Dansons Group 1050, 570, TAILGATER, 680, 450 User Manual

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OOD PELLET FIRED

1050

570

450

Whol e Hog

680

Ta i l g a t e r

Mesquite
Hic kory
Ald e r
Oak
Apple
Cherry
Pecan

Toll Free 1-877-303-3134 www.countrysmokers.com

Dear “Louisiana Grill” Wood Pellet Barbecue Owner:

Thank you for choosing to purchase a “Louisiana Grill Country Smoker” wood pellet smokin’ grill.

Cooking with your Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill is about to bring you full circle
from the days of the caveman when cooking outdoors and with wood was a
necessity, to cooking indoors in your modern kitchen and now back to the
great outdoors and that savory wood flavor.

Think of your “Louisiana Grill” as an extra stove available to bake, roast, grill, sear and smoke food.
Barbecuing provides a form of entertainment, which is relaxed and casual. Your meals can be
completely cooked outdoors and where the chief is one of the crowd.

We’d like to take this opportunity to pass on a few important tips concerning grilling with wood
pellets.

1. Initial set-up of our “Louisiana Grill” is the most important step to ensure the efficient
and satisfactory operation of your barbecue for many years to come.

2. Be diligent in your cleaning and maintenance program. Taking care of your grill will
add years of life and keeps it looking great.

Our loyal staff, valued customers, friends and our loving families have all contributed recipes to our
cookbook. We have tried to include a broad range of cuisines and styles, starting with Mom’s Great
Home Cooking and many, many, many, catering and entertaining experiences to current classics
and new soon to be classics.

If you are interested in contributing a family favourite, please send it by:
Fax: [phone], Web: www.louisiana-grills.com

With a minimum of care your “Louisiana Grill” will provide years of clean, efficient and
environmentally sound cooking. And be prepared for those never ending compliments.
Thank you for choosing “Louisiana Grill”.

Dansons Group Inc.

, or Mail: to the address below.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Copyright 2007, Dansons Group Inc.. All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be copied, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, in any
form or by any means without the expressed written permission of,

Dansons Group Inc.; 26319 Twp Rd 53, Acheson, AB, Canada T7X 5A3

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DO NOT PLACE THE “TAILGATE” MODEL DIRECTLY ON A COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE. THERE MUST BE

A NON-COMBUSTABLE SURFACE BETWEEN THE SMOKER AND A COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE.

• Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid propane cylinder under or near this barbecue.

• After a period of storage, and/or non-use, the Louisiana Grill Barbecue should be checked for burner

obstructions before use. See instructions in this manual for correct procedures.

• Do not put a barbeque cover or anything flammable on, or in the storage area under the barbeque.

• Children should never use your Louisiana Grill barbeque while unattended. Accessible parts of the

barbeque may be very hot. Keep young children away while it is in use.

• You should exercise reasonable care when operating your Louisiana Grill barbeque. It will be hot
during cooking or cleaning and should never be left unattended or moved while in operation.

• Do not use lava rock, wood chunks or charcoal in your Louisiana Grill.

• Never lean over open grill or place hands or fingers on the front edge of the cooking box.

• Should a grease fire occur, turn off the control and leave lid closed until the fire is out.

• Do not enlarge burn grate orifices, igniter holes or burner pots when cleaning the grill

• “Louisiana Grills” should be cleaned on a regular basis.

• Use heat-resistant barbeque mitts or gloves when operating barbeque.

WARNING:

Do Not transport your “Country Smoker” while operating or while the smokin’
grill is HOT. Make sure the fire is completely out and that the smoker is com-

• Do Not use your grill in the rain or around any water source.

• Keep the back side of the grill a minimum 12 inches or safe distance from combustibles.

• Always unplug the grill before servicing.

• If the Country Smoker is stored outside during the rainy season or seasons of high humidity care

should be taken to insure that water does not get into the pellet hopper. Wood pellets, when wet,
expand greatly, break apart, and could jam the feed system.

It is a highly recommended practice to always go through the basic SET UP

PROCEDURES after every 1 to 2 cookings. This will ensure proper ignition, heat
output and many continuous happy grilling experiences.

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Your new Louisiana Grill “Country Smoker” may require some assembly. Please note that during shipping some
movement may have taken place, so a complete visual inspection is required.

TIP Be sure to inspect entire grill after removing the protective shipping carton.

Report any damage to your local dealer immediately.
Shipping damage is not covered under warranty.

TG300 model

Tool Required:

1 - Phillips Screwdriver 5/8” socket and driver

Procedure:

You will find 4, 3” long Phillips wood screws inside securing the grill legs to the shipping crate. Back these out.
Gently remove your grill from the shipping pallet and place either on a non-combustible surface or install on the leg
system.

450, 570, 680, 1070 and Whole Hog model

Procedure:

You will find the smokin grills attached to the shipping pallet using 2 x 5/8” bolts. Reach under the shipping pallet
and completely back out the threaded bolts. Gently remove your grill from the shipping pallet and install the 2
threaded levellers on the bottom of the engineered legs.

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Proper placement is vital to proper performance.

During shipping and after any general movement, it is important to

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inspect and ensure the proper placement of key component parts.

1. Burn Grate and Burn Pot

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To help in making cleaning easier, you can remove the burn grate ( )

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and burn pot ( ).
Remove any debris from the burn pot area. This reduces the possibility
of air leaking around the bottom edges.
Line the bottom of the smoker with heavy duty aluminum foil.
Re-install the pot and grate..

Ensure that the notched portion (C) of the Burn Pot (A) is pushed,
tight, all the way into the side wall of the smokin grill.

Install the Burn Grate ( ). The larger back lip of the grate installs under
the pellet drop chute. The igniter holes should be exposed through
the slot in the bottom of the burn grate. The burn grate should be a
snug fit.

