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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 cooking chamber lid. Use caution since
flames can flare-up when fresh air suddenly comes in contact with fire.
Step 2
Wearing oven mitts/gloves, remove food and cooking grill.
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, 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 4
When coals are burning strong again, wear oven mitts/gloves and
carefully replace cooking grill and food.
Step 5
Close the cooking chamber lid and allow food to continue cooking.
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Cure your cooker periodically throughout the year to protect against
excessive rust.
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To protect your cooker from excessive rust, the unit must be properly cured
and covered at all times when not in use.
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Wash cooking grill and charcoal grate with hot, soapy water, rinse
well and dry. Lightly coat grill with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray.
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Clean inside and outside of cooker by wiping off with a damp cloth. Apply a
light coat of vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray to the interior surface to
prevent rusting. Do not coat charcoal grate or charcoal tray.
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If rust appears on the exterior surface of your cooker, clean and buff the
affected area with steel wool or fine grit emery cloth. Touch-up with a good
quality high-temperature resistant paint.
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Never apply paint to the interior surface. Rust spots on the interior surface
can be buffed, cleaned, then lightly coated with vegetable oil or vegetable oil
spray to minimize rusting.
AFTER-USE SAFETY
WARNING
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Close lid and all dampers to extinguish fire.
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Always allow cooker and all components to cool completely before handling.
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Never leave coals and ashes in cooker unattended. Make sure coals and ashes are completely extinguished before removing.
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Before cooker can be left unattended, remaining coals and ashes must be removed from cooker. Use caution to protect
yourself and property. Place remaining coals and ashes in a noncombustible metal container and completely saturate with
water. Allow coals and water to remain in metal container 24 hours prior to disposing.
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Extinguished coals and ashes should be placed a safe distance from all structures and combustible materials.
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With a garden hose, completely wet surface beneath and around the smoker to extinguish any ashes, coals or embers which
may have fallen during the cooking or cleaning process.
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Cover and store smoker in a protected area away from children and pets.
Adding Charcoal/Wood
During Cooking
Proper Care
& Maintenance
