Broil King Crown Crown™ 500 Freestanding Smart Wood Pellet Grill Owner's Manual - Manuel (Page 5)

GETTING STARTED
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Remove the cooking grids and grease tray: wash thoroughly in
warm, soapy water. Rinse completely and dry with a soft towel, do
not air dry, and do not put in dishwasher.
SEASONING CAST IRON COOKING GRIDS:
Coat your cast iron cooking grids with high smoke point cooking
oil. Use a paper towel or cloth to evenly coat all surfaces of the
cooking grids with oil.
PRIMING THE GREASE SYSTEM
The grease tray on your Broil King ® Smoke™ Pellet Grill helps to
redirect the cold smoke up towards the heat shield and chimney.
To prime the grease tray, add a ½cup [125ml] of water to the
empty grease trap. Note: As you use your grill the water will be
replaced by grease.
INITIAL ‘BURN-IN’
Before you start to cook on your Broil King ® Smoke™ Pellet Grill
you must burn off the protective residues from manufacturing.
1. Plug the power cord into an appropriate grounded electrical
outlet.
2. Inspect pellet hopper and auger prior to adding pellets to
ensure there are no foreign objects that could hinder startup.
Ensure the agitator is in the closed position.
3. Add pellets using Broil King ® brand hardwood pellets for best
results. Never use heating fuel pellets.
4. Open the lid during preheat for 10 min or until white smoke
turns clear.
5. Power on the grill to activate the controller. After a few
seconds, the grill will go into startup mode.
6. Set temperature to 500°F (260°C). Note: on initial burn in the
grill will take longer to heat up as the auger will need to be
primed with fuel prior to ignition. When target temperature is
reached – burn for an additional 15-20 minutes. This will burn
off any of the protective coating from manufacturing and begin
the process of smoke curing the internal components of the
grill. The more you use your pellet grill, the better the
seasoning will be.
7. When the grill is cool, thoroughly season cooking grids by
spraying or wiping a high smoke point cooking oil on them.
Ensure that the entire surface is generously coated including
the corners. For cast iron cooking grids, light seasoning
should be done before every use.
8. When cooking is complete, use the trap door located on the
back of the pellet hopper to remove any excess fuel and store
fuel in a warm dry place so it is ready for your next cookout.
9. Clean the grease tray frequently to reduce the possibility of a
grease fire. Please see “Maintenance” for more details.
10. Clean the burn pot using the agitator and remove the ashes
from the ash tray frequently to ensure best performance.
When you are finished cleaning out the burn pot you must
ensure the agitator is in the closed position.
11. Note: your grill will always start with an ignition and preheat
cycle and end with a 15-minute shut-down.
LIGHTING / START-UP
Open the lid of the smoker. Plug the power cord into an
appropriate grounded electrical outlet. Press the illuminated power
button on the grill to activate the controller. After a few seconds,
the grill will automatically go into ignition and preheat cycle.
Preheat to desired cooking temperature by using the control
arrows (▲/▼) . Press the setting button once to set. The main
temperature display will flash for three seconds then return to the
actual temperature. If you prefer to use a preset temperature,
press the SMOKE, ROAST or GRILL button. The lid must be open
during the preheat for the first 10 minutes or until white smoke
turns clear. You can use the Broil King ® grid lifter (60745) to hold
the lid open at a lower position in case of windy or rainy
conditions.
COOKING
Once preheat cycle is complete and the desired temperature is
reached, load food into the grill and close the lid.
While cooking you may add pellets directly into the pellet hopper
as needed.
SHUT-DOWN
Press the illuminated power button on the grill to deactivate the
controller. After a few seconds, the grill will automatically go into
shutdown cycle (15 minutes). Once grill is completely cool, unplug
and remove ash from burn pot using the agitator. Clean the
grease tray. Empty pellet hopper using hopper cleanout. For best
cooking results store pellets in a cool dry place between cookouts.