PK PK360 User guide

OWNER’S HANDBOOK

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WELCOME TO THE CLUB
THE FIRE & SMOKE SOCIETY
Since the dawn of history, people of all cultures have gathered around the fires
and fanned the smoke of friendship to share great food and build community. The
Fire & Smoke Society is our brotherhood of family, friends, neighbors, foodies,
cooks, pit masters, dungeon masters and BBQ enthusiasts. As one, we share in
the noble endeavor to cook over open flame, the beasts, fish and fowl of our daily
harvest, for the pure pleasure of our companions and of this Society.
GO FORTH AND GRILL.

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FEATURES
UPPER RADIAL VENT
EXHAUST
UPPER RADIAL VENT
EXHAUST
TWIN CYLINDER
AIR INTAKE SYSTEM™
TWIN CYLINDER
AIR INTAKE SYSTEM™
4-POINT VENTING SYSTEM™
The fully configurable 4-Point Venting System™ on the new PK360 is revolutionary
in precision air control and heat management. Combined with its unique shape,
the PK360 is ideally suited to both direct and indirect cooking, often called 2-zone
cooking. The 4-point system provides exceptional air flow throughout the grill
capsule. Keeping consistent heat on a charcoal grill has never been easier.
Pictured: PK360 Silver with Black Durabilium Shelves

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The PK36O is superior to round grills for direct and indirect cooking. This
maximizes your cooking space, makes 2-zone set ups easy and allows for superior
air flow when indirect cooking.
FEATURES
DIRECT HEAT (1 ZONE)
INDIRECT HEAT (2 ZONE)
THE UNIQUE PK GRILL CAPSULE
HOT SIDE
COOL SIDE

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FEATURES
CONTROL TOWER™
STAND INCLUDED.
MOLDED HEAVY DUTY
WHEEL
QUICK RELEASE KNOB
CAST RADIAL VENTS
THICK CAST ALUMINUM
STAINLESS TEL-TRU
THERMOMETER
DETACHABLE
SHELVES
BEAUTIFUL DESIGN
& RUGGED MATERIALS
DIMENSIONS & CAPACITY
HEIGHT 42.9”
WIDTH 54” (FROM SHELF TIP TO TIP)
DEPTH 23.75”
Pictured: PK360 Silver with Black Durabilium Shelves

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FEATURES
CARRY HANDLES
With the shelves detached, your PK is ready for
adventure. Carry it to the truck with these sturdy
handles, pack up the dog and hit the road.
REAR UTILITY HOOKS
These handy little hooks do double duty. They are a
great place to hang your shelves, an ash bucket or a set
of tools. They also serve as stabilization points when
you use your PK without the stand. You can open the
Top Cast and the grill won’t rock back. *Always use
your PK on non-flammable surfaces.
360 SQUARE INCHES OF COOKING SURFACE
Plenty of space for a pork shoulder, roasted chicken,
a rack of ribs or anything else you can think of. That’s
almost 100 more inches than a large Big Green Egg
and 60 more than a Primo L300.
REMOVABLE MARINE GRADE
STAINLESS HINGED COOKING SURFACE
Marine grade stainless is the pinnacle of stainless
cooking surfaces. The hinged grid is a hallmark of
the PK experience, but this new surface adds the
ability to remove the door completely for quick & easy
refueling. A little trick we picked up from some of our
professional customers.
THE HINGES ARE CAST TOO
What can we say, this is another PK hallmark. Cast in
hinges still means fewer parts to rust or break. This
is a newly designed, more stable hinge with twice as
many contact points to ensure the PK Top Cast stays
well seated in every position.

