Charmate CM160-018, Instructions Manual

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GENERAL INFORMATION
HOW TO SMOKE USING THE SMOKER
VENT AND SMOKER BOX FEATURES
1. Allow enough time to build a fire and get the
oven up to temperature.
2. Place your food in the cooking chamber
3. Set the chimney damper to the SMOKE position
( ). This will close the chimney damper and
allow smoke to remain within the cooking
chamber walls, offering traditional indirect heat
and smoke, to flavour your foods.
4. Open the Smoker Vent to control how much
smoke enters the cooking chamber to flavour
your food. Adjust as needed.
5. Follow the steps below to add flavour to your
smoked dishes
6. Keep the door closed while cooking to prevent
unnecessary loss of heat and smoke. Add
wood when required, to maintain cooking
temperatures.
ATTENTION
• When not in use, store your smoker box
indoors.
• When not smoking, ensure that the Smoker
Vent Control is in the closed position.
ADDING FLAVOUR TO YOUR SMOKED
DISHES
Your outdoor oven comes equipped with a
detachable cast iron smoker box. Follow the steps
outlined below to achieve subtle smoky flavours.
For reference, smoking temperatures range from
approximately 140 °C / 284 °F to 225 °C / 437 °F,
and smoking requires an extended cooking time.
This type of cooking is ideal for poultry, ham,
brisket, ribs and more.
1. Place a small amount of flavoured, wood
smoking chips into the detachable smoker
box, and soak as recommended. Follow the
instructions that accompany your smoking
chips.
2. As a general rule, soak the chips in water for
about 15 minutes to get maximum flavour.
3. Position the detachable smoker box on the
inside of your outdoor oven’s fire chamber door.
4. It is possible to add either more subtle or
pungent flavours to your meats, fish or poultry,
by opening and closing the smoker vent
throughout a cooking cycle, more or less often.
Using flavoured wood chunks
Another method for adding flavour is to add
several pieces of flavoured wood chunks to
your lump charcoal or hardwood, within the fire
chamber, to achieve the desired flavour. Any
hardwood that bears a fruit or nut is suitable for
cooking.
ATTENTION
DO NOT take risks with your safety. ALWAYS
wear protective, fully insulated gloves, which
cover your hands and forearms, when using
your oven.
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