First Time Operation - RCS ARG36 Owner's Manual

Your RCS Appliance comes per-assembled and requires very little setup. We do however;
recommend the use of professional help during the installation of your unit as improper
installation may affect your warranty. Remove the unit from the box along with all accessories
and check that no damage has occurred to the unit or any parts. Remove all packaging
materials, labels and protective plastic film before you start cooking. Burners: Check the burner
tubes and remove any obstructions that may be in the ports or holes. Make sure all foreign
particles are removed from the burner before use. Make sure the air shutter on the burners is
slightly opened (to about 1/8" for NG and 1/4" for LP) where applicable. When finished ensure
that the burners are aligned with the valve orifice and seated in the bracket slot. This is
accomplished by first placing the burner tube shutter hole securely over the valve orifice and
ensuring the male post on the grill chassis rests in the corresponding slot in the rear of the
burner. Failure to do so could result in a fire and injury.
MAIN BURNERS:
Before cooking with your grill the first time, burn off any foreign matter and rid the unit of any
odors by operating the unit for about 20 minutes with all lower burners on high.
The flame should have a bluish color to it. It may have a tint of yellow and adjustment
to the air shutters can be made to obtain a blue flame with a slight yellow tip.
Although the grill can be operated with the hood closed, do not continually operate
the rotisserie burner with the hood closed. This will damage the grill and void
the warranty. Be sure to remove the upper rack when operating this rotisserie burner, where
applicable.
The grill should be preheated with the main burners on HIGH for 15 minutes with the
hood closed. If you have an optional infrared burner, the grill lid must remain open while the
optional infrared burner is in use.
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Use HIGH burner setting for searing, heavy cooking, preheat and clean up.
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Use other burner settings to create temperatures to fit your personal cooking preferences.
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Internal temperatures may vary with outside temperature and wind conditions.
Remember- your heat indicator is just that, an INDICATOR not an actual thermometer.
ALSO-the temperature at the cooking surface is significantly higher than what the heat
indicator shows in the lid. Your RCS grill has been designed and manufactured to provide
optimum cooking temperatures across a wide range of foods, without "cooking itself to death!"
You can cook poultry and larger cuts of meat slowly if you turn OFF the burner directly under
the food and use adjacent burners to supply heat (convection cooking or Indirect Cooking).
When cooking fattier foods, cooking with indirect heat also greatly reduces flare-ups.
Fats and juices that drip down can cause flare-ups. Since some flare-ups do impart a distinctive
and desirable flavor, taste and color to foods being grilled, they should be carefully and
reasonably encouraged. Uncontrolled or excessive flare-ups, however, will ruin your food. DO
NOT USE ALUMINUM FOIL FOR GREASE ISSUES.
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First Time Operation

Temperature Settings