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LIGHTING CHARCOAL
Choose a Proper Location to Grill
• Only use this grill outdoors in a well-ventilated
area. Do not use in a garage, building,
breezeway or any other enclosed area.
• Keep the grill on a secure, level surface at all
times.
• Do not use grill within 1.5 metres of any
combustible material. Combustible materials
include, but are not limited to, wood or treated
wood decks, patios and porches.
Choose How Much Charcoal to Use
Choosing charcoal quantity depends on what you
are grilling and the size of your grill. If you are
grilling small, tender pieces of food that take less
than 20 minutes, refer to the
Measuring & Adding
Charcoal for Direct Heat
chart. If you are grilling
larger joints of meat that require 20 minutes
or more grilling time, or delicate foods, refer
to the
Measuring & Adding Charcoal for Indirect
Heat
chart. Use the charcoal cup supplied with
your grill to measure the appropriate amount of
charcoal. For more details about the difference
between direct and indirect cooking, refer to the
GRILLING METHODS
section.
The Very First Time You Grill
It is recommended that the grill be heated up and
the fuel kept red hot, with the lid on, for at least
30 minutes prior to cooking for the first time.
Preparing the Grill for Lighting
1.
Remove the lid. Depending on your grill model,
you may be able to position it on the side of
your grill using the Tuck-N-Carry
®
lid lock
which lowers to double as a lid-holder.
2.
Remove the cooking (top) grate from your grill.
3.
Remove the charcoal (bottom) grate and clear
ashes or chunks of old charcoal from the
bottom of the bowl and ash catcher (depending
on your model of grill).
4.
Open bowl vent(s).
5.
Replace charcoal (bottom) grate.
NOTE: Instructions for using lighter fluid were purposely
left out of this owner’s guide. Lighter fluid is messy and
can transmit a chemical taste to your food, while lighter
cubes (sold separately) do not. If you choose to use lighter
fluid, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and NEVER add
lighter fluid to a burning fire.
Lighting the Charcoal Using a
Chimney
Starter
The simplest, most thorough way to light any
kind of charcoal is to use a chimney starter;
particularly, the RapidFire
™
chimney starter (sold
separately). Refer to the cautions and warnings
included with the RapidFire
™
chimney starter
before lighting.
1.
Put a few sheets of wadded up newspaper in
the bottom of the chimney starter and set the
chimney starter on the charcoal grate
(A)
; or
put a few lighter cubes in the centre of the
charcoal grate and place the chimney starter
over them
(B)
.
2.
Fill the chimney starter with charcoal
(C)
.
3.
Light the lighter cubes or newspaper
through the holes on the side of the chimney
starter
(D)
.
4.
Keep the chimney starter in place until the
charcoal is fully lit. You can tell when the
charcoal is fully lit when it is covered with a
coating of white ash.
Note: The lighter cubes used must be completely consumed
and the charcoal ashed over before placing food on the
grate. Do not cook before the fuel has a coating of ash.
5.
Once the charcoal is fully lit, continue to the
following pages for instructions on how to
arrange your charcoal and begin cooking
according to your desired cooking method
(Direct or Indirect method).
Lighting the Charcoal Using
Lighter
Cubes
1.
Build a pyramid of charcoal in the centre of the
charcoal (bottom) grate and insert a couple
of lighter cubes (sold separately) within the
pyramid
(E)
.
2.
Using a long match or lighter, light the lighter
cubes. The lighter cubes will then ignite the
charcoal.
3.
Wait for the charcoal to fully light. You can tell
when the charcoal is fully lit when it is covered
with a coating of white ash.
Note: The lighter cubes used must be completely consumed
and the charcoal ashed over before placing food on the
grate. Do not cook before the fuel has a coating of ash.
4.
Once the charcoal is fully lit, continue to the
following pages for instructions on how to
arrange your charcoal and begin cooking
according to your desired cooking method
(Direct or Indirect method).
B
E
C
D
A
