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This appliance is designed for use only with quality charcoal briquettes, lump
charcoal and cooking wood.
CAUTION:
• Never use charcoal that has been pre-treated with lighter fluid.
Use only a high grade plain charcoal, charcoal/wood mixture,
lump charcoal or cooking wood.
• Always place your smoker on a hard, non-combustible, level
surface. An asphalt or blacktop surface may not be acceptable for
this purpose.
• Do not use on wooden decks, wooden furniture or other
combustible surfaces.
• Position smoker so wind can not carry ashes to combustible
surfaces.
• Position smoker to prevent smoke from entering house through
open doors or windows.
• Do not use in high winds.
First Use
1. Make sure all labels, packaging and protective films have been removed from
the smoker.
2. Remove manufacturing oils before cooking on this smoker for the first time:
a. Light smoker per “Lighting Instructions” section in this manual.
b. Operate smoker for at least 2 hours with the lid closed. This will “heat
clean” the internal parts and dissipate odors.
c. Do not touch the exterior of the smoker or open the lid during this
process.
d. After the 2 hours, follow “Smoking Instructions” or “Grilling Instructions”
sections in this manual.
3. Apply a protective coat:
a. Remove water pan and charcoal grid from smoker.
b. Apply a light coat of vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray to all interior
surfaces of smoker.
CAUTION:
Do not apply vegetable oil to charcoal grid or charcoal pan.
