OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PLACE THE SMOKER OUTDOORS ON A HARD, LEVEL,
AWAY FROM ROOF OVERHANG OR ANY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. NEVER USE ON WOODEN OR OTHER
SURFACES THAT COULD BURN. PLACE THE SMOKER AWAY FROM OPEN WINDOWS OR DOORS TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM ENTERING YOUR HOUSE. IN WINDY WEATHER, PLACE THE SMOKER IN AN OUTDOOR AREA THAT IS PROTECTED FROM THE WIND.
READ ALL SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SMOKER.
When smoking, open the | Smoking | |||
WARNING: | A metal bucket or tin can must be placed under the grease | |||
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| hole at all times to catch grease and/or ashes. Check grease |
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| level in bucket or tin can often and empty or change when |
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| container and contents will be hot. |
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Step 1 |
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Make sure heat shield is in place at the bottom of firebox. Place a |
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charcoal grate in firebox. Store the other charcoal grates or place in |
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cooking chamber for food if desired. Place cooking grills in cooking |
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chamber on low or middle cooking level. |
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Step 2 |
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Follow instructions below carefully to build a fire in the firebox. You |
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may use charcoal and/or wood as fuel in the Smoke’N Pit Professional |
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(see “Adding Charcoal/Wood During Cooking” section of this manual). |
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If using a Charcoal Chimney Starter, follow all manufacturer’s warnings |
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and instructions regarding the use of their product. Open the firebox |
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air vent approximately 1" to 2" and smokestack damper halfway. |
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Carefully place 8 to 10 pounds of hot coals in center of charcoal grate |
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in firebox. |
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WARNING: | Keep hot coals away from the firebox air vent to prevent |
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| coals from falling out. |
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NOTE: | To extend the life of your smoker, make sure that hot charcoal |
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IF USING CHARCOAL CHIMNEY STARTER, PROCEED TO STEP 5. | ||||
Rotate the cooking grills 90° and place in | ||||
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If you choose to use charcoal lighting fluid, ONLY use charcoal | cooking chamber for middle cooking level. | |||
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lighting fluid approved for lighting charcoal. Do not use gasoline, |
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kerosene, alcohol or other flammable material for lighting charcoal. |
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Follow all manufacturer’s warnings and instructions regarding the |
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use of their product. Place 8 to 10 pounds of charcoal in center of |
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charcoal grate in firebox. |
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WARNING: | Never use charcoal that has been |
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| lighter fluid. Use only a high grade plain charcoal or |
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| charcoal/wood mixture. |
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Step 3 |
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Saturate charcoal with lighting fluid. With lid open, wait 2 to 3 minutes |
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to allow lighting fluid to soak into charcoal. Store charcoal lighting fluid |
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safely away from the smoker. | Top Cooking Level | |||
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