Environment; Grill Placement; Operating The Grill; Initial Burn Off - Louisiana Grills LG800 Elite Instructions And User Manual

With today's lifestyle of striving to eat healthy and nutritious foods, one factor to consider is the importance of reducing fat
intake. One of the best ways to cut down on fat in your diet is to use a low fat method of cooking, such as grilling.
Because a pellet grill uses natural wood pellets, the savory wood flavor is cooked into the meats, thus reducing the need
for high sugar content sauces.
Throughout this manual you will notice the emphasis on grilling food slowly at MEDIUM (275—375°F) temperature
settings. Because of the benefit of convection cooking and the use of the "Arched Flame Broiler", your LG Series will
enable you to avoid flare-ups and maximize the nutritional value of the foods that you cook.
Following is a list of the important tips that will contribute to the cooking
perfection that you expect when using your LG Elite 800 Pellet Grill / Smoker.

Environment

As with all barbecues, the outside weather conditions will play a big part in the performance of your smoker and the
cooking time needed to perfect your culinary delights. Your LG Smoker, because of its single wall construction, should
be considered as a 2 to 3 season grill, depending on what part of the country you live in. For greater detail on grilling
and weather conditions, see the "HOT and COLD" weather tips found further in this owners manual.

Grill Placement

All LG Grills should always be a minimum of 14 inches away from any wall behind the grill. Your grill does come with
wheels or casters to make movement easier. If you are able to shelter your smoker from the wind, this will aid in
temperature output, heat retention, and heat recovery time when opening the lid. Turning the smoker a 1/4 turn, keeping
the smoke vent holes out of the wind, will result in better temperature output.

Operating the Grill

Initial Burn Off

Before cooking on your smoker / grill for the first time, we recommend that you "Burn Off" the grill to rid it of any
foreign matter. Light and operate the grill on HIGH, or above 500°F, with the lid down, for 30—40 minutes.
Lighting your Grill
It is recommended practice to always go through the SET UP Procedures after every 1 to 2 uses. This will
ensure proper ignition and many happy grilling experiences. Light as per instructions, found in this manual. If
the grill fails to light, this is most likely due to a dirty or full burn grate blocking the auto igniter air passages.
(refer to lighting instructions found elsewhere in this manual).
Should your auto igniter refuse to ignite the wood pellets, it is easy to light your grill manually with a match and
lighting agent. (refer to manual lighting instructions found elsewhere in this manual).
Pre-Heating
It is extremely important to ALWAYS allow your grill to preheat, reach temperatures over 450°F for over
5 to 10 minutes, before cooking, each and every time. This allows the grill and cooking grids to heat up
quicker; it burns off any bacteria or foreign material left over; and grill is able to maintain its cooking
temperature once your food is placed in the cooking area. When you do not take the time to PREHEAT, you
will find that it takes a much longer period of time to bring both the grill and food to cooking temperature.
Always PREHEAT your smoker with the lid closed. Set your temperature control to 450°F, start your grill, and
allow your grill to PREHEAT (450°F OR OVER) for 5 to 10 minutes. This gives you plenty of time to prepare
your food for the grill, as well it is the final step in cleaning your cooking grids.
NOTE: After Pre-Heating is complete, set your desired cooking temperature, and leave your lid open
until the actual temperature is close to your desire temperature.
Lid Position
Always cook with the lid closed. Not only does this keep the temperature even, the food will cook faster, and
you will use less fuel by taking advantage of the fan forced convection cooking. A closed lid also helps to
create that savory smokier flavor. You can slow down your cooking by propping up the lid using a grid lifter.
CAUTION:
Grease fires are caused by not properly maintaining your grill, or failing to clean the bottom of the barrel on
a consistent basis. In the unlikely event you experience a grease fire while cooking, quickly remove any food items, then
close the lid. If it does not go out in a very short time, open the lid and lightly sprinkle baking soda on the fire. Be careful
not to burn yourself. If this does not work, then turn OFF the control board, to stop the pellets from feeding, and shut the
lid until the fire is completely out.
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