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Additional charcoal and/or wood may be required to maintain or
increase cooking temperature.
Step 1
Stand back and carefully open firebox lid. Use caution since flames
can flare-up when fresh air suddenly comes in contact with fire.
Step 2
Wearing oven mitts/gloves, open firebox side door to allow access
to charcoal grate.
Step 3
Stand back a safe distance and use long cooking tongs to lightly
brush aside ashes on hot coals. Use cooking tongs to add charcoal
and/or wood to charcoal grate, being careful not to stir-up ashes
and sparks. If necessary, use your Charcoal Chimney Starter to
light additional charcoal and/or wood and add to existing fire.
WARNING:
Never add charcoal lighting fluid to hot or even warm
coals as flashback may occur causing severe burns.
Step 5
Close the firebox lid and smoker door. Allow food to continue
cooking.
Adding Charcoal/Wood
During Cooking
Regulating Heat
To increase heat and air circulation, fully open firebox air vent and
chimney damper. If increased air circulation does not raise
temperature sufficiently, more wood and/or charcoal may be
needed. Follow instructions in “Adding Charcoal/Wood During
Cooking” section of this manual.
To maintain the temperature, more wood and/or charcoal may need
to be added during the cooking cycle.
NOTE:
Dry wood burns hotter than charcoal, so you may want to
increase the ratio of wood to charcoal to increase the cooking
temperature. Hardwood such as oak, hickory, mesquite, fruit
and nut wood are an excellent fuel because of their burning
rate. When using wood as fuel, make sure the wood is
seasoned and dry. DO NOT use resinous wood such as pine
as it will produce an unpleasant taste.
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