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barbecue body and place near rightmost
burner porthole.
Push and turn the rightmost control knob
anti-clockwise to the high position, taking
care to protect yourself from the flames.
After the right portion of the burner is lit,
light the remaining portion of the burner.
If burner fails to ignite, contact your local
dealer for assistance.
After ignition, turn the burners to the high
position for 3-5 minutes in order to pre-heat
the barbecue. This should be done before
each cooking session. The hood or lid
should be open during preheating.
After completion of preheating, turn all
burners to the low position for best cooking
results.
9.5. Lighting the Side Burner (Excel 300T)
Push and turn the side burner control knob anti-
clockwise to the high position. Push the ignitor
button rapidly until the side burner ignites. If the
side burner fails to ignite, turn the control knob
to the OFF position and wait five minutes
before attempting to re-light following the above
procedure. If the side burner still fails to ignite,
turn the control knob off, wait five minutes and
light with match.
When using the side-burner, care should be
taken to ensure that pans are central and flat
on the side-burner grid.
9.6. Grill Cooking
The burners heat up the lava rock underneath
the grill, which in turn heats the food on the
grill. The natural food juices produced during
cooking fall onto the hot lava rock below and
vaporise. The subsequent rising smoke bastes
the food, as it travels upwards, imparting that
unique barbecued flavour.
9.7. Roasting Hood Cooking
Barbecues equipped with a roasting hood give
the option to form an ‘oven’ for roasting or
baking food, such as joints of meat or whole
chickens, etc. More even cooking of food will
actually be achieved by using the barbecue
with the hood down. However, this should
only be done with the burners on low.
For best results, place the food you wish to
bake or roast on a metal baking tray and set it
on one side of the cooking grill.
When roasting, turn the burner to a LOW to
MEDIUM position.
Close the hood to cook the food ‘indirectly’.
Avoid lifting the hood unnecessarily as heat is
lost every time the hood is opened. If the hood
is opened during cooking please allow extra
time for the barbecue to regain its temperature
and complete the cooking. Use the temperature
gauge (if applicable) to monitor the heat of the
barbecue.
If the internal heat becomes too high, turn the
burners down to the low position. It is not
necessary or advisable to have all of the
burners on high when the hood is closed.
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR BARBECUE TO
OVERHEAT. Take care when opening the
hood as hot steam can be released on opening.
9.8. Warming Rack (where supplied)
Warming racks are a convenient way to keep
cooked food warm or to warm items such as
bread rolls. It is advisable to place food
(particularly fatty foods) to the front of the
warming rack to avoid the possibility of juices
and fat running down the back of your
barbecue. Always check that your warming
rack is properly fitted before use.
9.9. 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 rock. 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
given below.
9.10. Fat Fires
Empty and clean the grease cup of food debris
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