SECTION FOUR: OPERATING TIPS
1) Your Traeger Grill should never be moved when it is hot. If you are transporting
your grill in a vehicle after cooking on it, make sure that the fire is completely out and
that the unit is completely cool before placing in any vehicle. Never pour water into
the firepot. It will jam the auger.
2) Your grill is designed to operate with door CLOSED. The unit will not properly
function with the door open.
3) NEVER add pellets by hand to a hot firepot. This is dangerous and you may get
burned. If you run out of pellets and lose your fire while cooking, let the unit cool
completely, fill the pellet hopper and restart the unit following the initial start-up
procedure.
4) Your Traeger Grill is equipped with a thermostat control unit. The thermostat
temperature can be changed at any time to increase or decrease the temperature of
your unit.
5) Always make sure that the U-shaped firepot cover and angled drip pan are properly
seated before you begin cooking food in your grill. If the firepot cover is not seated
properly, direct heat and flame could come out of the firepot and cause a grease fire in
your grill.
6) When estimating cooking times, remember that the outside air temperature and
weather conditions will dramatically alter your cooking times. If it is hot outside, it will
take less time for food to cook. If it is cold, wet or windy, it will take longer for food to
cook. The thermostat control unit will help to provide a constant temperature at the
setting you’ve chosen-once the grill has come up to that temperature.
7) Grease fires are caused by “poor maintenance”. In the unlikely event you do have
a grease fire, leave the door closed. Never open the door during a grease fire.
Instead, immediately turn off the power switch. When the draft inducer stops there
usually is not enough air inside the grill. Deprived of oxygen, the fire should go out by
itself.
NOTE: When operating this barbecue, maintain a
clearance of 10 inches from barbecue back to
combustibles.
