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GRILL PREPARATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE NOTE: NO RETURNS ON USED GRILLS
Read all safety warnings and instructions carefully
Before assembling and operating your grill.
IMPORTANT! BEFORE YOU USE YOUR GRILL FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU MUST SEASON THE CAST IRON
COOKING GRATE.
Seasoning Your Cast Iron Cooking Grate:
Before you use your grill it is important to season it, this will burn off coating used to protect
your grill during shipping, help protect your cast iron grates from rusting and prepare it for use.
First wash your cooking grates in warm soapy water. Rinse thoroughly and dry completely with
a towel.
DO NOT AIR DRY. NEVER PUT YOUR COOKING GRATE OR ANY PART OF YOUR GRILL
IN YOUR DISHWASHER.
Once your cooking grate is dry apply a coating of vegetable oil or shortening to your cooking
grate, be sure to coat both sides thoroughly. To finish seasoning your grill start a fire in your grill, we rec-
ommend using Lump Charcoal, Heat your grill to 400
˚
F for an hour, this will burn off any chemical resi-
dues left from shipping and manufacturing and season your cooking grate. Seasoning should be done
periodically to lengthen the life of your cooking grate.
TIP: Clean grates while warm using gloves and a baseball sized aluminum foil ball.
Lighting Your Grill:
Note: we recommend using Lump Charcoal because they contain no additives or fillers. This makes for
more efficient burning, less ash than charcoal briquettes and much better tasting food.
General Rules:
Make pyramid of Lump Charcoal in center of fire grate. Use fire starters with no Kerosene.
Do Not Use Lighter Fluids.
Leave lid open until coals are ignited and smoke burns white with no flames.
After coals are lit and before the coals turn white, Close Lid.
Start regulating internal dome temp with dampers. (If you wish, begin grilling.)
Do not let temp go too far beyond desired temp because it is harder to bring temp down than to go up.
More air flow means more heat.
Damper Adjustments
