COOKING INSTRUCTION
BEFORE ANY CARE AND MA
GRILLING
For direct grilling, it is usually easier to achieve your desired temperature by keeping the lower vent fully
open and only adjusting the top damper vent.
1. Before lighting, take out the trivet. Leave out the cooking grill at this stage.
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3. Close the hood and preheat for 10 minutes.
4. Make sure the bottom vent is fully open. Open the top damper vent and monitor the temperature
until it reaches your desired temperature.
5. Close the top damper vent half way, wait 5 minutes and check the temperature.
6. Adjust the top damper vent by either closing it more (lower temperature) or opening it more (higher
temperature).
7. Once the desired temperature is achieved, set your food in place on the cooking grill. You can grill
extra food on the warming rack. Close the hood and start grilling.
8. Monitor the temperature during cooking and if you notice that the temperature has moved outside
your desired range, adjust the top damper vent in very small increments, wait 1-2 minutes and re-
adjust if necessary.
9. Use a meat probe thermometer to take the guesswork out of knowing when your food is done.
SMOKING
For smoking, the best way to achieve the lower required temperatures is by almost closing the lower
To smoke successfully, you will need to use an optional
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2. Take care not to use too much charcoal.
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optional smoker box with woodchips and drip pan (if you are using one) into place on top of the heat
4. Close the hood. Set the lower vent to 1 or 2 marks away from fully closed.
5. Close the top damper vent half way, wait 5 minutes and check the temperature.
6. Adjust the top damper vent by either closing it more (lower temperature) or opening it more (higher
temperature).
7. Once the desired temperature is achieved, set your food in place on the cooking grill or on optional
smoking racks. You can also smoke on the warming rack. Close the hood and start smoking.
8. Monitor the temperature during cooking and if you notice that the temperature has moved outside
your desired range, adjust the top damper vent in very small increments, wait 1-2 minutes and re-
adjust if necessary.