder
coated surfaces and gradually damage enamel finishes.
