Brinkmann BARREL CHARCOAL Owner's Manual page 34

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Grilling In Cooking Chamber
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Step 1
Remove cooking grills from cooking cham ber and set aside. Place
charcoal grate assembly to lowest level of cooking chamber.
Step 2
Ash tray must be in place at all times.
Step 3
Lightly coat all interior surfaces of the Barrel including cooking grills
with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray. Do not coat charcoal grate or
charcoal tray.
Step 4
Follow the instructions below carefully to build a fire. You may use
charcoal and/or wood as fuel in the Barrel (see "Adding Charcoal/Wood
During Cooking" section of this manual).
WARNING: Never use charcoal that has been pre-treated with lighter
fluid. Use only a high grade plain charcoal or charcoal/wood
mixture.
If using a Charcoal Chimney Starter, follow all manufacturer's warn ings
and instructions regarding the use of their product. Start with 2 - 2 2
pounds of charcoal. When charcoal is burning strong, carefully place
hot coals in center of charcoal grate.
WARNING: DO NOT use grill without charcoal ash tray in place. DO NOT
attempt to remove charcoal ash tray while tray contains hot
coals.
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 7
If you choose to use charcoal lighting fluid, ONLY use charcoal light ing
fluid approved for lighting charcoal. Do not use gasoline, kerosene,
alcohol or other flammable material for lighting charcoal. Follow all
manufacturer's warnings and instructions regarding the use of their
product. Start with 2 - 2 2 pounds of charcoal. Place the charcoal in
center of charcoal grate.
Step 5
Saturate charcoal with lighting fluid. With lid open wait 2 to 3 minutes
to allow lighting fluid to soak into charcoal. Store charcoal lighting fluid
safely away from the grill.
Step 6
Open the smokestack damper half way. Stand back and carefully light
charcoal. With cooking chamber lid open, allow charcoal to burn until
covered with a light ash (ap prox i mate ly 20 minutes). Charcoal lighting
fluid must be allowed to completely burn off prior to closing cooking
chamber lid.
WARNING: Charcoal light ing fluid must be allowed to com plete ly burn off
prior to closing grill lid (approximately 20 minutes). Failure to
do this could trap fumes from charcoal lighting fluid in grill
and may result in a flash-fire or explosion when lid is opened.