CONGRATULATIONS.....
on choosing a Sunshine Legend Gas Barbecue. For over 35 years the Sunshine
name has stood for innovative, well designed and high quality barbecues in
Australia, and now we are following their trend, by choosing Australia’s finest
outdoor cooking system.
In this guide, we aim to help you become familiar with the Australian way of
cooking. We want you to enjoy your Sunshine Legend to it’s full potential, and
realise what fun can be had cooking on a stylish, quality barbecue that you can
rely on every time.
Page 2.-
Direct cooking the Australian way.
An insight into how the Australians enjoy barbecued food, and the
differences to the traditional American gas barbecues.
Page 3.-
Cooking on your griddle plate.
Introducing you to the most versatile cooking surface on your BBQ,
it will make you wonder how you managed before!
Page 4.-
Cooking on your chargrill plate.
What you can expect from the most traditional form of barbecue cooking.
Page 5.-
Care and cleaning of your barbecue.
Tips and advice on keeping your Sunshine barbecue in the best
possible condition.
Page 6.-
Care and cleaning of your barbecue trolley.
More tips, but this time on keeping your stylish trolley looking its best.
Page 7+8.-
Sunshine accessories.
Here we give you an idea of how you can enhance the performance
of your new Sunshine barbecue.
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Your questions answered.
The most often asked questions we are asked by our customers.
Pages 10-14.-
Sunshine recipes.
Some appetising recipes and very different ideas to give you a
taste of how different your barbecues can be from now on.
We trust this information will give you some new ideas and a basis on which to
build your enjoyment of barbecue cooking ‘the Australian way’. We may not have
the Australian climate, but we have got the best of their barbecues!
Happy cooking !
DIRECT COOKING
THE AUSTRALIAN
WAY
By using heavy-weight cast-
iron cooking surfaces that are
closer to the heat source,
Australian style barbecues
have a more direct method
of cooking. The cast-iron
absorbs the heat, giving a
more even distribution.
This enables the food to be
cooked thoroughly without
excessive charring.
WHAT'S THE HURRY ?
If you’ve owned an American style barbecue before you’ll notice that the Sunshine
barbecues do not have the same forceful, roaring flames from their burners. The
heat supply is more balanced to give perfect results. Initially you may feel that
there isn’t sufficient heat, but give it a little more time to cook and you’ll find that
everything is perfectly cooked the ‘Australian’ way.
Also remember that during Spring, Autumn and Winter, or when there’s a stiff
breeze, you should allow more time for cooking.
HEAT DISTRIBUTION
Because of the nature that gas under pressure burns, you may find your Sunshine
barbecue cooks slightly hotter at the back of the cooking area. This is because the
gas is under more pressure to escape here than at the front of the burners. It is
perfectly normal, and it can be quite advantageous having a less hot cooking area
where food can be finished off, or kept warm with a more gentle heat.
THE OUTDOOR OVEN
The only time you need a lid for the Sunshine Legend barbecue is if you are
planning to do baking or roast whole joints of meat and poultry. The lid, with its
temperature gauge will enable you to obtain perfect results through indirect
convection cooking.
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elcome to Sunshine Barbecues
Cooking the Australian way
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