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1. INTRODUCTION
Hark gas smokers can be used as an outdoor oven and a smoker, enabling low to medium
temperature cooking. You can use a Hark gas smoker as a traditional smoker or, for baking and
reheating. It can also be used to produce slow cooked, US style BBQ, where food is cooked gently
over long periods of time using the 'Hangi' style steam cooking.
Smoke cooking requires a whole new set of cooking techniques that once mastered, will
guarantee meal after meal of delicious food.
The aim of this Hark Cooking Guide is to help you become confident with smoke cooking and will
cover everything from seasoning you smoker, to preparing meats, types of wood chips and pellets
and a list of recomended recipes to get you started.
(also available on the Hark website - www.hark.com.au).
2. GET TO KNOW YOUR GAS SMOKER
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B
C
D
E
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Wood Chip Box
B
Wood Chip Box Lid
C
Wood Chip Box Rack
D
Water Bowl Grid Track
E
Cooking Rack (Grid)
F
Damper
Table 1: Key components of your gas smoker