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FEATURES
ASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The PK360 has incorporated a unique ash management solution which controls
ash within the cook chamber using high walled air intakes and covers, combined
with a large opening at the rear of the capsule for easy clean-up and disposal.
ASH HOLE PLUGASH HOLE

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STEP
1
PARTS / ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS NEEDED: Philips Head Screwdriver
OPEN BOXES.
Remove all grill components and take inventory of the following parts:
01. Top Cast
THUMB SCREWS
04. Control Tower Base 05. Grids & Grates 06. Front Handle
07. Side Handles
08. Lower Air Intake
Cylinders™
10. Ash Roofs 11. Ash Plug 12. Tel-Tru
Thermometer
13. Hex Wrench
09. Quick Release
Knob
09. Shelves
02. Bottom Cast 03. Control Tower
Tube

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP
2
1) Place Control Tower™ Base flat, right side up on a level surface with the
wheels on your left. Twist the adjustable feet as needed to balance and
stabilize the Base.
2) Orient the Control Tower™ Tube so the tab on the bottom of the tube is facing
toward you. Slide the Tube down through the hole in the Base into the Mount
Cu until the tab fits into the slot on the Mount Cu.
3) Holding the Tube and Base together, turn the assembly over and rest it on the
tube with the bottom of the Base facing upward. Verify that the Tube tab is
flush in the Mount Cu slot.
4) Using the provided hex wrench, tighten each of the four bolts on the bottom of
the Mount Cu one at a time in a circular pattern until tight. Repeat tightening
in a circular pattern until all bolts are tight. Until all bolts are tight and the tube
feels very secure in the base. Do not over tighten.
5) Set aside.
ASSEMBLE CONTROL TOWER™ TUBE TO BASE:
01. 02.
03. 04.
MOUNT CUFF

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MOUNT CUFF
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP
3
MOUNT BOTTOM CAST TO CONTROL TOWER™ TUBE.
SECURE IN PLACE BY TIGHTENING QUICK RELEASE KNOB.
1) With the Control Tower Quick Release Knob o, place the Bottom Cast
on Control Tower™.
2) Tighten the Quick Release Knob to secure the Bottom Cast to Control Tower™.

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP
4
1) Assemble left side handle with hook facing out from Grill Bottom Cast. Repeat
with right handle.
2) Place one Air Intake Cylinder™ (Both Left and Right Intake Cylinder™ are the
same) into left Air Intake Slot on Grill Bottom Cast as shown. Hand tighten
Thumb Screw into hole on Air Intake Cylinder™ to secure in proper position.
Air Intake Cylinder™ should be able to turn 90 degrees when Thumb Screw
is installed properly. Indicator on Air Intake Knob should point up when Air
Intake Cylinder™ holes are in fully open position and point to the right when
Air Intake Cylinder™ holes are in the fully closed position. Repeat with right
Air Intake Cylinder.™
ASSEMBLE COMPONENTS OF BOTTOM CAST AS FOLLOWS:
01.
02.
HOOK

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP
5ASSEMBLE TOP CAST AS FOLLOWS:
1) Place Top Cast flat on Bottom Cast, oriented as shown in picture. The Top
Cast is held in place by the tabs along the back side and gravity. There is no
hardware required to secure the Top Cast in place. Pretty Clever, we know.
2) Open and close Top Cast to make sure hinge is oriented properly.
3) With top open, assemble front Handle using screws and inserts provided.
4) Assemble Tel-Tru Thermometer and Thermometer Housing using wing nut.

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP
6
1) Each shelf has three knobs on the bottom that align with three shelf mount
tabs on the Grill Bottom Cast.
2) With knobs on the bottom of the shelves loose, slide shelves on horizontally
until shelves engage with Shelf Mount Tabs.
3) Hand tighten knobs.
ATTACH SHELVES TO GRILL:
SHELF MOUNT
TABS

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP
7
1) Place removable Ash Hole Cover in hole in Grill Bottom Cast.
2) Place removable Ash Roofs on top of the air intake holes in the Grill
Bottom Cast.
3) Place Stainless Steel Charcoal Grate on side mounts in the Grill Bottom Cast.
ADD CHARCOAL.
4) Place Stainless Steel Cooking Surface on left side of Grill Bottom Cast on
side mounts.
5) Link Stainless Steel Cooking Surface Door on right side of Grill Bottom Cast
and allow to rest on side mounts as shown. ADD TOMAHAWK STEAKS.
NOW GET READY TO GRILL:
TOMAHAWK STEAKS

