CARE & USE/INSTALLATION
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CARE & USE/INSTALLATION
Professional restaurant chefs rely on a different type of heat
... infrared heat ... to create a higher searing temperature
than what standard burners can achieve. So Lynx provides
the Trident ™ infrared burner.
Infrared burners work by focusing the gas flame through a
ceramic element filled with tiny holes.
These holes focus the flame on the surface of the element,
creating an intense heat much higher than that of a
standard ceramic burner. It allows you to sear your food
more quickly while leaving the inside rare, if desired.
The Trident ™ burner, with its advanced components,
requires particular attention to lighting, usage and cleaning
guidelines.
Pre-Heating the Trident ™ Burner
Always preheat the entire grill before cooking to achieve
consistent, successful results. (See INDEX: “Preheating” for
further details.)
If the grill is already hot from cooking you should still
pre-heat the Trident ™ burner for 2-3 minutes, or
until it glows red.
Never place food over a Trident ™ burner before it is fully
pre-heated because food particles and grease dripping
onto a cold Trident ™ burner can clog the tiny ports and
damage the burner.
For the same reason you should minimize water spills on
the Trident ™ burner and should not use water to control
flare-ups. Take special care to minimize dropping any
liquids on the Trident ™ burner while cleaning the cooking
grids.
HOW TO SEAR
Searing locks in flavor and juices while allowing the food’s
outer surface to absorb smoke and food-born aromas
produced when drippings are vaporized by the burner.
The result is a restaurant-style finish … crisp, flavorful
outside with a tender, juicy inside.
While the ceramic burners in your grill are capable of
producing searing heat, the Trident ™ infrared burner is
specifically designed for this purpose.
USING THE TRIDENT ™ BURNER
Lynx grill cooking grids are heavy duty.
Dropping them on the Trident ™ Burner will
damage the burner. Such damage is not
covered by the product warranty and will cause
a fire, burns or other personal injury.
TRIDENT™ BURNER CLEANING
It’s easy to keep your Trident ™ Burner
operating at peak performance. Just run it on
“HI” with the hood open for 5 minutes after
each use to burn away any food particles or
drippings.
Any ash accumulation on the burner screen
can be removed with a light brush (like a paint
brush) or vacuum … BUT WAIT UNTIL THE
BURNER IS COOL! Never use water.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Rotisserie
cooking provides
an even delivery of
heat to your foods.
It has no equal.
The constant rotation not only cooks foods evenly, it also
self bastes. As juices rise to the surface of the food, they
naturally flow around it as it rotates. And, by moving the
burner out from beneath the food, you avoid scorching
flare-ups.
Your foods will be more evenly
cooked, more tender and juicier
when slow-roasted on a Lynx’s
rotisserie.
The Lynx rotisserie system consists of four main parts, the
motor, the skewer, the forks and
the infrared burner.
The Motor
Install the motor by sliding it into
one of the slots shown here. Use
the top slot for small foods or
fast cooking and the lower slot for large foods and slower
cooking.
Plug the motor power cord into the
motor and into the built-in power
outlet on the rear left panel. Your
grill must be plugged into an AC power supply for the
rotisserie to work.
Place a basting pan in the grill to prevent food
accumulations on the briquettes and burners. But BE SURE
YOU REMOVE IT before using any of the other burners.
The location of the rotisserie burner makes it more
susceptible to strong wind conditions (more so than the
main grill burners).
For this reason it features a safety valve that automatically
closes any time the rotisserie burner is not properly lit …
like if it were to extinguish in windy conditions. During
windy conditions, it’s best to keep the lid closed and to
periodically check the burner.
When the rotisserie is not in use the rotisserie motor should
be stored in a cool dry location.
The Spit Rod & Forks
The rotisserie can handle large food items up to 50 lbs. You
should prepare any item and first mount it on the skewer.
Swing the warming rack up and out of the way. It will rest in
place.
Then mount the skewer on the grill before lighting the rotis-
serie infrared burner. Lighting the burner first could result
in burning your hands while trying to mount the skewer on
the grill.
It’s okay to remove the grill racks and even the briquette
trays to make room for large foods on the skewer.
To load the skewer, slide one of the forks onto the skewer.
Push the skewer through the center of the food, then slide
the second fork onto the skewer. Center the food to be
cooked on the skewer then push the forks firmly together.
Tighten the thumb screws (use pliers if necessary). You
should wrap any loose, dangling pieces of food (like wings)
with butcher’s string (never use nylon or plastic string).
With the food secured to the skewer slowly roll the skewer
in the palms of your hands to check for balance. It should
rotate smoothly. If you find it has a heavy side, adjust where
the skewer pierces the meat. An unbalanced skewer will
cause uneven rotation and uneven cooking. It’s normal for
the skewer to flex with large foods.
USING THE ROTISSERIE BURNER
Rotisserie
Motor Mount
