IKEA KLASEN - Cooking Techniques and Safety; Covered Cooking and Flare-Up Control; End of Cooking and Shutting Down; Food Safety Guidelines

Even cooking of food will be achieved by
using the barbecue with the hood down. This
should only be done with the burner on low.
Flare-Up Control
IMPORTANT – FLARE UPS CAN OCCUR
FROM RESIDUE FAT AND JUICES DRIPPING
ONTO THE BURNERS AND HOT VAPOUR
BAR. To reduce this, regularly clean the
burnersandvapourbar.Tocontrolare-
up, it is advisable to trim away excess fat
from meat and poultry before grilling. The
burners should always be placed on the low
setting during cooking. Always protect your
hands when handling anything near cooking
surface of the barbecue.
Covered Cooking
Keep the hood closed when you grill to
ensure the heat circulates evenly. With the
hoodclosed,thegasbarbequecooksmuch
like a convection oven. The thermometer
in the hood shows what the cooking
temperature is inside the barbecue so you
don’t have to lift the hood. Avoid lifting
the hood to look inside during the cooking
process – heat will be lost.
End of Cooking Session
After each cooking session, turn the
barbecue burners to the ‘HIGH’ position and
burn for 5 minutes. This procedure will burn
off cooking residue, thus making cleaning
easier.
Turning Off Your Barbecue
Pushthecontrolknob(7)inandturntothe
‘OFF’ position.
Turn the gas off and disconnect at the
cylinder when not in use.
The regulator must be disconnected when
the barbecue is not in use. Wait until the
barbecueissufcientlycoolbeforeclosing
the hood.
FOOD SAFETY
Please read and follow this advice when
cooking on your barbecue:
• Always wash your hands before and after
handling uncooked meat and before
eating.
• Always keep raw meat away from cooked
meat and other foods.
• Before cooking, ensure barbecue grill
surfaces and tools are clean and free of
old food residue.
• Do not use the same utensils to handle
cooked and uncooked foods.
• Ensure all meat is cooked thoroughly
before eating.
CAUTION – eating raw or undercooked
meat can cause food poisoning (e.g
bacteria strains such as E.coli)
• To reduce the risk of undercooked meat,
cut open to ensure it is cooked all the way
through internally.
CAUTION – if meat has been cooked
sufcientlythemeatjuicesshouldbe
clear in colour and there should be
no traces of pink/red juice or meat
colouring.
• Pre-cooking of larger meat or joints is
recommendedbeforenallycookingon
your barbecue.
• After cooking on your barbecue always
clean the grill cooking surfaces and
utensils.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
• Regularly clean your barbecue between
uses and especially after extended periods
of storage.
• Ensure the barbecue and its components
aresufcientlycoolbeforecleaning.
• Do not leave the barbecue exposed to
outside weather conditions or stored in
damp, moist areas.
• Never douse the barbecue with water
when its surfaces are hot.
• Never handle hot parts with unprotected
hands.
• In order to extend the life and maintain
the condition of your barbecue, we
strongly recommend that the unit is
covered when left outside for any length of
time, especially during the winter months.
• IMPORTANT – We recommend that
servicing of this barbecue should be
performed either after every 100 hours
of use or annually, whichever is achieved
soonest.
• Changetheexibletubewhenthenational
conditionsrequireit.
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