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USAGE, CLEANING & CARE
A CLEAN GRILL COOKS MORE EVENLY
Cleaning your PK360 Grill & Smoker is easy. Once the ashes inside the
grill are cool, simply remove the plug from the Ash Hole™, hang a metal
bucket from the rear utility hooks or set one on the ground and brush
the ashes into the hole. Air Intake Cylinders™ can be removed easily for
cleaning. For a more thorough cleaning, remove the entire capsule from
it’s base and hose it out.
FIRING UP YOUR PK
• Rotate the Air Intake Cylinders™ to the full open position.
• Fill one charcoal chimney with briquettes and light the chimney as per the
instructions.
• Once the coals are hot (clear smoke, white appearance), open the hinged side of
the cooking grid or remove the grid completely and dump the hot charcoal onto
the charcoal grate.
• For two-zone cooking, arrange the coals on one side of the grill. This side will be
your hot zone. The other side will be your cool zone.
• Close the door on the cooking grid or put the cooking grid into place.
• Close the Top Cast and set the vents (top and bottom) to dial in your desired
cooking temperature.
• This process may be used with one or two charcoal chimneys depending upon
your method of cooking and how much fuel you need.
• Special note: We declare the area inside a 5-foot radius of any PK Grill to be the
“Cool Zone.” That’s right. We just said that.
COOLING DOWN YOUR PK
• Closing the Top Cast and all of the vents will starve the coals of oxygen and shut
down the grill.
• Because the PK is so ecient, it shuts down quickly and you may find that you
have left over coals after your cook. These coals can be re-lit and re-used.
• Make sure the coals are completely cool before attempting to clean ash out of
your PK. Never dispose of hot ash in any area with flammable materials.
• A PK Charcoal Basket will keep your coals together, aid in reuse and clean-up.

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USAGE, CLEANING & CARE
GRILLING, HOT & FAST, THE DIRECT METHOD
Start the fire as indicated above, and let the coals get up to temperature. Crack open
a beverage. Smile.
• If you would like to set-up two zones (see page 3), as many chefs prefer, ensure
the coals are on one side of the capsule and that the cooking surface is installed
so that the hinged opening is over the coals.
• Close the Top Cast and open all of the vents. Wait a few minutes to allow PKs
aluminum cast to warm up and then take a temperature reading. The stock Tel-
Tru thermometer is highly accurate +/- 1%.
• If you prefer a lower temperature, close the lower Air Intake Cylinders™ to reduce
the incoming oxygen and bring the temperature down as needed. Note: if your
smoke looks thick and dirty, your coals are not getting enough oxygen. Open the
lower Air Intake Cylinders™. Good smoke is thin and almost clear.
• Once your PK has reached the desired temperature, throw some meat on it.
• Your PK is designed to cook best with the Top Cast closed. Keeping your Top
Cast closed while cooking will allow you to cook at a very high heat without fire
flaming up and burning the meat as typically happens in other outdoor cookers.
• If you get a flame-up, briefly close the Top Cast and the top vents to extinguish it.
BARBECUE, LOW & SLOW, THE INDIRECT METHOD
• Start the fire as indicated, and let the coals get up to temperature. Crack open a
beverage. Smile.
• Set up the grill for two zone cooking (see page 3). Place the coals on one side of
the charcoal grate and place a drip pan on the other side.
• Close the Top Cast and configure the vents as follows. Rotate the Air Intake
Cylinder™ beneath the hot coals to the fully open position. Rotate the other Air
Intake Cylinder™ to fully closed. Close the radial exhaust vent above the hot
coals. Open the other radial exhaust vent.
• Wait a few minutes to allow PKs aluminum cast to warm up and then take a
temperature reading. The stock Tel-Tru thermometer is highly accurate +/- 1%.
If the temperature is too high, close Air Intake Cylinder™ slightly, wait a few
minutes and re-check. If the temperature is too low, open the other (closed) vent
tube slightly to allow more oxygen in, wait a few minutes and re-check.
• Place your meat on the cool side of this set-up. Refuel as needed.

