Brinkmann Portable Charcoal Grill Owner's Manual page 13

Step 4
With grill lid open, stand back and carefully light charcoal and allow to burn
until covered with a light ash (ap prox i mate ly 20 minutes).
Step 5
Wearing oven mitts/gloves, place cooking grill on grill support lip.
WARNING: Wear protective gloves or oven mitts when adjusting
cooking grill or air vents.
Step 6
Place food on cooking grill and close grill lid. Always use a meat
thermometer to ensure food is fully cooked before removing from
grill.
Step 7
Allow grill to cool completely, then follow instructions in the
"After-Use Safety" and "Proper Care & Maintenance" sections
of this manual.
To increase heat, more char coal may be needed or an adjustment to air
vents. Follow instructions in "Adding Charcoal During Cooking" section of this
manual.
To maintain the temperature, more charcoal may need to be added or an
adjustment may be necessary during the cooking cycle to air vents
Additional charcoal or an adjustment to the air vents may be necessary to
maintain or increase cooking tem per a ture.
Step 1
Stand back and carefully open grill lid. Use caution since flames can flare-up
when fresh air suddenly comes in contact with fire.
WARNING: Wear protective gloves or oven mitts when adjusting
cooking grill or air vents.
Step 2
Remove the food from cooking grill, then remove the cooking grill.
Step 3
Stand back a safe distance and use long cooking tongs to lightly brush aside
ashes on hot coals. Use cooking tongs to add charcoal to charcoal grate,
being careful not to stir-up ashes and sparks. If necessary, use your Charcoal
Chimney Starter to light additional charcoal and add to existing fire.
WARNING: Never add charcoal lighting fluid to hot or even warm
coals as flashback may occur causing severe burns.
Step 4
When charcoal is burning strong again, wear oven mitts/gloves to replace
cooking grill and food.
Step 5
Close the grill lid. Allow food to continue cooking.
Regulating Heat
Adding Charcoal During
Cooking
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