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CHARCOALSECTIONANDSMOKER
PREPATION
PREPATION
FOR
FOR
USE
USE
&
&
LIGHTING
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
Curing
Curing
Curing
your
your
your
grill
grill
grill
PriortoyourfirstuseoftheGrill,followtheinstructionsbelowcarefullytocureyourgrill.
Curingyourgrillwillminimizedamagetotheexteriorfinishaswellasridthegrillofpaintodor
thatcanimpartunnaturalflavorstothefirstmealpreparedonthegrill.
IMPORTANT:
IMPORTANT:
To
To
protect
protect
your
your
grill
grill
from
from
excessive
excessive
rust,
rust,
the
the
unit
unit
must
must
be
be
properly
properly
cured
cured
and
and
covered
covered
at
at
all
all
times
times
when
when
not
not
in
in
use.
use.
Step
Step
1
1
Lightlycoatallinteriorsurfacesofthegrillwithvegetableoilorvegetableoilspray.Do
Do
not
not
coatcharcoalgratesorcharcoalashtray.
Step
Step
2
2
2
Follow
Follow
the
the
instructions
instructions
belowcarefullytobuildafire.
You
mayusecharcoaland/orwood
asfuelinthegrill(see“AddingCharcoal/WoodDuringCooking”sectionofthismanual).
IfusingaCharcoalChimneyStarter,followallmanufacturer
’
swarningsandinstructions
regardingtheuseoftheirproduct.Startwith5pounds(2.3kg)ofcharcoal.Thisshouldbe
enoughcharcoaltocookwith,oncethecuringprocesshasbeencompleted.Whencharcoal
isburningstrong,carefullyplacehotcoalsoncharcoalgrate.
NOTE:
NOTE:
To
To
extend
extend
the
the
life
life
of
of
your
your
grill,
grill,
make
make
sure
sure
that
that
hot
hot
coals
coals
and
and
wood
wood
do
do
not
not
touch
touch
the
the
walls
walls
of
of
grill.
grill.
IF
IF
IF
IFUSING
USING
USING
USINGCHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHARCOALCHIMNEY
CHIMNEY
CHIMNEY
CHIMNEYSTARTER,
STARTER,
STARTER,
STARTER,PROCEED
PROCEED
PROCEED
PROCEEDTO
TO
TO
TOSTEP
STEP
STEP
STEP5.
5.
5.
5.
Ifyouchoosetousecharcoallightingfluid,ONLY
ONLY
use
use
charcoal
charcoal
lighting
lighting
fluid
fluid
approvedfor
lightingcharcoal.Do
Do
not
not
use
use
gasoline,
gasoline,
kerosene,
kerosene,
alcohol
alcohol
orotherflammablematerialfor
lightingcharcoal.Followallmanufacturer
’
swarningsandinstructionsregardingtheuseof
theirproduct.Startwith8to10pounds(3.6to4.5kg)ofcharcoal.Thisshouldbeenough
charcoaltocookwith,oncethecuringprocesshasbeencompleted.Placethecharcoalinthe
centerofeachcharcoalgrate.
Step
Step
3
3
Saturatecharcoalwithlightingfluid.Withlidopen,wait2to3minutestoallowlightingfluidto
soakintocharcoal.
Store
Store
lighting
lighting
fluid
fluid
a
a
a
safe
safe
distance
distance
from
from
the
the
grill.
grill.
Step
Step
4
4
Withgrilllidanddoorsopen,standbackandcarefullylightcharcoalthroughthedoors.Allow
toburnuntilcoveredwithalightash(approximately20minutes).
Warning:
Warning:
Charcoallightingfluidmustbeallowedtocompletelyburnoffpriortoclosinggrilllid
(approximately20minutes).Failuretodothiscouldtrapfumesfromcharcoallightingfluidin
grillandmayresultinaflash-fire
flash-fire
or
or
explosion
explosion
when
when
lid
lid
is
is
opened
opened
.
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