Chesney's HEAT 400, HEAT 500, HEAT 600, HEAT 700 User Manual

CHESNEYS

HEAT COLLECTION USER GUIDE

HEAT 400 500 600 700

THE HEAT COLLECTION OF BARBECUE HEATERS

CONTENTS

Quick Start Guide 1
Get Cooking 2
Cooking, The Details 3
Cooking Temperatures 4
Heating Mode 5
Storage and Moving 6
Thermometer Instructions 7
Flue Assembly 8
Cleaning and Maintenance 9
Guarantee and Warranty 10
Important Safety Instructions 11
Annual Service Record 14
Warranty Registration 15

Rain Flue Cap

Flue Pipe

Barbecue Lid

Shelves

Door Handle

Air Control Lever

QUICK START GUIDE

Please check Important Safety
Instructions before starting (page 11)
and connect flue pipe (page 8).

Light your appliance using Chesneys
firelighters. WARNING! Do not use spirit
or petrol for lighting or re-lighting! Use
only firelighters complying to EN 1860-3!

Place two firelighters in the base of the
appliance. Cover with a layer of
Chesneys natural lump-wood charcoal
to an even thickness, no higher than
the front lip of the furnace. Keep the
lid of the appliance closed. Ignite the
firelighters.

The appliance can also be lit from the
top down, placing two firelighters on a
bed of wood or charcoal.

Lower the baffle down in front of the
glass and pull the air control lever to
the fully out position. Leave the door
ajar for a few minutes until the fire has
caught well and place the thermometer
probe into the appliance (Please see
the thermometer unit instructions for
detailed operating information). After a
few minutes, close the door.

During the first firing the paint goes
through a curing process. The unit may
give off an unpleasant odour, this is
quite normal as the paint cures and will
disappear after the first use. On the
first lighting run the unit for at least 30
minutes at a high temperature (300°C)
prior to cooking.

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GET COOKING...

Cooking should always be done with
the baffle in the down position. This
limits the grease and fat accumulating
onto the glass and protects the user
from the heat of the fire.

The temperature is regulated by the
air control lever. With the air control
lever fully out and the lid closed; you
will see the temperature increase on
the thermometer.

After approximately 15 minutes you
should push the air control lever in to
stabilise the temperature. When you
have achieved the required
temperature for your cooking, lift the
lid, place the food and then close the
lid. Cook with the lid closed which
will maintain the heat in the oven
furnace and deliver perfect results.

Do not cook before the fuel has a
coating of ash.

IMPORTANT: When operating at high
temperatures and to avoid flashback
when cooking - before opening the lid
fully, lift it carefully 20-30mm then
close completely. It is now safe to
fully open the lid. Ensure that the air
control level is out at the same time.

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COOKING, THE
DETAILS

The grill can be raised and lowered,
depending on your cooking need, for
example if the extra grill depth is
required for roasting a joint of meat.

To adjust the grill height simply
release the locking pin by pulling this
out, whilst extended, rotate the grill
and release the pin to lock the grill in
to position.

Using a wok or pizza stone also makes
use of this feature - The wok ring
requires the grill to be in the lower
position, whist the pizza stone uses the
higher position.

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COOKING
TEMPERATURES

The appliance is perfect for smoking
and slowly cooking cuts of meat over a
controlled smouldering wood or
charcoal fire. It burns the fuel/wood
cleanly and controllably within a
narrow temperature band.

General furnace cooking temperature.

• Low and slow (e.g. brisket) 110-130°C

• General barbecuing 200-230°C

• Chicken pieces, Lamb chops, Steak,

Sausages, Burgers 210-230°C

• Pizza baking with clay stone

accessory 350-400°C

• Wok cooking with wok and accessory

wok ring 380°C

For slow cooking the rain / flue cap
adjuster would need to be used.

Align the vent in the flue with the vent
in the flue cap so that the vent is fully
open. Turn the flue cap left or right in
order to reduce the vent opening and
thereby reduce the furnace temperature
to the desired temperature.

Some adjustment of the air control
lever may also be necessary in
coordination with the flue cap vent to
achieve the desired temperature.

WARNING! Always use the gloves
provided when touching the flue pipe
& flue cap. The appliance will get very
hot during use.

Always remove flue cap when in
heating mode.

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