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Getting Started
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Preparing to Cook or Smoke
Your Caldera Del Fuego Tallboy arrives basically assembled and ready to cook. The BBQ
Guru controller makes it fast and easy to get just the ‘right’ fire in minimum time. However,
there are some items of preparation for each cooking session.
Minimize the subsequent cleanup effort by preparing the surfaces of your
cooker. Spray or wipe all of the grills with a vegetable-based oil to prevent
sticking. Wipe or spray the interior surfaces of the Cooking Chamber to
minimize build-up from splatter and smoke deposits.
Set your Turbo Draft Fan for the cooking mission by setting its sliding damper to the proper
opening as shown in the following table. (This table is a general guide)
Wipe a little
vegetable-based oil or shortening on ‘nozzle’
of the Turbo Draft Fan and insert it into the Inducer tube.
Assemble all of your ingredients and tools. Have your fire
gloves, pot-holders, tongs, spatulas, knives and forks readily at
hand.
Have a fire extinguisher and/or a source of water at hand before lighting your fire.
Turbo Draft Fan
Pit Runner Pit Viper Pit Bull
4 CFM 10 CFM 25 CFM
Mission Damper Position (fraction open)
Grilling
open open 1/2
High Temperature Cooking
open 3/4 1/4
Low & Slow Cooking
3/4 1/2 1/8
Cold Smoking
1/2 1/4 1/16
Extinguish Fire
closed closed closed