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GRILL PREPARATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Read all safety warnings and instructions carefully
before assembling and operating your grill.
1.
CURE GRILL prior to your initial use to protect
the interior and exterior finish and to prevent
unnatural flavors to your first meals.
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Lightly coat ALL INTERIOR SURFACES
(including GRILLS, GRATES and INSIDE of
BARREL) with vegetable oil (spray
vegetable oil is easiest but do not use near
coals or fire).
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Build a medium sized fire on the charcoal
pan.
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After coals ash over, spread out coals,
replace cooking grates, close lid and
heat at approximately 250°F for two
hours. Re-coal GRATES and return to
GRILL at approximately 200°F for two
hours. You GRILL will then be ready for
use. NOTE: Grill will drip a lot of oil during
this process and for several uses but will
slow over time.
NEVER EXCEED 400°F BECAUSE THIS WILL DAMAGE
THE FINISH AND CONTRIBUTE TO RUST. PAINT IS NOT
WARRANTED AND WILL REQUIRE TOUCH-UP. THIS
UNIT IS NOT WARRANTED AGAINST RUST.
2. To START FIRE, stack 50-60 briquettes in
pyramid and saturate with lighter fluid (DON’T
USE GASOLINE). Light coals in several places,
close lid after briquettes ash over or 1/2 gray,
spread them out and start cooking. If one end
burns faster, use tongs to move coals from one
end to the other for even heat.
ALWAYS FOLLOW CHARCOAL AND FLUID
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.
USE OUTDOORS ONLY ON NONCOMBUSTIBLE
SURFACE. 15’ AWAY FROM WOOD AND COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL.
3. Control heat with amount and type of FUEL,
DUAL DAMPERS and ADJUSTABLE FIRE GRATE.
Adjust GRATE one end at a time. Wood burns
hotter than coals. More airflow is more heat.
4. For no flare-ups, cook with lid in the down
position. Add water soaked hardwood chips for
a smoked flavor.
5. Suggestion: Screw 3/4” cup hooks (not
furnished) on front of the wood shelf to hang
cooking utensils.
6. Burn out may be rust out. Ashes left in bottom
too long hold moisture and rust through any
thickness of steel. This grill is made of steel
and cast iron, which WILL RUST ESPECIALLY IF
NOT PROPERLY CARED FOR.
7. Do not use self-starting charcoal as it will give
unnatural flavor. Burn lighter fluid completely
before closing lid.
8. After using, coat vegetable oil on interior
grates and bare metal while warm to reduce
rust. On the EXTERIOR, remove rust with wire
brush and touch up with high heat paint,
available at most hardware/auto stores.
9. HINT: If cast iron grates get caked, put them in
self-cleaning oven. They come out like new, but
need re-seasoning.
10. You may place a coffee can on bottom shelf
under the hole in the grill to catch drippings.
11. HEAT GAUGE may obtain moisture, which will
steam out during cooking. Gauge may be
calibrated in oven.
12. You may fill unwanted holes with Nuts & Bolts
(Not Provided).
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