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Flare-up control ***Very Important Notice ***
Flare-ups occur when meat is barbecued, and its fat and juices fall upon the hot lava rock. Smoke of
course helps give food its barbecued flavour, but it is best to avoid excessive flare-up to prevent food
being burned. To control flare-ups, it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to trim away excess fat from meat
and poultry before grilling, use cooking sauces and marinades sparingly and try to avoid very cheap
cuts of meat or meat products as these tend to have a high fat and water content. Also, the burners
should always be placed on the low setting during cooking. When flare-ups do occur, they can usually
be extinguished by applying baking soda or salt directly onto the lava rocks. Always protect your hands
when handling anything near the cooking surface of the barbecue, and take care to protect yourself
from the flames. Always protect your hands when handling anything near the cooking surface of the
barbecue and take care to protect yourself from the flames. If a fat fire occurs, please see the
instructions under the following heading of this manual.
Fat Fires
The foil liner must be emptied and the drip tray cleaned of food debris after each cooking session. If the
barbecue is to be used for large gatherings, it will be necessary to turn off and cool the barbecue every
two hours to remove food debris from the drip tray and clean out the foil liner, the time between
cleaning may need to be reduced if very fatty foods or cheap meat products are being cooked. Failure
to do this may result in a fat fire, which may cause injury and could seriously damage the barbecue.
In the event of a fat fire;
• If safe to do so, turn all control knobs to the ‘off’ position
• Turn off the gas at the bottle
• Keep everyone at a safe distance from the barbecue and wait until the fire has burnt out.
• Do not close the hood of the barbecue.
• NEVER DOUSE A BARBECUE WITH WATER. IF AN EXTINGUISHER IS USED, IT SHOULD BE
A POWDER TYPE.
• DO NOT REMOVE THE DRIP TRAY
• If the fire does not seem to be abating or appears to be worsening, contact your local Fire Brigade
for assistance.
Manual ignition instructions
• Open the barbecue hood
• Insert a long lit match through the match-lighting hole in the right hand side of the body of the
barbecue until the lit end is alongside the right hand burner. Push and turn the right hand control
knob anti-clockwise to the high position taking care to protect yourself from flames.
• When the burner is lit turn on the remaining burners from right to left.
• Confirm that each burner is lit before turning on the next burner
• To light the side burner place the lighted end of a long match alongside the side burner. Push and
turn the side burner control knob anti-clockwise to the high position taking care to protect yourself
from flames.
• If the right hand burner fails to light, turn off the gas and contact your local Outback dealer.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
nNever handle hot parts of the BBQ with unprotected hands.
nNever douse the BBQ with water when its surfaces are hot.
General
• Regularly clean your BBQ between uses and especially after extended periods of storage.
• Do not leave the BBQ uncovered and exposed to the elements when not in use. Heavy duty covers
are available as an accessory from your Outback ® stockist. Even when stored outside or inside
with a cover it is possible for mould to grow on any fat remaining on parts of the BBQ. This should
be cleaned off smooth surfaces with hot soapy water.
• Ceramic briquettes can be cleaned by lighting the burners on full for 3 to 5 minutes. Heavily
impregnated briquettes should be turned over so that the dirty side faces the burners in order to
burn off any residue. We do not recommend washing ceramic briquettes.
• All screws and bolts should be checked and tightened if necessary on a regular basis.
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