COMPANION COMP490 - Cooking Instructions; Temperature Chart; After Use Safety and Maintenance

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COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT: Beforeeachuse,cleanandinspectthehose
andtheconnectiontotheLPGascylinder.Ifthereisevidenceof
abrasion,wear,cutsorleaks,thehosemustbereplacedbefore
thesmokerisused.Refertothe“leaktest”instructionsintheLP
Gascylinderconnectionportionofthismanual.
• FilltheWoodChipBoxwithavouringwoodchipsandplacethe
boxinsidethesmokerasinstructedintheassemblysectionof
thismanual.Also,refertoCookingTipsforFlavouringWoodin
OperatingInstructionssection.
• Placethewaterbowlinsidethesmokerinthelowestrack
positionasexplainedintheassemblysectionofthismanual.
Carefullyllthewaterbowlwithwaterormarinadeupto1inch
belowtherim.Afullbowlwilllastforapproximately2-3hours.
Donotoverllorallowwatertooverowfromthewaterbowl.
• Insertoradjustthecookinggrillsintothedesiredrack
positions.Forbetteraccesstothefoodwithtongsorspatulas,
makesurethegrillwiresrunfronttobackasexplainedinthe
assemblysectionofthismanual.
• Youarenowreadytolighttheburner.RefertotheLighting
Procedureonthepreviouspagesofthismanual.Theheat
fromtheburnerwillallowthewoodchipstoburn,causingthe
avouringsmoketoaccumulate.
• Placethefoodonthecookinggrillsinasinglelayerwithspace
betweeneachpiece.Thiswillallowsmokeandhotmoistureto
circulateevenlyaroundallthefoodpieces.
• Forbestresults,smokefoodsataconstanttemperatureof225°
to250°F(110°to120°C)asmeasuredbythetemperature
gaugemountedonthefrontofthesmoker.Formoretenderand
heavilysmokedmeat,alowertemperaturemaybepreferred.If
timeiscritical,ahighertemperaturerangeisrecommended.
• Checkwaterlevelperiodicallyandaddwateriflow.Forbest
resultsandtoretainheat,avoidopeningthedoorofthesmoker
whileinuse.Whenthedoormustbeopened,onlyopenitbriey.
Thesmokerwillquicklyresumecookingtemperatureafterthe
doorisclosed.
• Alwaysuseameatprobethermometertoensurefoodisfully
cookedbeforeremovingitfromthesmoker.
• Aftereachuse,andafterthesmokeriscooled,carefullyremove
thegreasepanfromthebottomofthesmoker,emptythe
grease,andcleanthegreasepan.
TEMPERATURE CHART
WARNING:Toensurethatitissafetoeat,foodmustbecookedto
theminimuminternaltemperatureslistedinthetablebelow.
USDA*SafeMinimumInternalTemperatures
Fish............................................................................ 63ºC/145ºF
Pork........................................................................... 72ºC/160ºF
EggDishes................................................................ 72ºC/160ºF
SteaksandRoastsofBeef,VealorLamb............... 63ºC/145ºF
GroundBeef,VealorLamb...................................... 72ºC/160ºF
WholePoultry(Turkey,Chicken,Duck,etc.).............74ºC/165ºF
GroundorPiecesPoultry(ChickenBreast,etc.)......74ºC/165ºF
*UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture
AFTER USE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE
CAUTION:Allcareandmaintenanceproceduresaretobe
performedonlywhilethesmokeristurnedoffandcooled.
• Disposeofcoldashesbywrappingtheminheavydutyaluminum
foilandputtingtheminanon-combustiblecontainer.Besure
therearenoothercombustiblematerialsinornearthecontainer.
• Ifyoumustdisposeoftheashesinlesstimethanittakesfor
themtocompletelycool,removetheashesfromthesmoker,
keepingtheminheavydutyfoil,andsoakthemcompletelywith
waterbeforedisposingoftheminanon-combustiblecontainer
• Cleanthewaterbowlandcookinggrillswithhot,soapywater.
Rinseanddrythoroughly.Youmayprefertocoatthewaterbowl
andcookinggrillslightlywithcookingoilorcookingspray.
• Frequentlycheckandcleantheburnerforinsectsandinsect
nests.Acloggedtubecanleadtoreoutsidethesmoker.
Alsomakesurethesmokerdoesnothaveanyforeignobjects
obstructingtheowofcombustionandventilationair.
• Ifyourtemperaturegaugeseemstobeoutofcalibration:
Removetheheatindicatorfromthedoorofthesmokerby
looseningandremovingthemountingnutfromtheinside.There
isasecondnutmountedonthebackoftheheatindicatorthat
canbeturnedtoadjusttheheatindicatorneedle.Settheneedle
tothecurrentoutdoorambienttemperatureandre-mountthe
heatindicatortothedoorofthesmoker.
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