Barbecue King CLASSIC 800 Instructions Manual - Maintenance
Maintenance
Cleaning Your Barbeque
Your barbeque will look better and last longer if you keep it clean. Follow these simple steps.
The Cooking Surfaces: Fire the burners on high with the hood open for about 5 minutes - this will burn off
most residual grease. While the cooking surfaces are still hot, take a long handled brush and a scraper and
remove remaining oil and food scraps. You should use an oven mitt to avoid burning yourself. Where
thorough cleaning is required, wait for the cast iron to cool down and wash with hot soapy water. Rinse and
dry before replacing. Finally, coat the hotplate with canola oil to prevent corrosion.
Flame Tamer: When the flame tamers have cooled down, remove them and clean with a scourer or bristle
brush and hot soapy water.
The Barbeque Body: Grease can build up on the body of the barbeque. Simply clean it off with hot water
and detergent. Do not use oven cleaner as this will damage the surface coating. Stainless steel requires extra
care. See the notes below.
The Drip Tray: You should change the fat absorbent material in the fat tray regularly. Also, keep the fat tray
clean to prevent a build up of grease. If you don’t do this, a fat fire can result. This can be quite dangerous,
and will certainly void the warranty on your barbeque.
The Barbeque Burners: Occasionally the burner holes may get clogged with grease and food particles.
Leaving the burners on for a maximum of 5 minutes with the hood open after you’ve finished cooking will
remove most of this. However, you should check the burners periodically for any sort of blockage. In
particular, you should ensure that the aeration vents are free of insect nests and spider webs. To clean the
burners, let them cool down, then remove and inspect them. If any of the holes are clogged, gently tap the
burner onto a hard surface to remove residue. Use a wire brush to unclog the holes. Then lightly coat the
burners with canola oil for ongoing protection. To replace the burners, follow the procedure outlined below.
It may help to coat the surfaces with a light spray of canola oil to prevent corrosion.
To replace the burners
If burners are removed for cleaning or maintenance, they must be replaced carefully to ensure that proper
gas flow is maintained. Failure to follow these procedures may result in dangerous gas leaks. Place the open
end of the burner over the gas jet at the front of the barbeque. Lock the burner into place by inserting a screw
through the end of the burner and into the hole at the back of the barbeque body.
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