Preheating; Automatic Start-Up Procedure; Manual Start-Up Procedure; Shutting Off Your Smoker - Louisiana Grills LG860C Instructions And User Manual

PREHEATING

It is important to allow your grill to preheat before every cook session. This allows the grill and cooking grids to heat up quicker,
kill off bacteria and other pathogens leftover from past grill sessions, and the grill is then able to maintain its cooking temperature
once your food is placed in the cooking area. Preheat with the lid closed.
IMPORTANT: The outside ambient temperature, weather conditions, and quality of wood pellets will all affect your cooking
temperature. Observe the time it takes to reach your desired temperature, and adjust your cooking time as needed.

AUTOMATIC START-UP PROCEDURE

NOTE: If for any reason your electric igniter fails, you can start your grill using the manual method.
1. Plug the power cord into a power source.
2. Open the hopper lid. Ensure there are no foreign objects in the hopper or feed system. Fill hopper with dry, hardwood
barbecue pellets.
3. With the barrel lid closed, turn the unit on by pressing the On/Off touch pad . This will activate the start-up cycle : the
feed system will begin to turn, the fan will start, and the igniter will begin to get hot. The grill will produce smoke while
the start-up cycle is taking place. The pellets will have successfully ignited once the smoke has cleared. The start-up cycle
lasts until the appliance reaches an minimum temperature of 65°C / 150°F or the igniter times out (10 minutes).
4. Preheat your grill. Press the TEMP touch pad to indicate that the SETPOINT temperature is selected, and press the UP arrow
on the temp adjust touch pad to a minimum of 121°C / 250°F for 20 minutes.
5. After preheating is complete, set your desired temperature to start grilling!
NOTE: When reducing your temperature, lift the grill lid until the ACTUAL temperature is relatively close to your
desired temperature.

MANUAL START-UP PROCEDURE

1. Plug the power cord into a power source.
2. Open the hopper lid. Ensure there are no foreign objects in the hopper or feed system. Fill hopper with dry, hardwood
barbecue pellets.
3. Open the grill lid. Remove the cooking components to expose the burn grate. Place two (2) generous handfuls of pellets
into the burn grate. Squirt a gelled fire starter, or other appropriate pellet starter, over the top of the pellets. A small
amount of solid fuel fire starter, such as one composed of sawdust and wax, or wood shavings, is also appropriate. Add
another small amount of pellets over the burn pot.
IMPORTANT: Do not use spirit, petrol, gasoline, lighter-fluid or kerosene for lighting or refreshing a fire in your
grill. Also, do not attempt to add more fire starter into a fire that is already burning or into a hot burn grate.
This may cause injury.
4. Light the contents of the burn pot using a long match or long-nosed lighter. Allow the starter to burn for 3 to 5 minutes.
Do not attempt to add more starter into the burn grate. This can cause injury.
5. Quickly and carefully replace the cooking components to the inside of the grill, and close the grill lid.
6. Continue start-up by following steps three through five of automatic start-up.
SHUTTING OFF YOUR GRILL
1. If you have been preparing foods that are extra greasy, allow the grill to burn-off for an extra 10 to 20 minutes. This will
reduce the chance of causing a grease fire for the next start-up.
2. When finished cooking, press the On/Off touch pad to turn the unit off. This will activate the automatic cool-down
cycle . The feed system will stop feeding fuel, the flame will burn out, and the fan will continue to run until the cool-down
cycle is complete.
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When the cycle is complete, the fan and power light will turn off.