Barbecook SMOKER XL, User Manual

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7 USEFUL TIPS AND TRICKS
7.1 Adding flavour with wood chips
To infuse your food with extra flavour, you can add flavoured
wood chips to the fire. You can use the chips in two ways:
•
Soak the chips in water for 10 minutes, drain them and
sprinkle them over the charcoal or wood.
•
Put the chips in a tinfoil pouch, perforate the pouch with a
fork and put the pouch on the charcoal or wood.
No matter which method you use, never add the chips before the
charcoal or wood is covered with a thin layer of white ashes.
Barbecook provides three types of flavoured wood chips:
7.2 Keeping your food moist
To keep your food moist, put some liquid (water, broth, wine...)
in the broth pan when you start smoking. Check the pan regularly
during smoking and add some extra liquid to the pan when
necessary. Proceed as follows:
1
Open the door in the bottom ring of the body.
2
Carefully pour the liquid in the broth pan, using a funnel or a
pot with a spout.
3
Close the door in the bottom ring of the body.
7.3 Lifting the lid
Once you started smoking, avoid lifting the lid as much as
possible. A considerable amount of heat and smoke escapes
each time you lift the lid, which extends the cooking time of your
food.
If you have to lift the lid anyway, always lift it to the side instead
of straight up. Lifting the lid straight up creates an air flow in the
appliance, which can suck ashes onto your food.
7.4 Using the appliance as a grill
If you do not shield the food from the charcoal or wood with the
broth pan, you can use the appliance as a regular grill. Proceed
as follows:
1
Light the appliance as described under “6 Smoking food”.
2
Put the cooking grill on the support brackets of the bottom
ring of the body. Make sure the rim of the grill rests firmly on
the brackets.
3
Put your food on the grill.
7.5 Using the appliance as a fire pit
You need newspaper, firelighters (complying with EN 1860-3),
wood (twigs, branches, logs) and a long match.
1
Take the charcoal bowl (bottom part of the body) and
remove the charcoal grid.
2
Crumple up some sheets of newspaper and put them in the
charcoal bowl.
3
Put some firelighters between the newspaper. Always use
firelighters that comply with EN 1860-3.
4
Put some twigs, some branches and a few logs on top of the
newspaper. Tips:
•
Make sure you can still reach the firelighters.
•
Do not put too many logs in the fire pit yet. You can add
extra logs when the first ones have caught fire.
5
Take a long match and light the firelighters. They will soon
light the paper, the twigs, the branches and finally the logs.
8 MAINTAINING THE APPLIANCE
8.1 Removing the ashes
We recommend removing the ashes after each use. With the ash
container, this is done in no time. Proceed as follows:
1
Let the appliance cool down completely.
2
Remove the lid, the upper ring of the body, the cooking grills
and the broth pan.
3
Remove the charcoal grid and brush the ashes into the ash
container.
4
Lift the ash container from the charcoal bowl and pour the
ashes into a bucket.
5
Put the ash container back in the charcoal bowl.
8.2 Cleaning the basket, grills and grid
We recommend cleaning the smoking basket, the cooking grills
and the charcoal grid after each use, with the Barbecook cleaner.
Proceed as follows:
1
Spray the foam on the part to be cleaned and let it act for a
while.
The foam discolours, as it soaks off the dirt and greases.
2
Remove the foam with a soft sponge and water.
3
Rinse the part thoroughly and dry it well before storing. This
prevents formation of rust.
2
You can also clean the basket, the grills and the grid with
a soft detergent or with sodium bicarbonate. Never use
over cleaners on these parts.
2
To prevent formation of rust, oil the cooking grills and the
smoking basket lightly with vegetable oil before you store
them. Never oil the charcoal grid.
8.3 Cleaning the broth pan and body
We recommend cleaning the broth pan and the body of the
appliance (interior and exterior) after each use:
•
Use water with a soft detergent and a soft sponge or cloth to
clean the parts.
•
Rinse the parts thoroughly and dry them well before storing.
2
To prevent formation of rust, oil the broth pan and the
exterior of the body with vegetable oil before you store the
appliance. Never oil the interior of the body.
8.4 Cleaning the lid
The lid can become a bit greasy during smoking. To prevent the
grease from building up, we recommend cleaning the inside of
the lid after each use. Proceed as follows:
1
Wait until the lid has cooled down a little. It should still be
warm, but not too hot to handle.
2
Wipe the inside of the lid with paper towels or clean it with
water and a soft detergent.
2
If grease has built up in the lid anyway, brush off the flakes
with a brass brush or crumpled aluminium foil.
Flavour Intensity Ideal for
Apple Mild Venison, fish, fowl
Oak Medium Pork, fowl
Hickory Robust Pork chops, ribs, roasts
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