Additional charcoal and/or wood may be required to maintain or
increase cooking temperature.
Step 1
Stand back and carefully open smoker lid. Use caution since flames
can flare-up when fresh air suddenly comes in contact with fire.
Step 2
Wearing oven mitts/gloves, remove food and cooking grills.
Step 3
Stand back a safe distance and use long cooking tongs to lightly
brush aside ashes on hot coals. Use cooking tongs to add charcoal
and/or wood, being careful not to stir-up ashes and sparks. If
necessary, use your Charcoal Chimney Starter to light additional
charcoal and/or wood and add to existing fire.
WARNING:
Never add charcoal lighting fluid to hot or even warm coals
as flashback may occur causing severe burns.
Step 4
When charcoal is burning strong again, wear oven mitts/gloves and
carefully replace cooking grill and food.
Step 5
Close the smoker lid and allow food to continue cooking.
Adding Charcoal/Wood
During Cooking
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Regulating Heat
To increase heat and air circulation, fully open side air vent and
smokestack damper. If increased air circulation does not raise
temperature sufficiently, more wood and/or charcoal may be needed.
Follow instructions in “Adding Charcoal/Wood During Cooking” section of
this manual.
To maintain the temperature, more wood and/or charcoal may need to be
added during the cooking cycle.
NOTE:
Dry wood burns hotter than charcoal, so you may want to
increase the ratio of wood to charcoal to increase the cooking
temperature. Hardwood such as oak, hickory, mesquite, fruit and
nut wood are an excellent fuel because of their burning rate.
When using wood as fuel, make sure the wood is seasoned and
dry. DO NOT use resinous wood such as pine as it will produce
an unpleasant taste.
