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1. Remove dome lid, cooking grills, water and charcoal pans from smoker body
and set aside.
2. Place a drip pan/ash guard or its equivalent under the grill to catch embers,
ashes or drippings.
NOTE: Heavy-duty aluminum foil folded several times can be used as a drip
pan/ash guard. Make the foil sheets large enough so it extends beyond
the legs of the smoker. Fold the edges up to contain any embers and
drippings. Place a thin layer of water in drip pan/ash guard to help
extinguish falling ashes and embers.
3. Open the door on the smoker body.Place a cooking grill on lower support
brackets.
4. If grilling food, place the charcoal pan on top of the cooking grill on lower
support brackets.
If searing food, place the charcoal pan on the upper support brackets. Make
sure charcoal pan is resting securely on notched out step of all three support
brackets.
WARNING: It is very important that the rim of charcoal pan is securely locked
into the notches of upper support brackets. Doing so will hold the pan
in place on brackets and prevent pan with hot coals from falling.
WARNING: Never use charcoal that has been pre-treated with lighter fluid. Use
only high grade plain charcoal or charcoal/wood mixture.
5. If using a Charcoal Chimney Starter, follow all manufacturer’s warnings and
instructions regarding the use of their product. Carefully place 4-5 pounds of
hot coals in the charcoal pan. Proceed to Step 7.
If using charcoal lighting fluid, follow all manufacturer’s warnings and
instructions regarding the use of their product. Use charcoal lighting fluid
approved for lighting charcoal ONLY. Do not use gasoline, kerosene or alcohol
for lighting charcoal. Place 4-5 pounds of high quality charcoal in charcoal pan.
6. Saturate charcoal with lighting fluid and wait 2 to 3 minutes for fluid to soak in.
Store charcoal lighting fluid safely away from grill.
7. Leaving the dome lid off and the door open, carefully light the charcoal and
allow to burn until covered with a light ash (approximately 20 minutes). This
will allow charcoal lighting fluid to burn off.
WARNING: Failure to do this could trap fumes from charcoal lighting fluid in grill
and may result in a flash-fire or explosion when door is opened or
dome lid is removed.
8. If grilling food, place a cooking grill on upper support brackets.
If searing food, place a cooking grill on top of charcoal pan on upper support
brackets.
CAUTION: The charcoal grill will be VERY HOT and caution must be used when
working in or around the grill. Use oven mitts/gloves to protect your
hands from burns.
9. Place food on the cooking grill in a single layer with space between each piece
and allow food to cook.
WARNING: If a flame flare-up occurs while grilling, cover grill with dome lid to
limit airflow and extinguish the flare-up.
10.Always use a meat thermometer to ensure food is fully cooked before
removing from smoker.
11.Allow grill to cool, then follow instructions in the “After-Use Safety and Proper
Care & Maintenance” sections of this manual.