2 . Arched Flavor Guard Level

To check for proper height, the bottom of the mounting bracket ( )
should not be within the pellet drop chute area.
If you do need to adjust the bracket, loosen off the two (2) phillips
screws, lift the bracket and re-tighten the srews.
The “Arched Flavor Guard” ( ) then clips easily over the adjustable
mounting bracket ( ).

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3 . Grease Can Hanger

The Hanger ( ) is designed to drop through the grease spout, from
the inside of the barrel.
Lift the tab on the Beverage Can straight up, then the tab simply hooks
onto the hanger extending.

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Your Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill combines many unique features with time proven pellet-burning technology.
Together they give you perfect control, quick, savoury-and absolutely fool proof cooking results every time.

• The perfect barbeque experience starts with filling your hopper(2) with all natural wood pellets.

• Click the “Power Switch” to the “ON” position (17) this activates the “Fan” (6) used to cool the hopper (16), cause

• Pushing the “Start Touch Pad” activates the “Electronic Auto Igniter” (8) and the pellet feed systems (5).

• A motorized rubber wheel (3), delivers the pellets to the burn grate (7). Your Louisiana Grill uses “Top Feed”

• Adjusting the “Temperature Control Switch” (17) sets the speed of the motorized feed wheel and the temperature

• The “Electronic Auto Igniter" (8) activates for approximately 7 minutes, igniting the pellets in the burn grate (7).

• The combustion / cooling fan (6) provides combustion air to the burn grate as well as causes air movement in

• The fuel burns in the burn grate (7), hot and intense, somewhat like a forge. The fly ash is directed downward by

• The “Arched Flavor Guard” (12) also protects the food from direct flame, gives a large hot metal area to help

• The natural smoke flavour produced by the burning pellets, the smoke produced by the “Arched Flavor

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the pellets to burn and results in convective cooking.

technology which means the “Feed Wheel” delivers the wood pellets up above the burn pot area and then the
pellets fall down a chute in to the burn area. The flexibility of the “Feed Wheel” and the open design reduce the
possibilities of “jams” and allows for the use of less than premium quality fuel.

output.

the cooking area, resulting in convection cooking (14).

the “Arched Flavor Guard” (12), and can be cleaned out periodically from inside the bottom of the barrel.

evaporate the juices back into the cooking, channels excess grease directly to a grease pail (11), and distributes
the heat evenly throughout the cooking area.

Guard”(12), and the air circulating throughout the cooking area, combine to give you that savoury flavour that is
unique to pellet grills and will win you rave reviews each time you use it.

TIP Your Country Smokin Grill can run efficiently over extended periods of

time and at different heat output levels as long as the fuel supply is

uninterrupted and timely cleaning and maintenance is performed.

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Large capacity
Easy to flip up top

Fan Cooled Hopper and
Feed System.

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14 Gauge

Pai nt Grade Finish

easy touch- up and maintenance
Cu s t om c o l or s.

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Fan forced combustion

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Start Button & Electri c Igniter

el i mi nat es the need for
matches & starter f l uids.

Full Range Temperat ure Control

gives range of 180 t o 550+ degrees,
giving more cooking options, from
hot smoking to searing.

MODEL COOKING AREA ELECTRIC SIZE H X W X D WEIGHT

TG300

OPT ION S:

308 inches of cooking surface.
Can hold a 25 lb. Turkey.

Primer But t on

quicker heat recovery or
increasing smoke intensi ty.

ai ds i n

110 Volt 60HZ 5 amp
3 prong grounded plug
10 amp GFI
750 watt invertor with igniter
75 watt invertor without igniter

3 Stai nless Stay Cool Handles

1 peice

“Arched Flavor Guard”

Reduces flare-ups, i ncreases
smoke fl avor, channels grease
to coll ector pai l, and evenly
distr ibutes heat.

Li g h t w e i g h t

perfect for the RV, camping or
tailgate party.

and easy to move

23 X 32.5 X 19.5

72 lbs.

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Hoppe r Ext e nsi on

Easy add- on f or t hose
ext ended smok i n
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“450, 570, 680”

“450, 570, 680”

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Easy fl ip up top

Pat e n t ed
Feed syst em

Fan Cool ed Hopper

Feed System.

Fan forced combustion
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Aut o
el iminat es t he need f or
matches & st arter fluids.

Full Range Temperature Control

gives range of 180 to 550+ degrees,
gi vi ng more cookin g opt ions, f rom
hot smoking to seari ng.

Primer Button

quicker heat recovery or
increasing smoke intensi ty.

“Paddle Wheel”

and

“Convecti on Cooki ng”

Start Button & Electric Igniter

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8 lb. Hopper

Levelling legs

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IRED

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Dome Ther mometer

Grease Catcher

makes cl ean- up and
di sposal easi er.
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Easy move wheels

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RILLS

14 Gauge Steel Constructi on

Pai nt Grade Finish

easy touch-up and maint enance
Cust om col o r s.

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Cold smoker ready

(add-on option)

2 Stainless Stay Cool

1 peice

“Arched Flavor Guard”

Reduces fl are-ups, increases
smoke flavor, channel s grease
to collector pail , and evenly
distributes heat.

Handl es

MODEL COOKING AREA ELECTRIC SIZE H X W X D WEIGHT

450

570

680

OPT ION S:

450 inches of cooking surface.

570 inches of cooking surface.

680 inches of cooking surface.

110 Volt 60HZ 5 amp
3 prong grounded plug
10 amp GFI

Same

Same

43 X 39.5 X 23

43 X 45 X 23

43 X 51 X 23

111 lb s.

128 lbs.

132 lbs.

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