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4. If using a Charcoal Chimney Starter, follow all manufacturer’s warnings
and instructions regarding the use of their product. Carefully place
8-10 pounds of hot coals in the charcoal pan. Proceed to Step 7.
If using charcoal lighting fluid, follow all manufacturer’s warnings and
instructions regarding the use of their product. Use charcoal lighting
fluid approved for lighting charcoal ONLY. Do not use gasoline,
kerosene or alcohol for lighting charcoal. Place 8-10 pounds of high
quality charcoal in charcoal pan.
5. Saturate charcoal with lighting fluid and wait 2 to 3 minutes for fluid to
soak in. Store charcoal lighting fluid safely away from smoker.
6. Carefully light the charcoal and allow to burn until covered with a light
ash (approximately 20 minutes) prior to closing door and placing
dome lid on smoker. This will allow charcoal lighting fluid to burn off.
WARNING: Failure to do this could trap fumes from charcoal lighting
fluid in smoker and may result in a flash-fire or explosion
when door is opened or dome lid is removed.
7. Refer to “Flavoring Wood” section of this manual for the recommended
amount of flavoring wood. Use long cooking tongs to carefully place
flavoring wood on top of hot charcoal.
NOTE: Depending on the weather, a full pan of charcoal will burn for
5-6 hours.
8. Place the water pan on the lower support brackets. Make sure water
pan is resting securely on notched out step of all three support
brackets.
9. Carefully fill water pan with warm water or marinade to 1" below the
rim. A full pan holds 4 quarts/1 gallon of water and will last 2-3 hours.
Do not overfill and allow water to overflow from water pan.
10.Place a cooking grill on the lower support brackets directly on top of
the water pan. Position the cooking grill so the rim is resting securely
on notched out step of all three support brackets.
11.Place food on the cooking grill in a single layer with space between
each piece. This will allow smoke and moist heat to circulate evenly
around all pieces.
12.Place the other cooking grill on the upper support brackets. Position
the cooking grill so the rim is resting securely on notched out step of
all three support brackets. Place food on the cooking grill.
13.Place the dome lid on smoker body and allow food to cook.
14.After 2-3 hours of cooking, check water and charcoal levels by
following instructions in the “Adding Water During Cooking and Adding
Charcoal/Wood During Cooking” sections of this manual.
WARNING: Do not allow liquid in water pan to completely evaporate.
Always keep water in water pan as long as coals are still
burning. Water will evaporate and grease in water pan can
catch on fire.
15.Always use a meat thermometer to ensure food is fully cooked before
removing from smoker.
16.Allow smoker to cool, then follow instructions in the “After-Use Safety
and Proper Care & Maintenance” sections of this manual.