Ducane 3400 owner manual Preheating Grill, Open or Close Lid for Grilling, Post-heating Grill

NORMAL OPERATION

Preheating Grill

It is extremely important that your grill be up to temperature before you begin using it. After lighting, close the lid and preheat the grill on “high” for 10 minutes. This preheating will ensure that the cooking grid is hot enough for proper grilling.

WARNING: Never leave a grill unattended to guard against possible grease fires getting out of control. Grease fires can be severe and cause grill damage, property damage and bodily harm.

Open or Close Lid for Grilling

Cooking with the lid open or closed is a matter of personal preference. Cooking with the lid closed is recommended if you enjoy cooking at maximum “searing” tempera- tures. This method will also speed the cooking process, and will give you a more ro- bust, smoky, outdoor flavor. If you prefer cooking slower, with less flare up, we suggest the lid-open method.

We recommend always cooking with your lid CLOSED if you are in a windy area or colder climate. Your Ducane® gas grill has been designed and constructed to give you maximum flexibility and cooking performance. Be creative, try different cooking methods on your grill to determine what suits your needs best…there is no “right” or “wrong” way to cook…just different individual styles.

WARNING: Please remember that this is an outdoor gas cooking appliance. Many areas of the grill generate extreme heat. We have taken every precaution to protect you from the contact areas. However, it is impossible to isolate all

high-temperature areas. Therefore, use good judgment and a certain degree of caution when grilling on this product. We suggest a covered, protected hand during operation of grill. Do not move your grill when it is in operation or hot to the touch. Wait until your unit is turned off and properly cooled down before moving from place to place. Failure to follow this warning could result in personal injury.

Post-heating Grill

In order to assist cleaning your cook grid and to completely vaporize remaining juices, post-heat grill for 10 minutes with the burners on “high” and the lid closed.

CAUTION: Do not cover the cook grate during the post-heat-

ing period.

After the post-heating of your grill is completed turn the control knobs to the “OFF” position.

Propane Tank Shut-Off

After the burner box cools down, the propane tank valve should also be closed. If you do not want to wait for the burner box to cool down, use a covered hand to turn off the propane tank valve.

Main Burner Snap Ignition

Note: Each control knob snap igniter creates a spark from the igniter electrode to the burner lighting tube. You generate the energy for the spark by pushing in the control knob and turning to “START/HI”. This will ignite each individual burner.

Follow the simple steps listed below to light the Main Burner(s) of your grill:

1.Open the lid and make sure that all burners are in the “OFF” position.

2.Turn main gas supply on.

3.Push the control knob in and turn to “START/HI” until you hear the igniter snap - continue to hold control knob in for two seconds. This action will spark the igniter, the burner lighting tube and then main burner.

4.Check that the burner is lit by looking through the cooking grates. You should see a flame. If burner does not light on first try, push control knob in and turn to OFF.

WARNING: If ignition still does not occur, turn control knob OFF and wait 5 minutes before manually lighting the burner with match. See Match Lighting instructions.

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