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Maintenance & Cleaning
• Clean your fire pot every 3-5 cooks or after every 16 hours of cooking time, to ensure proper
airflow.
• Use a grill brush to clean your cooking grate after every cook to provide years of trouble-free
use.
Note: Make sure that no bristles have shed onto the cooking grate.
• Clean the ash from the interior of your grill after every 2-3 bags of pellets.
WARNING: Always wait at least 12 hours after cooking to remove ash from your grill!
• Use a mild soap and water to clean the exterior of your grill.
AVOID USING CAUSTIC CLEANERS!
• If left in an exposed area, keep your grill covered and unplugged when not in use.
• Never let your pellets get wet; they will swell and jam your auger.
• If grill is not used for 6 weeks or more, it is advised to remove all pellets from hopper.
Never store the grill in a small space or place in a vehicle unless completely cool and fire is verified
as extinguished. Never move the grill while it is still hot. Never move the grill without assistance.
Clean the ash from the interior of your grill, fire pot, and hopper every 5-6 bags of pellets – a shop
vac is an ideal tool for this job. It also helps to leave a thin layer of ash on the bottom of the barrel
for insulation.
If you have completed a low and slow cook that has caused the accumulation of grease on your
foil, you must change the foil before cooking at high temperatures!
Failure to do so will most certainly cause a grease fire in your grill.
