Traeger BBQ400.04, Owner'S Manual

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SECTION FOUR: OPERATING TIPS
1) The Temperature Dial can be changed at any time to increase or decrease the
cooking temperature of the Grill. The HIGH/HIGHER Temperature settings are for
Grilling. The MED/MID RANGE Temperature settings are for Slow Cooking. The
SMOKE setting is for Smoking and adding Smoke Flavor to foods being cooked. The
SMOKE setting can also be used to “hold” foods at approximately 180 to 200
degrees F.
2) Your TRAEGER PELLET GRILL should never be moved while it is hot. If you are
transporting your Grill in a vehicle after cooking on it, make sure the fire is
completely out and the Grill is COLD before placing it in any vehicle. NEVER put
water into the Firepot. It will jam the Auger.
3) The TRAEGER PELLET GRILL is designed to operate with the Door/Lid CLOSED.
Cooking with the Door/Lid open greatly lengthens your cooking time.
4) NEVER add Pellets by hand to a hot Firepot. This is dangerous and you may be
seriously burned. If you run out of Pellets and lose your fire while cooking, let the
Grill completely cool and start again with the
INITIAL FIRING INSTRUCTIONS.
5) Make sure the Heat Baffle is properly seated on its locating brackets. The long lips of
the Heat Baffle should be pointing down over the Firepot. If not seated properly,
direct heat and flame could come up out of the Firepot and cause a grease fire in the
Grill.
6) When estimating cooking times, the outside temperature will be an important factor.
If it is hot outside, it will take less time for food to cook. If it is cold, wet or windy, it
will take longer.
7) Grease fires are caused by not properly maintaining the Grill by failing to clean your
Grease Drain Pan, V-shaped Grease Drain and Grease Drain Tube on a consistent
basis. In the unlikely event of a grease fire while cooking,
TURN THE SWITCH/DIAL
OFF and KEEP THE DOOR/LID CLOSED until the fire is completely out. Never
keep the Door/Lid open during a grease fire. If it does not go out, lightly sprinkle
baking soda on the fire.
Be careful not to burn yourself. If this still does not work.
Then carefully remove the food from the Grill and keep the Door/Lid closed until the
fire is completely out.
Again, be careful not to burn yourself. When the Grill is
completely cool, remove the Porcelain Grill and replace the foil on the Grease Drain
Pan. Clean any grease accumulation from the V-shaped Grease Drain and the
Grease Drain Tube. Replace the Grease Drain Pan and the Porcelain Grill in their
proper positions, restart the Grill and resume cooking.
8) CARBON MONOXIDE:
WARNING! Follow these guidelines to prevent this colorless, odorless gas from
poisoning you, your family or others.
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Know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning: headache, dizziness,
weakness, nausea, vomiting, sleepiness and confusion. Carbon monoxide
reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Low blood oxygen levels can result in
loss of consciousness and death.
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See a doctor if you or others develop cold or flu-like symptoms while cooking or
in the vicinity of this Grill. Carbon monoxide poisoning, which can easily be
mistaken for a cold or flu, is often detected too late.
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Alcohol consumption and drug use increase the effects of carbon monoxide
poisoning.