Hopper; Powder Coat Finish; Cooking Grids - Louisiana Grills CS 450 Owner's Manual

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The entire line of Country Smokers utilize the exact same hopper and component parts.
To increase the life of your grill and its main working component parts the Combustion /
Cooling fan is used to perform 3 main functions:
1. Pressurize the internal hopper compartment to cool the wiring, electrical
component parts and the wood pellets.
2. Forces constant air movement between the hopper and the grill barrel wall.
Because of higher temperatures needed for searing and because of the longer
length of time a pellet grill can operate, eg. Slow smoking a whole hog, air
movement is used to provide an air barrier between the two surfaces.
Ensure the air slots found on the front and back of the hopper do not get
blocked off, at any time.
3. To provide combustion air, allowing the pellet fuel to burn properly. The fan
forced air is then used to provide "Convection Cooking" within the smoking grill.
Convection cooking locks in the juices and distributes the heat evenly through-
out the grill resulting in that savory flavor and near perfect cooking.
Louisiana Grills uses a "High Heat Powder Coat" finish throughout the entire line of the
Country Smokers. This High Heat finish is rated for 1000°F. This is done to allow for
easy and trouble free maintenance, and adding to the life of your smoking grill. Powder
coating is environmental friendly and produces an excellence and superiority of finish
that customers count on. Maintaining the initial appearance of a powder coating is a
simple matter. If the finish does scratch, it is important to use a touch-up paint to repair
it as soon as possible.
(see maintenance for further detail)
Your Country Smoker Grill comes complete with porcelain coated cooking grills or
grids, as they are called by the "Pit Masters". Porcelain grids do not have the same
heat retention as cast iron, but they do show "steak house grid marks", and are very
easy to clean. To maintain the searing and grilling performance of your grid, as well as
their longevity, some special care and maintenance is required.
(see maintenance for further detail)
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All Country Smokers use the "Arched Flavor Guard" system that channels any excess
grease, that does not evaporate, directly to a sealed grease catch area. From here any
excess grease is directed to the drop spout where it is disposed in, an easy to clean or
replace, metal bucket. The metal handle of the bucket simply hooks on the notched
out grove of the grease spout. Allow the grease to cool before removing the pail.
TIP: if you want to replace your grease fill bucket with a new one, save any small
metal buckets that you acquire from yard candles, etc.
Fan Cooled Hopper

Powder Coat Finish

Porcelain Coated Cooking Grids
Grease Catcher
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