Section Five: Maintaining Your New Grill - Traeger Elite BBQ 07E Owner's Manual

7) Grease fires are caused by not properly maintaining your grill, or failing to
clean your angled drip pan on a consistent basis. In the unlikely event you
experience a grease fire while cooking, keep the lid closed. Never open the
cooking chamber lid during a grease fire. If it does not go out, lightly sprinkle
baking soda on the fire. Be careful not to burn yourself. If this does not work,
then carefully remove the food from the unit (being careful not to burn
yourself), turn the power switch off and shut the lid until the fire is completely
out. When completely cool, remove the grill, replace the foil on the drip pan,
reset the drip pan and cooking grill and resume cooking your food.
NOTE: When operating this barbecue, maintain a
clearance of at least 10 inches from barbecue back to
combustibles.
SECTION FIVE: MAINTAINING
YOUR NEW GRILL
1. Change the aluminum foil on the Angled drip pan after each use. Periodically
clean the grease out of the V-channel grease catch, grease drain tube and
interior surfaces of the barbecue. Empty the grease bucket when it is half-full.
It's easier to clean off accumulated grease when the grill is warm. BE CAREFUL
NOT TO BURN YOURSELF. If grease is allowed to build up too much on the
angled drip pan in the V-channel grease catch, or is allowed to plug the grease
drain tube, you could eventually get a grease fire. We recommend cleaning
these locations after every 10 uses.
2. Outside surfaces. Do NOT use oven cleaner, abrasive cleansers or abrasive
cleaning pads on the outside grill surfaces. Use warm soapy water to cut the
grease.
3. If the grill is stored outdoors during the rainy season, care should be taken to
insure that water does not get into the pellet hopper. Wood pellets, when wet,
expand greatly and will jam your auger. Using HYRDOTUFF cover to protect
your grill is highly recommended!
4. Two or three times a year, remove the cooking grill, angled drip pan and U-
shaped firepot cover and clean in and around the firepot. A shop-vac is handy
for this chore. Make sure the grill is COMPLETELY COLD before starting this
procedure.
5. We recommend keeping a long-handled grill cleaning brush near the grill so
that immediately after removing food from the grill, and while it is still warm, give
it a quick brushing. It only takes a minute and the cooking grill will be ready the
next time you want to cook on your grill. Be careful not to burn yourself!