Turn
cylinder
off fi rst
Then turn
burners off
First Time Use - Curing The Hotplate
During manufacturing, the cooking surfaces were coated with a non-toxic 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 Min for about 30 minutes. Paint may come off at this
time. Now clean the surface with water and a brush. Be careful of steam coming off the cast iron
surface while doing this. 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.
First Time Use
Turning Off
When you’ve fi nished cooking, leave the burner controls on Max for a maximum of 5 minutes to
burn off excess grease from the burner and other surfaces.
To turn the barbeque off, it is best to turn off the cylinder fi rst, and allow all the gas left in the
hose to burn off. This will only take a couple of seconds. Then turn off all burner controls. If your
barbeque is connected to natural gas or piped LPG, you can simply turn the burner controls off.
It’s okay to leave the cylinder connected to your barbeque while it’s not in use.
Note carefully:
Failure to follow these shutdown procedures correctly can lead to a hazardous
condition.
