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E.
PREPARING TRI-FIRE OFFSET SMOKER
®
FOR USE
Before cooking, the following steps should be followed to both cure the finish and season the
interior steel. Failure to follow these steps may damage the finish.
Coat the Cooking Grills and the whole inside of the Firebox and Cooking Chamber with cooking
oil. The oil may be any vegetable type, applied with a towel, rag, or basting brush. An aerosol
cooking spray is ideal and will be the easiest and fastest way to coat everything.
Note: Do not apply oil to the outside painted surfaces.
— Build a small fire in the Firebox (refer to our Lighting Your Fire section). The Smoke Stack and
Firebox Damper should be ½ open. Allow the temperature to gradually rise to no more than
150ºC.
— Close doors and burn for at least two hours (the longer and more gradual that the heat rises,
the better.) Care should be taken not to scrape or rub any surface during the curing process.
— After you have burned your fire for an hour or so, you will notice a shiny black coating
developing on the inside of your smoker. This is wood resign that is coming from the wood
and this will seal the inside of the smoker for years of fantastic cooking.
— Your Tri-Fire Offset Smoker
®
is now ready for use.
F.
CARE OF YOUR TRI-FIRE OFFSET SMOKER
®
The heavy duty all steel construction provides an even heat distribution and a durable long life.
Some rust may appear on the outside of the smoker. You can touch-up these areas of the outside
of the smoker with high temperature paint.
The inside of the smoker should be treated like a cast iron skillet by applying cooking oil to any
rust. Remove ash after each use, oil interior as required by the frequency of use.
Please note: Never hose-out the unit with water.
Most rusting is caused after cooking with a fire that’s too hot. Inadequate maintenance and
protection from the weather also causes unnecessary rusting. What some people describe
as burnt out damage is really rust-out. The primary cause of rust damage is not removing the
ashes regularly. Letting them sit on the lower charcoal grates and in the bottom of the Tri-Fire
Offset Smoker
®
, where they get wet and hold moisture, will cause rust. Ashes contain corrosive
elements that will rust through any thickness of steel. It is advised that you clean out any ash or
coal remains after every cook. Make sure to allow the ash and unit to cool thoroughly and never
dispose of hot ashes in the rubbish bin. Store your Tri-Fire Offset Smoker
®
in a covered area.
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