4. Operating Your Smoker
4. Operating Your Smoker
4.1 Select a Proper Location
Once you have assembled your new smoker, find a suitable location for use.
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• Never use this outdoor smoker inside any building, garage, shed or breezeway, under an overhang or inside
any boat, trailer or recreational vehicle, to prevent possible fire and to prevent the possibility of carbon
monoxide poisoning or asphyxiation.
• Always place your smoker on a hard and level surface far away from combustible materials and structures.
• Do not use this smoker under overhead combustible surface or covered area ( e.g., awnings, umbrellas,
porches or gazeboes ). Keep all combustible surfaces at least 10 feet (3 meters) away.
• Locate the smoker away from any combustible and non-combustible material or construction by at least
10 feet (3m)
• Never store or use gasoline or other flammable or volatile substances in the vicinity of this smoker or in the
vicinity of any other heat-generating appliance, because of the danger of starting a fire.
• Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air.
4.2 Choosing your charcoal
• We recommend using charcoal briquettes or lump charcoal.
• Adding 3 or 4 lumps of dry hard wood on top of hot coals can provide added smoke flavor.
4.3 Air Vent Operation
Your smoker has two airflow control vents; a bottom vent below the bottom bowl and an air exhaust vent at
the top of the lid. By adjusting the amount of vent opening, you can adjust the temperature of your smoker.
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• The vents and vent controls and the metal surfaces around them will become very hot during smoker
use. Use grill mitts or hot pads to adjust vents when smoker is in use.
4.4 Lighting instructions
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• Do not use gasoline, kerosene or alcohol for lighting. Use only charcoal lighter fluid. Follow
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Do not add charcoal lighter fluid or charcoal impregnated with charcoal lighter fluid to hot or warm
charcoal.
• Do not overfill charcoal grate. Excess charcoal may cause a fire, or may cause damage to your smoker.
1. Read all instructions before lighting.
2. Leave middle barrel off during charcoal lighting and heat up period
3. Carefully follow all instructions accompanying charcoal lighter fluid, electric charcoal starters,
and or charcoal.
4. Fully open air vents on lid and bottom vent.
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5. Ensure that the charcoal grate is in the smoker, and positioned properly
6. Ensure that the bottom bowl is empty (NEVER remove hot ashes; follow ash removal instructions in
section 4.6 )
7. Open both vents as described in section 4.3
8. Place desired amount of charcoal onto charcoal grate. Use no more than will go above the brim of the
charcoal ring. Overfilling the charcoal ring with charcoal can cause injury and damage your smoker.
ELECTRIC STARTER
• Follow electric starter manufacturer’s instructions
• Use caution when removing hot starter
CHIMNEY STARTER
1 For best results with a chimney starter, remove cooking grate and set aside.
2 Put desired amount of charcoal in chimney starter
3 Place crumpled newspaper under the starter and light, being sure to follow the starter manufacturer’s
instructions
4 Carefully pour ignited coals onto charcoal tray, using mitts, gloves, eye protection, and any other protective
equipment recommended by the starter manufacturer.
5 Replace cooking grate using a grilling mitt or grate lifting tool.
SELF STARTING CHARCOAL
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• Do not add charcoal lighter fluid or charcoal impregnated with charcoal lighter fluid to hot or warm
charcoal.
• Arrange desired amount of charcoal and ignite following manufacturer’s instructions
LIGHTER FLUID
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• Follow all instructions on lighter fluid container.
• When using lighter fluid always check ash collector before lighting. Fluid can accumulate in the ash
collector, resulting in a fire below the bottom bowl. Remove any fluid from ash collector prior to
lighting.
• Do not add charcoal lighter fluid or charcoal impregnated with charcoal lighter fluid to hot or warm
charcoal.
1 Place desired coals onto charcoal grate. Arrange as indicated by lighter fluid manufacturer
2 Following lighter fluid manufacturer instructions, apply lighter fluid to charcoal
3 Be sure to allow all lighter fluid to burn off prior to cooking, or noticeable flavors can be added to food
* Clean your smoker after each use. DO NOT use abrasive or flammable cleaners, as it will damage the parts
of this product and may start a fire. Clean with warm soapy water.
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