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CONTROLLING THE FIRE
Allow enough time for properly building the fire and getting the
grill up to desired temperature before attempting to cook. You
simply cannot cook properly in a cold grill, nor can you nurse a fire
to life while busy with the food. Both deserve your best! Once a
fire is burning happily, it is easy to keep it going with just a little
attention. You will be pleased at how long your CHARCOAL GRILL
will burn on a little charcoal.
Rising heat will move up and out of the grill, pulling in cooler air
behind it, which provides oxygen for the fire. Your CHARCOAL
GRILL has four butterfly dampers that control airflow, which lets
you fine tune the temperature. NOTE: Dampers will become very
hot after lighting the charcoal - be sure to wear insulated grill mitt
during adjustment.
After the fire is established and the grill reaches the desired
cooking temperature, the butterfly dampers can be left
completely open, providing maximum airflow for a higher
temperature or closed as needed to decrease airflow for a lower
temperature. Use the temperature gauge to monitor the grill
temperature.
Fully opening the upper damper on one side and fully opening the
opposite lower damper (closing the remaining dampers) will
create a convection effect inside the grill when the hood is closed.
This will allow for extended cooking times when barbecuing.
The adjustable charcoal grate can also be used to control the
temperature. Raise it to its highest setting for quick searing and
lower it to its lowest setting for slow cooking.
LIGHTING THE FIRE
Always light the fire with the grill lid open. Before lighting the fire,
open the hood of your CHARCOAL GRILL, as well as all of the
butterfly dampers and remove the cooking grates.
Do not build too large a fire. We recommend starting a fire with
no more than 2 pounds of charcoal (approximately 30 briquettes)
and adding more as needed during cooking,but the total
maximum charcoal required should be less than 5 pounds. After
allowing the fire to burn down, place the cooking grate on the
unit. Lower the adjustable charcoal pan to its lowest setting.
If using charcoal lighter fluid to start the fire, saturate the charcoal
briquettes with lighter fluid and let it soak in for approximately 5
minutes. After allowing the lighter fluid to properly soak in, light
the pile of briquettes in several locations to ensure an even burn.
Chimney starters, electric starters, or other types of fire starters
may be used instead of lighter fluid to light the fire – but only
according to those manufacturers’ instructions. Never use instant
light charcoal or charcoal lighter fluid with any of these other
starting methods.
Allow the charcoal enough time to completely ash over before
beginning to cook, so that the lighter fluid has enough time to
burn off. Starting to cook too soon can leave your food tasting like
lighter fluid. After ash over is complete, use long-handled tongs to
spread the charcoal into a single layer on the pan.
WARNING: Failure to read and follow instructions for lighting
charcoal may result in serious personal injury and/or property
damage.
GRILL TOUCH-UP
After time, surface rust can be removed with a wire brush and
touched up with high temperature black paint. Never apply paint
to the interior surface. Rust spots on the interior surface can be
buffed, cleaned, and then lightly coated with vegetable oil or
vegetable oil spray to minimize rusting.
