Hickory Industries, Inc.
4900 Westside Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047
Tel: [201] 223-0050 Fax: [201] 223-0950
5.5G Manual 12/2007
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4.0 General Information
Fill the drip pan at least 1/2full with water and replenish as required. The water evaporates and
creates a moist environment for your product to cook in. Allow all models to preheat for 15 min-
utes.
5.0 Spitting Chickens
The most important part in getting started with a rotisserie is knowing how to properly spit the
product. This is quite easy, but it must be learned! As an operator, you will become an expert in
spitting chickens within half an hour! There are two types of commonly used spits: the angle spit
and the regular spit. The following pages describe and show how spitting is done with both these
types of spits.
3.0 Gas Units (continued)
Preheat the oven before cooking. Turn the motor and temperature switches on. On the time and
temperature controller, press the "Read" button and locate recipe #12 with the "Up" and "Down"
arrow keys; hit the "Start Stop" button. Recipe #12 is set to cook at 575F for 15 minutes.
WARNING: If the burner "locks out" (shut off), simply turn off the temperature switch Off and
then On again. This action will reset the ignition system.
CAUTION: The are fragile. Make sure you wipe them down weekly to prevent cleaning residue
or carbon from adhering to the ignitors. In case of a "lock out", wipe the ignitors with scotch
brite for better sensing. Do Not spray chemicals on the burner or ignitor. Chemicals on the
ignitor will weaken the ignitor and cause failures. Chemicals on the ignitor will penetrate the
burner and breakdown the burner.
After preheating the oven, you can use the oven. Set your cooking time by pressing the "Cook
Time" button and set your cooking time with the "Up and Down" buttons. Set your cooking tem-
perature by pressing the "Cook Temp" button and set your cooking temperature with the "Up and
Down" buttons. When you loaded your product and are ready to cook, simply press the "Start Stop"
button. The unit will cook for the time entered and will beep at the end. Pressing the "Time"
button will add five minutes to the cook. Pressing the "Hold" button will put the unit in hold if the
hold temperature has been set. Setting the hold temperature to OFF defeats the hold cycle. To set
a hold temperature, press the "Hold" button and set your holding temperature with the "Up and
Down"buttons.
