Brinkmann Wood Smoker/Grill Preparation for USE Lighting Instructions, Curing Your Smoker

PREPARATION FOR USE

& LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

PLACE THE SMOKER OUTDOORS ON A HARD, LEVEL, NON-COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE

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.

Prior to your first use of the Brinkmann Smoke’N Pit Professional, follow the instructions below carefully to cure smoker. Curing your smoker will minimize rust and damage to the exterior finish as well as rid smoker of paint odor that can impart unnatural flavors to the first meal prepared on your Professional.

A temperature gauge is recommended during the curing process. Any high-quality oven temperature gauge may be used. The Brinkmann Smoke’N Pit Temperature Gauge is specifically designed to fit in the lid of the Professional and is an essential tool when smoke cooking or grilling. The Smoke’N Pit Temperature Gauge may be ordered directly from Brinkmann by calling 1-800-468-5252.

IMPORTANT: To protect your smoker from excessive rust, the unit must be properly cured and covered at all times when not in use. A Smoke’N Pit Professional cover may be ordered directly from Brinkmann by calling 1-800-468-5252.

Step 1

Lightly coat all interior surfaces of the smoker including cooking grills and charcoal grates with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray.

Step 2

Make sure heat shield is in place at the bottom of firebox. Place a charcoal grate in firebox. Place the other charcoal grates in cooking chamber. Place cooking grills in cooking chamber.

Step 3

Close the ash-guard shield (damper at the bottom of cooking chamber) and place a tin can or metal bucket on the L-bracket. A tin can or metal bucket must be placed under the grease hole at all times, even when the ash-guard shield is closed.

Step 4

Follow the instructions below carefully to build a fire in the firebox. You may use charcoal and/or wood as fuel in the Smoke’N Pit Professional (see “Adding Charcoal/Wood During Cooking” section of this manual).

If using a Charcoal Chimney Starter, follow all manufacturer’s warnings and instructions regarding the use of their product. Start with 8 to 10 pounds of charcoal. This should be enough charcoal to cook with once the curing process has been completed. Open the firebox air vent approximately 1" to 2" and smokestack damper halfway. When charcoal is burning strong, carefully place the hot coals in center of charcoal grate in firebox.

WARNING: Keep hot coals away from the firebox air vent to prevent coals from falling out.

Curing Your Smoker

TIN CAN

L-Bracket

Ash Guard

Shield

Tin Can

(not included)

METAL BUCKET

Ash Guard	L-Bracket
Shield
	Metal Bucket
	(not included)
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