Instructions / Assembly

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NOTE: It is important that the exterior of the grill is not scraped or rubbed during the curing process.
IMPORTANT: to protect your smoker from excessive rust, the unit must be cured periodically and covered
at all times when not in use.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1
Lightly coat all interior surfaces of the grill with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray. Do not coat charcoal grate or
racks.
Step 2
Follow the instructions below carefully to build a fire. You may use charcoal and/or wood as fuel in the Barrel Grill
(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 3.5 pounds (1.59 kg) of charcoal. When charcoal is burning strong, carefully place hot coals in
center of each charcoal grate.
Instruction for reference only:
1. Begin with three full sheets of newspaper.
2. Take 2 sheets of newspaper and roll each into a tube shape and then give them a little twist to form each of
them into a straight “rope” like shape. Be careful to not twist too tight.
3. Turn the charcoal chimney starter over and place both pieces of rolled and twisted newspaper along the inside
bottom of the charcoal chimney starter to form a complete circle. Leave a hole in the middle of the charcoal
chimney starter with no paper in it.
4. Crumple up the 3rd sheet of newspaper into a ball. Be careful to not crumple too tight. Sprinkle about 1 table
spoon of cooking oil on the ball of newspaper. You can also use a few sprits of cooking oil from a spray can.
Don’t use too much oil. Place the ball of cooking-oiled newspaper in the center of the charcoal chimney starter.
5. Flip the chimney over and add charcoal. Take care so that the newspaper does not fall out.
6. Use a match or long lighter to light the paper.
7. Stand back and watch the charcoal chimney starter do its stuff.
8. After charcoal has turned an ash gray color, carefully pour the charcoal onto your grill’s fire grate.
NOTE: to extend the life of your grill, make sure that hot coals and wood do not touch the walls of grill.
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 materials for lighting charcoal. Follow all manufacturer’s
warnings and instructions regarding the use of their product. Start with 3.5 pounds (approximate 1.59 kg) of charcoal.
Place the charcoal in center of each charcoal grate.
Step 3
Saturate charcoal with lighting fluid. With lid open and charcoal grate completely placed inside the grill, wait 2 to 3
minutes to allow lighting fluid to soak into charcoal. Store charcoal lighting fluid a safe distance from the grill.
Step 4
With grill lid open, stand back and carefully light charcoal and allow to burn until covered with a light ash
(approximately 20 minutes).