Patton Oklahoma Smoker Notice D'emploi page 30

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USING AND CARING FOR YOUR PATTON C2 CHARCOAL CHEF
Ash Cleanout
It is imperative that you clean out the ashes from your grill after both grill and ashes have completely cooled and before
moisture can combine with the ash. Ash and moisture can create lye, which is very acidic, and can cause rusting.
Lye soap was made from the lye leached out of ashes by pouring water through them.
Cleaning of Cooking Grid
It is much easier to keep the cast iron cooking grates clean if they are brushed just after cooking, while the coals are still
hot, instead of allowing excess residue to harden after it cools. After brushing, allow the grates (as well as the grill itself)
to cool. For more thorough cleaning, use a wet, soapy, fine steel wool pad with only slight pressure. Rinse thoroughly and
dry.
Grill Touch-up
After time, surface rust can be removed with a wire brush and touched up with high temperature black paint. Never apply
paint to the interior surface. Rust spots on the interior surface can be buffed, cleaned, and then lightly coated with
vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray to minimize rusting.
LIGHTING AND CONTROLLING THE FIRE
Lighting the Fire
Open the hood of your Patton C2 Charcoal Grill, as well as all of the butterfly dampers. Remove the cooking rates. Add
charcoal. Do not put more than 6 pounds of charcoal briquettes or 3 pounds of lump charcoal into the pan. Lower the
adjustable charcoal pan to its lowest setting, use charcoal lighter fluid to start the fire, following directions supplied by the
manufacturer of the lighter fluid.
Allow the charcoal enough time to completely ash over before beginning to cook, so that the lighter fluid has enough time
to burn off. Starting to cook too soon can leave your food tasting like lighter fluid. After ashover is complete, use
longhandled tongs to spread the charcoal into a single layer on the pan.
Chimney starters, electric starters, or other types of fire starters may be used instead of lighter fluid to light the fire, but
only according to those manufacturers' instructions. Never use instant light charcoal or charcoal lighter fluid with any of
these other starting methods.
Controlling the Fire
Allow enough time for properly building the fire and getting the grill up to desired temperature before attempting to cook.
You simply cannot cook properly in a cold grill, nor can you nurse a fire to life while busy with the food. Both deserve your
best! Once a fire is burning happily, it is easy to keep it going with just a little attention. You will be pleased at how long
your Patton C2 Charcoal Chef will burn on a little charcoal.
Rising heat will move up and out of the grill, pulling in cooler air behind it, which provides oxygen for the fire. Your Patton
C2 Charcoal Chef has four butterfly dampers that control airflow, which lets you fine tune the temperature.
NOTE: Dampers will become very hot after lighting the charcoal - be sure to wear insulated grill mitt during adjustment.
After the fire is established and the grill reaches the desired cooking temperature, the butterfly dampers can be left
completely open, providing maximum airflow for a higher temperature or closed as needed to decrease airflow for a lower
temperature. Use the color-coded heat indicator to monitor the grill temperature.
Fully opening the upper damper on one side and fully opening the opposite lower damper (closing the remaining
dampers) will create a convection effect inside the grill when the hood is closed. This will allow for extended cooking times
when barbecuing.
The adjustable charcoal grate can also be used to control the temperature. Raise it to its highest setting for quick searing
and lower it to its lowest setting for slow cooking.
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