Great Outdoors SMOKY MOUNTAIN Series Assembly And Owner's Manual page 17

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PRE-USE PROCEDURES:
Before you cook food in our smoker, it is important to "season" your smoker. Seasoning seals the paint and
interior of your smoker to enhance flavoring, durability and overall peformance. This is also referred to as the
"break-in" process.
If your smoker requires any touch-up paint on the inside of the cabinet, the only time you should apply paint to
the inside is before the seasoning process. Paint should never be applied to the interior of your smoker after your
smoker has been used. See these section in this instruction manual concerning AFTER USE CARE AND
MAINTENANCE.
To season your smoker, simply use it as you normally would, only DO NOT cook any food. You will need to follow
all of the operating procedures in the next few sections of this manual.
Using your desired flavoring woods and placing water in the water pan, burn your smoker at around 225 degrees
and allow 45-60 minutes for this burn. Allow the smoker to completely cool and then clean out the used water
and wood.
Once the seasoning is complete, your smoker's interior will have a durable, seasoning coating.
ADDING WATER:
To add water before cooking:
For one door smokers, simply remove water pan and fill it with water up to 1" (25mm) below the rim. Then
carefully place the water pan in the correct shelf position in the cabinet. To add water while the smoker is hot,
DO NOT PULL THE WATER PAN OUT! To safely add water to the water pan, use a clean watering can with a long
spout (or similar device).
For Two Drawer smokers, open water pan drawer and fill with water up to 1" (25mm) below the rim. Slowly and
steadily, push water pan drawer closed until it comes to a complete stop. To add water while the smoker is hot,
SLOWLY open the water pan drawer to prevent any splashing of remaining water. Replenish the water as need
and then again SLOWLY and CAREFULLY push the water pan drawer closed until it comes to a complete stop.
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