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1) We stand behind this product. If you are not entirely satisfied with your new PK
Grill & Smoker, we want to know about it. Do not return to the retailer where you
purchased it. Contact us immediately to resolve the issue. customerservice@
pkgrills.com or 1 [phone]
2) Immediately register your new grill online:
www.pkgrills.com/warranty-registration
3) Portable Kitchens, Inc. hereby warrants to the original purchaser this new
“Portable Kitchen” grill and smoker to be free from defective material or
workmanship at the time of purchase. Any defect must be brought to the
attention of Portable Kitchens, Inc. within thirty (30) days from the date of
purchase. Portable Kitchens, Inc. will replace free of charge to the purchaser
any part or parts.
4) Portable Kitchens, Inc. further warrants the cast aluminum grill capsule
against burn-out, rust or breakage for a period of ten (10) years from the date
of purchase under normal non-commercial use. This warranty is between the
purchaser and Portable Kitchens, Inc. Should any of the above conditions occur,
Portable Kitchens, Inc. will repair or replace parts aected free of charge to the
purchaser provided a warranty card or online registration is on file with Portable
Kitchens, Inc. All postage or freight to the factory will be the responsibility of
the purchaser.
5) Please see full warranty terms at: www.pkgrills.com/warranty-registration
WARRANTY
BUILT TO COOK.
BUILT TO LAST.

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WARNINGS
1) Failure to follow the warnings contained in this Owner’s Manual may result in
damage to your PK Grill, your property, serious bodily injury or death.
2) NEVER burn charcoal inside homes, vehicles or tents or any semi-enclosed area
including garages, breezeways or balconies. Always grill in a well ventilated
area.
3) Burning charcoal indoors can kill you. It releases carbon monoxide, which is an
odorless gas that can cause serious injury or death.
4) Do not use the PK360 unless it is properly assembled and all parts are in place.
It is your responsibility to exercise reasonable care when using your PK360
Grill. Never leave a hot grill unattended.
5) The grill capsule of your PK360 is made of an aluminum alloy with a melting
point of 1080 degrees. Do not exceed this threshold by using blow torches,
excessive amounts of lighter fluid or other accelerants like gasoline or alcohol
to start your grill. PK recommends using a charcoal chimney to start your grill.
6) If you use starter fluid, be sure that no excess fluid has pooled inside or outside
the grill before starting your grill.
7) The lower charcoal grate must always be in place. Never put hot coals directly
on the aluminum cast as this could cause damage to the cast.
8) The outer surface of the PK360 gets extremely hot while cooking. Barbecue
mitts should always be worn while cooking, adjusting the air vents, adding
charcoal and handling the Top Cast.
9) Be extremely careful around the PK when it is in use. Do not allow small children
around this or any other grill that has burning charcoal in it. It is your obligation
to supervise children who are in the vicinity of a hot grill. Failure to do so may
result in serious injury or death.
10)Make sure your PK360 is always on a solid level surface when in use.
11) Do not use this grill within five feet of any combustible material. Combustible
materials include, but are not limited to wood or treated wood decks, patios and
porches. Do not use on grass.
12)Do not attempt to move a hot grill. Do not wear loose clothing that could catch
fire when operating a grill.
13)Do not remove ashes until all charcoal is completely burned out and are fully
extinguished and grill is cool.
14)Never dump hot coals where they might be stepped on or be a fire hazard. Never
dump ashes or coals before they are fully extinguished. Do not store grill until
ashes and coals are fully extinguished.
15)Never use the PK360 without the ash hole plug, ash roofs and Air Intake
Cylinders™ properly installed. Failure to do so may allow hot ash to escape from
the grill.

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KEEP EVEN HEAT
“Cooking at 225°F will allow meat to roast low and slow, liquefying the
collagen in connective tissues and melting fats without getting the proteins
knotted in a bunch. It’s a magic temp that creates silky texture, adds moisture,
and keeps the meat tender. If you can’t hit 225°F, get as close as you can.
Don’t go under 200°F and try not to go over 250°F” - Meathead Goldwyn