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Cooking for the first time
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Wash the cooking surfaces and warming shelf before use.
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The BBQ may have an unpleasant odour during the first use and this is normal. To avoid this odour
during cooking, we recommend the BBQ is burnt in with 2kg of fuel prior to cooking food for the first
time.
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Strong winds can affect the cooking performance of your BBQ so factor in this element when positioning
your BBQ outdoors for cooking.
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Avoid continually turning the meat over. When cooking internal juices rise to the surface of the meat
and then settle. Each time you turn the meat over, the juices are lost.
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Avoid burning or charring food.
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Allow meat to rest before serving.
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Never use your BBQ in a garage, porch, shed, breezeway or any other enclosed area. Your BBQ is to be
used outdoors only.
How to use the bbq
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Open the front door and load the charcoal tray with the desired amount of charcoal. Don’t overload the
BBQ.
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Light the charcoal with fire lighters, or some other safe method. Don’t use a liquid accelerant to light the
charcoal.
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Ensure vents are open during lighting.
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The BBQ is generally ready for cooking when the coals form a white ash on the surface. This is the
optimum time for cooking.
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Add charcoal via front door as required to maintain heat. Lower the Charcoal grate before adding
charcoal.
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Use a BBQ Mitt and a prodder/poker (not supplied with this BBQ) to move hot fuel to the desired
location on the charcoal tray.
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Don’t douse the BBQ with water to extinguish the fire, this may warp the hot metal parts and cause
premature rusting.
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Temperature can be controlled by the amount of Charcoal being used and the amount of air vent
opening in the hood and firebox. Opening the vents will obtain a higher heat and closing the vents will
lower the heat.
