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OPERATING TIPS
1. You can change the temperature at any time
during grilling to increase or decrease cooking
temperature.
To change between Fahrenheit and Celsius:
a. Press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons
simultaneously for 3 seconds.
b. Press the Center button to conrm and
exit.
You will now see temperatures displayed in the
format you’ve chosen.
WARNING! To prevent grease ignitions, never
cook high-fat foods such as bacon, burgers, etc.
above a temperature of 350°F (176.7°C).
2. WARNING! Your Traeger
®
Tailgater Grill
should never be moved while it is hot. If you are
transporting your grill in a vehicle after cooking
on it, make sure the re is completely out and
the grill is COLD before placing it in any vehicle.
Never put water into the repot; it will jam the
auger.
3. Your Traeger
®
Tailgater Grill is designed to operate
with the door closed. Cooking with the door open
greatly lengthens your cooking time.
4. CAUTION! Never add pellets by hand to a
hot repot. This is dangerous and you may be
seriously burned. If you run out of pellets and
lose your re while cooking, rell the pellet hopper
and refer to “Subsequent Start-Up” on page 14,
allowing the grill to cool completely and start
again.
5. CAUTION! Make sure the heat bafe is properly
seated on its locating brackets. The sides of the
heat bafe should be pointing down over the
repot. If not seated properly, direct heat and
ames could come up out of the repot and cause
a grease re in the grill.
6. Always take into account the type of food you are
cooking:
• Thin foods need high heat and shorter cook
times, while thicker foods need low heat and
longer cook times.
• Vegetables take longer to cook than meats at
the same cooking temperatures.
• Always check that the internal temperature
of the meat that you are cooking reaches safe
temperatures to eat.
• The Keep Warm function is not designed to
properly cook your food.
7. WARNING! If the re in the repot goes out while
smoking and there are sufcient pellets still in
the pellet hopper, it is important to follow these
steps. Failure to do so may cause a hazardous
“overring” of your grill due to an excess of
unburned pellets in the repot.
a. DANGER! Turn the Main Power switch at the
back of the grill to OFF (O) and disconnect the
power cord. Allow the grill to cool thoroughly.
Open the door and remove all food, the
porcelain-coated grill grate, the grease
drip tray, and the heat bafe.
b. WARNING! Smoke Hazard
A pellet overow condition can occur during
startup, resulting in unusually thick, white
smoke that lasts a long time. If this occurs,
power down your grill with the Main Power
switch and unplug. If this condition continues
long enough, gases can build up from partial
ignition and fully ignite, causing the door to
“burp.” If this burp occurs and your grill has
not been properly maintained as described
in “Maintaining Your Grill” on pages 22-23,
a grease re could result. To remedy this
condition, let the grill cool down completely,
remove all internal components, and thoroughly
clean all ash and pellets from the grill and
repot (see page 22, “Cleaning the Ash from
Inside and Around the Firepot”).
c. WARNING! Remove all unburned pellets
and ash from inside and around the repot.
(See instructions for proper handling and
disposal of ash on page 22.)
d. Before replacing the heat bafe, grease drip
tray, and the porcelain-coated grill grate, plug
the power cord into an appropriate grounded
electrical outlet and turn the Main Power switch
ON (I). Pellets should fall into the repot and the
hot rod should begin to heat (it will start to turn
red).
CAUTION! Do not touch the hot rod.
e. When ames start to come out of the repot,
turn the Main Power switch OFF (O). Let the
grill cool down. Now you’re ready to place the
heat bafe, grease drip tray, porcelain-coated
grill grate, and food back into the grill.
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