GrillSmith TG2002101-GS

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Overview

Function Description
Important Technical Specifications
Usage Features
Maintenance Features

This document is an owner's manual for the GRILSMITH 17-inch portable charcoal grill, model # TG2002101-GS. It provides assembly and operating instructions, safety warnings, maintenance tips, and warranty information.

Function Description

The GRILSMITH 17-inch portable charcoal grill is designed for outdoor use only, allowing users to cook food using charcoal as fuel. Its portable nature makes it suitable for various outdoor settings. The grill features a lid that can be used as a wind shield when open, and legs that can be unfolded for cooking and lighting, and folded for transportation.

Important Technical Specifications

Model Number: TG2002101-GS
Type: 17-inch Portable Charcoal Grill
Fuel Type: Charcoal
Assembly Time: Less than 30 minutes (estimated)
Components:
- Handle (PLA-KG0011) - 3pcs
- Lid (MET-KG0048) - 1pc
- Lid Bracket (MET-KG0049) - 2pcs
- Cooking Grate (MET-KG0050) - 1pc
- Charcoal Grid (MET-KG0051) - 1pc
- Grill Body (MET-KG0052) - 1pc
- Air Vent (MET-KG0053) - 2sets
- Wire Leg (MET-KG0054) - 2pcs
Hardware:
- Bolt (M6 x 15) - 6pcs
- Bolt (M4 x 10) - 8pcs
- Nut (M4) - 8pcs
- Washer (M6 x 19mm Dia.) - 4pcs
- Insulating Washer (M6 x 15mm Dia.) - 6pcs
- Washer (M6 x 12mm Dia.) - 6pcs

Usage Features

Assembly: The assembly process involves five main steps:

Attaching the Handle to the Lid using bolts, washers, and insulating washers.
Attaching the Lid Bracket to the Lid using bolts and nuts.
Attaching the Handle to the Grill Body using bolts, washers, and insulating washers.
Attaching the Air Vent to the Grill Body using bolts and nuts.
Attaching the Wire Leg to the hole of the Grill Body with washers.
Placing the Charcoal Grid and Cooking Grate into the Grill Body.
Tightening all hardware.
Unfolding the legs during cooking and lighting.

Operation:

Lid Usage: The lid bracket secures the lid to the edge of the grill body when open, allowing it to function as a wind shield. When closing the lid, ensure the lid bracket is in the correct position; otherwise, the lid will not fully close.
Leg Folding: For transportation, the legs can be folded and secured to the tab on the lid.
Charcoal Lighting:
- Always use charcoal lighting fluid.
- Do not use gasoline, kerosene, alcohol, or other flammable materials for lighting charcoal.
- Place charcoal in the center of the charcoal grid.
- Open the lid, wait 2 to 3 minutes to allow lighting fluid to soak into charcoal, then store lighting fluid a safe distance from the grill.
- Stand back and carefully light charcoal. Allow to burn until covered with a light ash (approximately 20 minutes).
- Charcoal lighting fluid must be allowed to completely burn off prior to closing the grill lid (approximately 20 minutes). Failure to do this could trap fumes from charcoal lighting fluid in the grill and result in a flash-fire or explosion when the lid is opened.
- Place cooking grate on the grill body.
Flavoring Wood: To obtain desired smoke flavor, experiment with using chunks, sticks, or chips of flavor-producing wood such as hickory, pecan, apple, cherry, or mesquite. Most fruit or nut tree wood will produce good smoke flavoring. Do not use resinous wood such as pine as it will produce an unpleasant taste.
- Wood chunks or sticks (3" to 4" (7 to 10 cm) long and 1" to 2" (2 to 4 cm) thick) work best.
- 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.
- Only a few pieces of wood are required to obtain a good smoke flavor.
- A recommended amount for the 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. Follow instructions and cautions in the "Adding Charcoal / Wood During Cooking" section.
Regulating Heat: To increase heat, more wood and/or charcoal may be needed. To maintain the temperature, more wood and/or charcoal may need to be added during the cooking cycle.
- Dry wood burns hotter than charcoal, so you may want to increase the ratio of wood to charcoal to increase the cooking temperature.
- Hardwood such as oak, hickory, mesquite, fruit, and nut wood are excellent fuel because of their slow 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.
Adding Charcoal / Wood During Cooking:
- Stand back and carefully open the grill lid. Use caution since flames can flare-up when fresh air suddenly comes in contact with fire.
- Wear oven mitts/gloves (not included) to lift up the cooking grate and place it on a clean and non-combustible surface. Do NOT touch the grate by hand.
- Stand back a safe distance and use long cooking tongs to lightly brush aside ashes on hot coals. Use cooking tongs to add charcoal and/or wood to the charcoal grid, 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.
- Never add charcoal lighting fluid to hot or even warm coals as flashback may occur causing severe burns.
- When charcoal is burning strong again, wear oven mitts/gloves and carefully return the cooking grate to the grill body with long handle cooking tongs. Extinguish any hot ashes, coals, or embers which may have fallen from the grill or beneath and around the grill.

Maintenance Features

Proper Care & Maintenance:

Cure your grill periodically throughout the year to protect against excessive rust.
To protect your grill from excessive rust, the unit must be properly cured and covered at all times when not in use.
Wash cooking grate and charcoal grid with hot, soapy water, rinse well, and dry.
Lightly coat grill with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray.
Clean inside and outside of grill by wiping off with a damp cloth. Apply a light coat of vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray to the interior surface to prevent rusting. Do not coat charcoal grid.
If rust appears on the exterior surface of your grill, clean and buff the affected area with steel wool or fine grit emery cloth. Touch-up with a good quality high-temperature resistant 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.

After-Use Safety:

Always allow grill and all components to cool completely before handling.
Never leave coals and ashes in grill unattended.
Make sure coals and ashes are completely extinguished before removing.
Before grill can be left unattended, remaining coals and ashes must be removed from the grill. Use caution to protect yourself and property.
Place remaining coals and ashes in a non-combustible metal container and completely saturate with water. Allow coals and water to remain in metal container 24 hours prior to disposing.
Extinguished coals and ashes should be placed a safe distance from all structures and combustible materials.
With a garden hose, completely wet surface beneath and around the grill to extinguish any ashes, coals, or embers which may have fallen during the cooking or cleaning process.
Cover and store grill in a protected area away from children and pets.