Brinkmann Outdoor Charcoal/Wood Smoker & Grill owner manual Placement of Charcoal Grate

IF USING CHARCOAL CHIMNEY STARTER, PROCEED TO STEP 5.

If you choose to use charcoal lighting fluid, ONLY use charcoal lighting fluid approved for lighting charcoal. Do not use gasoline, kerosene, alcohol or other flammable material for lighting charcoal. Follow all manufacturer’s warnings and instructions regarding the use of their product. Place 8 to 10 pounds of charcoal in center of charcoal grate in cooking chamber.

WARNING: Never use charcoal that has been pre-treated with

lighter fluid as a flash fire may occur. Use only a high grade plain charcoal or charcoal/wood mixture.

Step 3

Saturate charcoal with lighting fluid. With lid open, wait 2 to 3 minutes to allow lighting fluid to soak into charcoal. Store charcoal lighting fluid safely away from the grill.

Step 4

Fully open the firebox air vent and smokestack damper. Stand back and carefully light charcoal. With firebox and cooking chamber lids open, allow charcoal to burn until covered with a light ash (approximately 20 minutes). Charcoal lighting fluid must be allowed to completely burn off prior to closing firebox and cooking chamber lid.

WARNING: Failure to do this could trap fumes from charcoal lighting fluid in grill and may result in a flash-fire or explosion when lids are opened.

Step 5

When charcoal is burning well, use long cooking tongs to carefully spread briquets evenly on the charcoal grates, one to two layers thick. If desired, add wood chunks using long cooking tongs (see “Flavoring Wood” and “Adding Charcoal/Wood During Cooking” sections of this manual.)

Step 6

Wearing oven mitts/gloves, place the cooking grills in cooking chamber. Place food on cooking grills.

Step 7

Close firebox and cooking chamber lids. Adjust the firebox air vent and smokestack damper to regulate cooking temperature.

NOTE: Do not fully close air vent, damper and lids unless trying to cool the smoker down or suffocate a flame.

Step 8

By closing the air vent and smokestack damper more, the burning intensity is slowed and smoke is contained within the cooking chamber, imparting more smoke flavor to food. Always use a meat thermometer to ensure food is fully cooked before removing from smoker.

Step 9

Allow smoker to cool completely, then follow instructions in the “After- Use Safety” and “Proper Care & Maintenance” sections of this manual.

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