Use and Care Manual

GRILLOPERATION

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Pre‐Heat

“Pre‐Heat”isthestartingstageofcookingorsmokingwherethepelletfuelisfired,andthegrill

comestothesettemperature.Itcanoccasionallytakethegrillupto30‐45minutesto

completelypre‐heat.*Thistimemaybelongerifyouoperateyourgrillduringthecolder

months.

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CookMode

DuringCookmode,thegrillwillmaintainthetemperatureselectedontheheatrange.Itis

normaltoseesomefluctuationupanddownofthetemperature.NOTE:Whenadding,

adjusting,orremovingfood,youmayseealargerdecreaseintemperature,butoncethedoors

areclosedagainthegrillshouldreturntosettemperature.

*Thecastgratetemperature(ontheleft,“direct”side)is100‐200degreeshotterthanthe

temperatureontheright,“indirect”side,wherethedoorthermometerislocated.Pleasebe

awarethatwhengrillingonthecastgrate,thetemperaturewillbehotterthanthedoor

thermometerindicates.Thisisapositivefeature,sinceyouwillbeabletoachievetemperatures

inexcessof600degreesforcookingsteak,etc.

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Smoking

Yourgrillhasbeendesignedtoserveasanexcellentsmokeraswellasabarbecuegrill.Setting

thecontrolboardheatrangetolowertemperaturesisperfectforlong(i.e.overnight)smoking.

Thetemperatureselectedwilldependonwhatfoodsarebeingsmoked.Recommended

temperaturesfordifferentmeatsarediscussedlaterinthismanual.Differentvarietiesoffood‐

gradeflavoredpelletsmayalsobeexperimentedwith,toaccommodatedifferenttastes.Please

notethat(ingeneral)thelowerthetemperaturesetting,themoresmokethegrillwillproduce.

CAUTION:Alwaysuseameatthermometertoensuremeatsandpoultryhavebeencooked

toasafeinternaltemperature.Serioushealthrisksmayoccurwhenconsumingundercooked

meat.Werecommendusingagoodqualityprobe‐typethermometerforthemostaccurate

results.

CAUTION:Wedonotrecommendusingyourgrillasasmokerwhenoutsidetemperatures

arecoldandwindy.Atsmokingtemperatureslessthan225F,thechanceofcreosoteforming

fromsmokecondensationcouldbepossible.Also,whenoperatingduringhotweather(90

degreesorabove),itmaybehardertomaintain

lowgrilltemperatures(200degreesorlower).

Creosote–Formationandneedforremoval:Whenwoodpelletsareburnedslowly,they

producetarandotherorganicvaporsthatcombinewithexpelledmoisturetoformcreosote.

Thecreosotevaporscondenseintherelativelycoolovenflueandexhausthoodofaslow

burningfire.Asaresult,creosoteresidueaccumulatesontheflueliningandexhausthood.If

ignited,thiscreosotemakesanextremelyhotfire.Whengreaseorcreosotehasaccumulated,

theyshouldberemovedtoreducetheriskoffire.

*Thereisriskofseriousinjuryordeathifthe

unitisover‐fired.Ifoperatedandmaintained

properly,theunitshouldnotover‐fire.Anyselfmodificationtotheunitcouldcauseitto

over‐fire,andalsovoidsanywarranty.*