Masterbuilt 20071011 Assembly, Care & Use Manual page 9

PRE-SEASON INSTRUCTIONS
Preseason smoker prior to fi rst use. Make sure water pan is in place with NO WATER. Set
temperature to 275°F (135°C) and run unit for 3 hours. Shut down and allow to cool. Some smoke may
appear during this time, this is normal. During last 45 minutes, add 1 cup of wood chips in chip loader to
complete preseasoning.
SMOKER IS NOW READY FOR USE
HOW TO USE WOOD CHIP LOADER
Before starting unit, place 1 cup of wood chips in chip loader.
Never use more than 1 cup of wood chips at a time. Never use wood chunks.
Insert wood chip loader into smoker. Wood chips should be level with top rim of wood chip loader.
Turn handle to "Unload" mark on smoker. Wood will drop onto wood chip tray. Turn handle to "Load" and
leave wood chip loader in place inside smoker.
Check wood chip tray periodically to see if wood has burned down by removing wood chip loader and
looking into smoker through hole. Add more chips as needed.
Wood chip loader must be pulled out completely from smoker when checking wood chip level.
ADDING MORE WOOD DURING SMOKING PROCESS:
Caution: Keep smoker door closed when adding wood chips.
Note: Wood chip loader will be HOT even if handle is not.
To add wood, turn handle to "Load" position on smoker.
Pull wood chip loader from smoker.
Place wood chips in wood chip loader and re-insert into smoker.
Turn handle to "Unload" mark on smoker. Wood will drop onto wood chip tray.
Temperature may spike briefl y after wood is added. It will stabilize after a short time. Do not adjust
temperature setting.
When door is opened a fl are up may occur. Should wood
chips fl are up, immediately close door, wait for wood chips
to burn down then open door again. Do not spray with water.
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LOAD
UNLOAD
CAUTION
ASSEMBLY
STEP 5
Slide cooking racks (13) onto
guides inside smoker.
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STEP 6
Place water bowl (9) onto lower
bracket inside smoker.
Note: Water bowl must always be
in place during smoking process,
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even if there is no water or other
liquid in bowl. Bowl will prevent
food from dripping onto wood chip
lid.
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