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procedure, turn all the knobs to the off
position. Close the gas valve on the gas
bottle. Wait five minutes. Reattempt all of
the above steps. If the barbecue still fails
to light, please refer to the manual
ignition instructions below.
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After ignition, turn the burners to the high
position for 3-5 minutes in order to pre
heat
t
he barbecue. This should be done
before each cooking session. When pre
heating is complete, cooking can begin,
taking extra care if burners are left in the
high position.
H4. Manual lighting instructions
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Insert lit match through the leftmost
match-lighting hole on the underside of
the control panel and place near leftmost
burner porthole.
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Push and turn the leftmost control knob
anti-clockwise to the high position.
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When the left burner is lit, turn the
remaining burners on from left to right.
•
Confirm that each burner is alight before
turning on the next burner.
•
If leftmost burner fails to light, contact
your local dealer for assistance.
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After lighting, turn the burners to the high
position for 3-5 minutes in order to pre
heat the barbecue. This should be done
before each cooking session. When pre
heating is complete, cooking can begin,
taking extra care if burners are left in the
high position.
H5. Grill Cooking
The burners heat the flame tamers beneath
the grill that, in turn, heats the food. The
natural juices produced during cooking fall
onto the flame tamers and vaporise to form
smoke. The smoke then rises and ‘bastes’
the food, giving it that unique barbecued
flavour.
When using your barbecue for grill cooking
you may wish to place the hood in the closed
position which will hold the heat in to aid
cooking.
H6. Griddle Plate Cooking
The cast iron burners heat the griddle plate
directly, which then cooks the food on
contact. Plates allow for the cooking of
smaller items, such as seafood, which could
fall through the spaces of a grill. They are
also suitable for cooking items that require
high-temperature/short-duration
cooking,
such as vegetables and smaller cuts of fish.
Similarly, it can be used in exactly the same
way as a griddle in the kitchen, for searing
steaks, cooking eggs, etc. Alternatively, it can
be used for heating pans or keeping food
warm.
H7. Warming Rack.
Warming racks are a convenient way to keep
cooked food warm or to warm items such as
bread rolls. Care should be taken to ensure
that any items placed on the warming rack
are cooked through and do not continue to
cook and drip fat or meat juices, which could
drip onto the hood and down the back of the
barbecue.
H8. Roasting Hood Cooking
Barbecues equipped with a roasting hood
give the option of cooking with hood closed to
form an ‘oven’ for roasting food, such as
joints of meat, whole chickens, etc.
When roasting, turn the burner directly under
the food to the OFF position. Turn all other
burners to a LOW to MEDIUM position and
close the hood. Avoid lifting the hood
unnecessarily as heat is lost every time the
hood is opened. Use the temperature gauge
to check the heat of the barbecue. DO NOT
ALLOW YOUR BARBECUE TO OVERHEAT.
H9. Rotisserie Operation Instructions
1. Carefully remove the cast iron cooking
surfaces and the warming rack from the
barbecue.
2. Slide one of the spit forks onto the spit rod
and tighten its thumb screw to secure it into
place. Insert the pointed end of the spit rod
into the meat being cooked and slide the
meat towards the center of the rod. Make
sure the fork is fully into the meat. Slide the
other fork onto the rod, into the meat, and
tighten the thumb screw once in place. For
optimal rotisserie cooking, food must be
placed securely onto the middle of the spit
rod and balanced so that the rotisserie can
rotate freely without interference from any
barbecue surfaces. Any loose sections of
meat should be secured so they do not
hang down and interfere with the rotation of
