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3. Load the adapter(s) with your choice of barbecue wood
pellets. Pellets are available at KalamazooGourmet.com. It is
not necessary to fill the full height or length of the adapter.
See figures A and B for a typical amount of pellets in the
adapter. A full length of pellets will last from 4 to 6 hours of
smoking. For shorter cooking sessions, you do not need to
load the full length of the adapters. Instructions follow for
longer smoking sessions.
Do not fill the front 2 inches of the adapter with pellets.
Leave the front of the adapter empty to avoid the heat of the
ignition burner below the front of the drawer (see next step
for additional details).
4. Preheat the grill. For typical barbecue, we recommend a
cooking temperature between 220°F and 250°F. The ignition
burner that runs across the grill in front of the main burners can
maintain temperatures in this range. Start the ignition burner,
close the hood, and run the ignition burner on HIGH until the
desired temperature is reached. You may need to adjust the
ignition burner to reduce the cooking temperature later on.
5. Start the pellets at the front of the adapter on fire using one
of these two methods:
Torch Method
Hold the flame of a chef's torch or plumbing torch to the
barbecue wood pellets (see figure A). Keep the flame
directed at the same position until a group of pellets
covering an area roughly 1.5 inches round is fully on fire. This
can require a couple of minutes or more, depending on the
size of your torch. Remove the torch and watch the pellets
burn for a few moments to be sure the fire has truly started.
Paraffin Fire Starter Cube Method
Nestle a paraffin cube into the pellets at the front of the
adapter. Light with a match or torch (see figure B). Allow the
cube to burn until a group of pellets covering an area roughly
1.5 inches around the paraffin is fully on fire. This can require
5 minutes or more. Use a pair of tongs to remove the paraffin
and extinguish the fire on the paraffin. Watch the pellets burn
for a few moments to be sure the fire has truly started.
6. IMPORTANT: Once the pellets are burning with a sustained
fire, blow it out. The pellets will now smolder, burning steadily
from the front to the rear of each adapter without any visible
flame. When used in this manner, the pellets generate the
most smoke, can last a long time, and produce very little heat.
Monitor the pellets while cooking so you can snuff or blow
out any flames if they occur. The pellets are more likely to
combust if fat drippings have gotten in the pellets or the
grill temperature is above 400°F. We recommend keeping
a roll of aluminum foil handy to deal with flames you cannot
blow out. Simply lay a sheet of aluminum foil tightly over the
pellet adapter to reduce the air available to the fire. You can
remove the foil after the pellets are back under control.
7. To extend the smoking session, wait until the burn has nearly
reached the back end of the adapter tray, then add more
pellets. Start filling from the rear, close to the burn. The burn
will reverse to move toward the front, providing additional
smoking time.
STARTING THE SMOKING SESSION IN A KALAMAZOO K750HB GRILL
SMOKE ROASTING ON THE SPIT WITH BARBECUE WOOD PELLETS
8. To end the smoking session and preserve unburnt pellets, use
tongs or a turner to move the burning pellets away from the
unburnt pellets you want to save. Create enough separation
that the fire will die. Let the grill cool overnight, then scoop
out and save the unburnt pellets.
9. To clean, we recommend using a natural bristle pastry
or painter's brush (one reserved for only this purpose) to
brush the ash down through the perforations and out of the
adapter. Remove the adapter from the drawer, and restore
your grill to normal use. The barbecue pellet adapters are
dishwasher safe.
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Barbecue wood pellets are available in convenient
five pound tins from KalamazooGourmet.com or
by calling 800.868.1699.
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