
OPERATIONI_/GHT/NG7.EFIRE
LIGHTINGA FIRE.Allcookingfiresshouldbemadeinside
thecharcoaltrayontopofthewiregrate,whilethetrayis
in placeinsidethesmokercabinet.Donotmovea charcoal
traythatcontainsalit fire.Donotmovea smokerthat _ ..........._
containsa litfire. /
Alwaysusea drippan/ashguard(NOTINCLUDED)placed /z ....... _...... _..
underneaththeSmokertoprotectthesurfacebeneaththe
smokerfromheatdamageand/ordiscolorationandtocatch _ _/l_s _ _.. _
fallingashes,embersanddrippings.Placea thinlayerof
waterin drippan/ashguardto helpextinguishfallingashes
andembers. _._
Removedomelidandupperbodyportionsofthe
!smoker, rT _ _%_ _t__-
t') Placeasmallamountofcharcoalin a pileonthemiddle _-_b! __
f-- ofthecharcoaltray,alwaysusehighqualitycharcoal. _
r_Light thecharcoalusinganelectricstarter,a chimney _J" _.._ • .(.-_._
starteror charcoallighterfluid,be carefulandfollowthe ___.u._ --.
manufacturersinstructions. _-_____ -.
A Carefullylightthecharcoalandallowittoburnuntil _ -,_
"1"coveredwithlightashpriortoreassemblingsmoker. _\_-_--_' i__i//
Thiswillallowanycharcoallightingfluidtoburnoff.At
thispointflavoringwoodcanbeaddedtothefire.
AIIowcharcoalto burndownsothatthefireisnothot
whenassemblingtheunit.Placeemptywaterbowl
insidesmokerbodyonthelowersupportbrackets.
Positionwaterbowlsorimis restingsecurelyon allthree
supportbrackets.
Carefully,fillwaterbowlwithwarmwateror marinadeto
1" belowtherim.Afullpanholds3 quartsofwaterand
willlastforapproximately3-4hours.Donotoverfillor
allowwatertooverflowfromwaterbowl.( U.S.quarts)
7 Atthisp°int thesm°kersh°uldbepreparedf°r c°°king ___ C_ /-_
MAINTAININGTHEFIRE.Whenslowcookingyouwill __L.\" "U'_!_
needtoaddfreshfueltothefire. Factorsthateffect
theamountoffuelyouwillusewhilesmokinginclude:
cookingtemperature,environmentalconditions;wind,air
temperatureandlengthofcookingtime.Tomaintainan
eventemperaturefollowthesesteps.
1 OpentheI°westaccessd°°r Thed°°r willbeextremely_ /_J "''__S
hotso protectyourhandswith grillingglovesor ....--........
mitts.
Addfuelintothecharcoaltraywitha pairof longhandled
cookingtongs.Addsmallamountsoffueltoremainat
anevenandlowtemperature,necessarytoslowcook.
CIoseandfastenthelowestaccessdoor.Protectyour
handswithgrillingglovesor mitts.
Monitorthetemperaturetogaugetheaffectofthe
amountof fuelyoujust added.
USECAUTIONAND WEAR
PROTECTIVEGLOVESWHEN
HANDLINGORADJUSTING
ANYPARTOFTHEGRILL.
ALWAYSASSUMETHEGRILL
ANDITSCOMPONENTSARE
VERYHOT.
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PROTIPS:
, Wedo notrecommendtheuseof
charcoallighterfluid. Ifyouchoose
tousecharcoallighterfluid,only
usecharcoallighterfluidapproved
forlightingcharcoal.Carefullyread
instructionson thecharcoallighter
fluidandcharcoalpriortouse.
, Donotuseself-startingcharcoal.
Useonlyhighgradeplaincharcoal
orcharcoal/woodmixture.
, Donotusegasoline,keroseneor
alcoholforlightingcharcoal.Use
ofanyoftheseorsimilarproducts
cancausean explosionpossibly
leadingtoseverebodilyinjury.
, Neveraddcharcoallightingfluidto
hotor evenwarmcharcoal.
, Duringgrilling,greasefrommeat
maydripintothecharcoaland
causea greasefire.If thisshould
happen,replacedomelidto
suffocatetheflame.Donotuse
watertoextinguishgreasefires.
, Usecautionsinceflamescan
flare-upwhenfreshair suddenly
comesin contactwithfire.
, Whenopeningthedomelid,keep
hands,faceand bodysafefrom
hotsteamandflameflare-ups.
Removethedomelid bytilting
ittowardyoutoallowheatand
steamtoescapeawayfromyour
face.
PROTIPS:
. Drywoodburnshotterthan
charcoalsoyoumaywantto
increasetherationof woodto
charcoaltoincreasethecooking
temperature.Hardwoodsuchas
oak,hickory,mesquite,fruitand
nutwoodsare anexcellentfuel
becauseoftheirburningrate.
Whenusingwoodasfuel,make
surethewoodisseasonedand
dry.Donotuseresinouswood
suchas pineasitwillproduceand
unpleasanttaste.