Grill Cooking Tips - Brinkmann 810-6420-S Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

Problem
Flame blows out
Flare-up
Grease fi re
Flashback (fi re in burner
tubes) / knobs melting
Inside of lid is peeling
(like paint peeling)
CLEANLINESS:
• Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot water prior to handling food and after handling raw
meat, uncooked poultry or seafood.
• When using a platter to carry raw meat, uncooked poultry or seafood to the grill, make sure to wash
the platter thoroughly with soap and hot water before placing cooked foods back on the platter or use
different platters for raw and cooked foods.
• Never use the same utensils when handling raw meat, uncooked poultry or seafood unless you wash the
utensils thoroughly with soap and hot water.
• Never re-use marinade from raw meat or uncooked poultry on foods that have been cooked and are
ready to be served.
GRILLING TO PROPER TEMPERATURE:
• Use a meat thermometer to be sure food has reached a safe internal temperature.
• The USDA recommends the minimum temperature be reached for the following food items:
Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145° F (62.8° C)
Ground Meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160° F (71° C)
Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145° F (62.8° C)
Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165° F (73.9° C)
HELPFUL HINTS:
• If you pre-cook meat or poultry, do so immediately before grilling.
• Never defrost meat at room temperature or on a countertop.
• Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours of taking food off the grill.
• For additional information, please phone the USDA's toll free Meat & Poultry Hotline at 800-535-4555.
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Possible Cause
High or gusting winds
Low on LP gas
Burner holes may be obstructed
Flow limiting device tripped
Grease buildup
Excess fat in meat
Excessive cooking temperature
Grease trapped by food buildup around burner
system
Burner and/or burner tubes are blocked
Baked on grease buildup has turned into carbon
and is fl aking off

GRILL COOKING TIPS:

Prevention/Cure
Do not use grill in high winds
Replace or refi ll LP gas tank
Refer to "Burner Assembly/Maintenance" instructions
Refer to "Regulator Resetting Procedure"
Clean all grill parts per "Proper Care and Maintenance" instructions
Trim fat from meat before grilling
Adjust (lower) cooking temperature
1. Turn control knobs and LP gas tank valve to "OFF"
2. Leave lid in open or closed position and let fi re burn out. Use BC
type fi re extinguisher or baking soda, sand or dirt to smother fi re,
if necessary.
3. After grill cools, remove and clean all parts per "Proper Care and
Maintenance" instructions
Clean burners and/or burner assembly
Clean thoroughly per "Proper Care and Maintenance" instructions
Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145° F (62.8° C)
Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145° F (62.8° C)
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145° F (62.8° C)