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GRILLING/SEARING
Step 1
Lightly coat all interior surfaces of the Grill including cooking grid with
vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray. Do not coat charcoal tray.
Step 2
Follow the instructions below carefully to build a fire. You may use
charcoal and/or wood as fuel in the Holland Charcoal Grill.
WARNING: Use only a high grade plain charcoal or charcoal/wood mix-
ture. If using a Charcoal Chimney Starter, follow all manufacturer's warn-
ings and instructions regarding the use of their product. Start with 8 to 10
pounds of charcoal. This should be enough charcoal to cook with. When
charcoal is burning strong, carefully place hot coals in center of charcoal
grate.
WARNING: DONOT use grill without charcoal tray in place. DO NOT
attempt to remove charcoal 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 5.
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 8 to 10 pounds of charcoal . This should be enough
charcoal to cook with. Place the charcoal in center of charcoal tray.
Step 3
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 4
With grill lid open, stand back and carefully light charcoal and allow to
burn until covered with a light ash (approximately 20 minutes).
WARNING: Charcoal lighting fluid must be allowed to completely 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.
Step 5
Place cooking grid on grid support rack at desired cooking level.
WARNING: Wear protective gloves or oven mitts when adjusting cooking
grid height.
Step 6
Place food on cooking grid and close grill lid. Always use a meat ther-
mometer to ensure food is fully cooked before removing from grill.
Step 7
Allow grill to cool completely. Store grill for next use.
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HOLLAND CHARCOAL GRILL INSTRUCTIONS
FLAVORING WOOD
To obtain your favorite smoke flavor, experiment by using chunks,
sticks or chips of flavor producing wood such as hickory, pecan, apple,
cherry, or mesquite. Most fruit or nut tree wood may be used for
smoke flavoring. Do not use resinous wood such as pine as it will
produce an unpleasant taste.
Wood chunks or sticks 3" to 4" long and 1" to 2" thick work best.
Unless the wood is still green, soak the wood in water for 30 minutes
or wrap each piece in foil and tear several small holes in the foil to
produce more smoke and prevent the wood from burning too quickly.
A lot of wood is not required to obtain a good smoke flavor. A recom-
mended amount for the Holland Charcoal Grill is 5 to 6 wood chunks
or sticks. Experiment by using more wood for stronger smoke flavor or
less wood for milder smoke flavor.
Additional flavoring wood should not have to be added during the
cooking process. However, it
may be necessary when cooking
very large pieces of food.
ADDING CHARCOAL
DURING COOKING
Additional charcoal and/or wood
may be required to maintain or
increase cooking temperature.
NOTE: Dry wood burns hotter than charcoal, so you may want to
increase the ratio of wood to charcoal to increase the cooking temper-
ature. Hardwood such as oak, hickory, mesquite, fruit and nut wood
are an excellent fuel because of their burning rate. When using wood
as fuel, make sure the wood is seasoned and dry. DO NOT use
resinous wood such as pine as it will produce an unpleasant taste.
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 opening cooking
grid hatch door or adjusting cooking grid height.
Step 2
Open cooking grid hatch to allow access to charcoal tray below.
Step 3
Stand back a safe distance and use long cooking tongs to lightlybrush
aside ashes on hot coals. Use cooking tongs to add charcoal and/or
wood to charcoal tray, being careful not to stir-up ashes and sparks.
If necessary, use your Charcoal Chimney Starter to light additional
charcoal and/or wood 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, close the grill lid and allow
food to continue cooking.
WARNING: Wear protective gloves or
oven mitts to open cooking grid hatch door
when grill is hot.
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