Use and Care Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Lighting Instrucions(Continued)
Step 4
After 20-25 minutes, charcoal should be ready for cooking and/or adding woodchips. Refer to the
next section before adding wood chips to pre-lit charcoal.
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ADDING WOOD CHIPS (BEFORE AND DURING COOKING)
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Presoaked Wood Chips
Soak the desired amount of chips in water for 30 minutes. Wrap the wood chips in aluminum foil
and poke holes on the top of the foil wrapping. FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW BEFORE ADDING
PRESOAKED WOOD CHIPS.
Dry Wood Chips
Dry wood chips can be placed directly onto the pre-lit charcoal without aluminum foil. FOLLOW THE
STEPS BELOW BEFORE ADDING DRY WOOD CHIPS.
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Step 1
Stand back and carefully open smoker box door allowing heat and steam to escape away from your
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spect the charcoal level in pan.
Step 2
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on hot coals. Use the long metal cooking tongs to add wood chips (and/or charcoal) to charcoal
chamber, being careful not to stir-up ashes and sparks.
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occur causing severe burns.
Step 3
Close smoker box door and allow food to continue cooking.
Allow the ashes to completely cool before reusing or cleaning the smoker.