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Flavoring Wood
To obtain your favorite smoke flavor, experiment by using chunks, sticks or chips of flavor producing wood
such as hickory, pecan, apple, cherry, or mesquite. Most fruit or nut tree wood may be used for smoke
flavoring. Do not use resinous wood such as
pine
as it will produce an unpleasant taste.
Wood chunks or sticks 3
” to 4” (7 to 10 cm) long and 1” to 2” (2 to 4 cm) thick work best. Unless the wood is
still green,
soak the wood in water
for 30 minutes or wrap each piece in foil and tear several small holes in
the foil to produce more smoke and prevent the wood from burning too quickly. Only a few pieces of wood
are required to obtain a good smoke flavor. A recommended amount for the grill is 5 to 6 wood chunks or
sticks. Experiment by using more wood for stronger smoke flavor or less wood for milder smoke flavor.
Additional flavoring wood should not have to be added during the cooking process. However, it may be
necessary when cooking very large pieces of food. Follow instructions and cautions in the
“Adding Charcoal
/ Wood During Cooking
” section of this manual to
avoid injury while adding wood
.
Regulating Heat
To increase heat, 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 slow 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.
Adding Charcoal / Wood During Cooking
Additional charcoal and / or wood may be required to maintain or increase cooking temperature.
Step 1
Stand back and carefully open grill lid. Use caution since
flames can flare-up
when fresh air suddenly
comes in contact with fire.
Step 2
Wearing oven mitts / gloves
, use lifter (not included) to lift up the cooking grate and
place it on a clean
and non-combustible surface
. DO NOT touch the grate by hand.
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 to charcoal grid, 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.
