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With today's lifestyle of striving to eat healthy and nutritious foods, one factor to consider is the importance of reducing fat
intake. One of the best ways to cut down on fat in your diet is to use a low fat method of cooking, such as grilling. Because a
pellet grill uses natural wood pellets, the savory wood flavor is cooked into the meats, thus reducing the need for high sugar
content sauces.
Throughout this manual you will notice the emphasis on grilling food slowly at MEDIUM (135-190oC / 275-375oF) temperature
settings. Because of the benefit of convection cooking and the use of the "arched flame broiler" your LG Champion Grill will
enable you to avoid flare-ups and maximize the nutritional value of the foods that you cook.
The following is a list of the important tips that will contribute to the cooking perfection that you expect when using
your LG Champion pellet grill/smoker.
Environment: As with all barbecues, the outside weather conditions will play a big part in the performance of your smoker and
the cooking time needed to perfect your culinary delights. Your LG Champion smoker, because of its single wall construction,
should be considered as a 2 to 3 season grill, depending on what part of the country you live in. For greater detail on grilling and
weather conditions, see the "HOT" and "COLD" weather tips found at www.louisiana-grills.com.
Grill Placement: All LG grills should always be a minimum of 45.72 cm (18 inches) away from any combustible surface behind or
beside the grill. Your grill does come with wheels or casters to make movement easier. If you are able to shelter your smoker from
the wind, this will aid in temperature output, heat retention, and heat recovery time when opening the lid. Turning the smoker
a ¼ turn, keeping the smoke vent holes out of the wind, will result in better temperature output.
Operating the Grill:
Initial Burn Off
Before cooking on your smoker/grill for the first time, we recommend that you "burn off" the grill to rid it of any foreign matter.
Light and operate the grill on High, or above 232oC / 450oF, with the lid down, for 30-40 minutes.
Lighting your Grill
It is recommended practice to always go through the SET UP procedures after every 1 to 2 uses. This will ensure proper ignition
and many happy grilling experiences. Light as per instructions, found in this manual. If the grill fails to light, this is most likely due
to a dirty or full burn grate blocking the auto igniter air passages (refer to lighting instructions found elsewhere in this manual).
Pre-Heating
It is extremely important to ALWAYS allow your grill to preheat, reach temperatures over 232oC / 450oF for over 5 to 10 minutes,
before cooking, each and every time. This allows the grill and cooking grids to heat up quicker; it burns off any bacteria or foreign
material left over; and grill is able to maintain its cooking temperature once your food is place in the cooking area. When you
do not take time to PREHEAT, you will find that it takes a much longer period of time to bring both the grill and food to cooking
temperature.
Always PREHEAT your smoker with the lid closed. Set your temperature control to 232oC / 450oF, start your grill, and allow your
grill to PREHEAT (232oC / 450oF OR OVER) for 5 to 10 minutes. This gives you plenty of time to prepare your food for the grill, as
well it is the final step in cleaning your cooking grids.
NOTE: After Pre-Heating is complete, set your desired cooking temperature, and leave your lid open until the actual
temperature is close to your desire temperature.
Lid Position
Always cook with the lid closed. Not only does this keep the temperature even, the food will cook faster, and you will use less
fuel by taking advantage of the fan forced convection cooking. A closed lid also helps to create that savory smokier flavor. You
can slow down your cooking by propping up the lid using a grid lifter.
CAUTION: Grease fires are caused by not properly maintaining your grill, or failing to clean the bottom of the barrel on a
consistent basis. In the unlikely event you experience a grease fire while cooking, quickly remove any food items, and then close
the lid. If it does not go out in a very short time, open the lid and lightly sprinkle baking soda on the fire. Be careful not to burn
yourself. If this does not work, then turn OFF the control board, to stop the pellets from feeding, and shut the lid until the fire is
completely out.
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