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Yourgrillisdesignedto reachatempera ture thatyou setbyadjustingavalvetha tin tur nsadjuststheamountofgas
that goes through each burner. This Valve is located behind your knob and is the key to your heat and fuel
consumption.Anexamplebeing:Cookingonlowwillgiveyoulongeruseoutofa20lbLPtankthanwillcookingon
highevery singletime.
Furthermore,thewaytoignitetheburnersisthroughthevalves,sopleaseunderstandtheimportanceofthispiece
andtheposition/caretakentotheknobs.
• Example:Ifyouforgettoturnaknoboffandtheburnerisnotlit,thenyouwillhaveagasleakoutofthat
valve.Youmustbeaware ofyourgrillsstatusandberesponsible!
BurnerConfigurationandHeatDispersion:
Ifyoulookundertheveryfrontofyourcookinggrates,youwillrealizethatforthefirstfewinches,theburnerdoes
notreleaseanygas.Thisisdesignedtobethemediumheatportionofyourgrillforseveralreasons.
• Onebeingthattheflavorizersensureevenheat
dispersionlaterallyacrossyourgrillscookingsurface,sothe
frontisdesignedtobeyourmediumheatsection,whileyoucanutilizethemiddleofyourcookinggratesto
getagoodhighheat(donotforgetthatthisalldependsonhowhighyouhaveyourvalvesturnedas
well).
• Asyoumovetowardsthebackofyourgrillandpastthemiddlesection,youwillrealizethatthisisthe
hottestportionofyourgrill.
o Underneath,wheretheburnerisboltedtothebackofthebody,youwillseethatthereisa
“crossover”inbetweeneachburner.Thiscrossover,sendsgasfromoneburnertothenext(aslong
asthevalvesareopen),toensurethatallofyourburnerswilllightin
caseyourignitersfail.
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Forexample,ifyoucanonlygetoneburnertolight,youjustneedtokeepthehoodopenandturn
onthevalvenexttoit,tothehighposition.Gaswillthentravelthroughthenew/openburnerand
willcatchtheflamefromtheinitialburner.Thiscrossoverdoes
provideyouconstantheatacross
thebackthatincreasesthetemperatureandprovidesyouwithyourhottestpositiononthegrill
(unlessyouhaveaCSmodelwithasearburner–inwhichthesearburnerwillprovideyourhighest
temperatureforcooking/searing).
Tounderstandhowthiswilleffectyourcooking,pleasetakealookatthepicturesbelowforvisualassistance.
Using Your Burners and Grilling Safely