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OPERATING THE PELLET SMOKER
BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Carry out the following steps before using your pellet smoker for the first time. Repeat the steps each
time you're out of pellets.
1. Open the lid of the grilling chamber and remove the grids, grease removal sheet, and heat
conduction sheet from your smoker.
2. Open the lid of the pellet chamber and make sure that it's free of foreign objects.
3. Set the switch to OFF (O) and plug the mains cable into the suitable 230-volt socket.
4. Flip the switch to ON (I) and set the temperature controller to SMOKE.
5. Observe the spiral conveyor for 1 or 2 minutes to make sure it's turning.
WARNING: Never reach into the pellet chamber and never touch the spiral conveyor. Keep
fingers, hair, and clothes away from moving parts at all times. Risk of injury!
6. Hold your hand at least 10 cm above the combustion chamber to check whether the ventilator is
working and air is circulating.
WARNING: Do not grab into or touch the combustion chamber. Risk of burning!
7. Wait for approx. 1 minute to see whether the ignition rod underneath the spiral conveyor starts to
glow and whether you notice heat developing over the combustion chamber.
WARNING: Never touch the ignition rod. Risk of burning!
8. You should first see a temperature indication on the display. NOTE: If an error code is displayed,
please proceed as described under TROUBLESHOOTING.
9. Set the controller to COOL DOWN. (The ventilator continues to operate for 10 minutes in this mode.)
10. Fill suitable pellets into the pellet chamber using the funnel.
11. Turn the temperature controller to MAX. The spiral conveyor starts to turn and transport the pellets
into the combustion chamber. The process takes a few minutes.
WARNING: Never fill pellets into the combustion chamber by hand. Risk of burning!
12. As soon as you hear the first pellets entering the combustion chamber, set the controller to COOL
DOWN.
13. Set the controller to SMOKE. Wait for the pellets to ignite and for white-grey smoke to form.
14. Set the controller to COOL DOWN and let the smoker continue running for 10 minutes.
Switch FLINT to OFF (O).
BURNING IN THE SMOKER
The smoker must be burned-in before preparing food for the first time. This process is necessary to
remove any production residues.
1. Place the grids, grease removal sheet, and heat conduction sheet back into the appliance. Open the
lid and turn the controller to SMOKE.
2. As soon as white-grey smoke starts to billow from the smoker, close the lid and set the temperature
controller to MAX.
3. Let the smoker operate on this setting for 45 minutes. Afterwards, it is ready for use.
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USING THE SMOKER
1. Open the lid of the grilling chamber. Flip the switch to ON (I)
and set the temperature controller to SMOKE.
2. As soon as the pellets start to kindle and white-grey smoke
starts to billow from the smoker after 3 to 5 minutes, close the
lid and set the temperature controller to the desired temperature.
TIP: Allow the smoker to heat up for at least 10 minutes and only
place food into the smoker after the set temperature has been
reached. Adding food to the smoker earlier slows down the heating
process.
3. Warning: Do not immediately switch off the smoker after the
food is ready.
4. If you smoked at temperatures above 120 °C, FLINT must cool
down to below 120 °C before shutting down. To do this, switch
it to the lowest setting (82 °C) and wait until it cools off.
5. Set the controller to COOL DOWN and keep the smoker going.
In this mode, the fan continues to run for another 10 minutes,
burning the remaining pellets in the combustion chamber.
6. Set FLINT to OFF (O). Only disconnect the power cable from
the power supply after the COOL DOWN programme has
finished.
WARNING: Always have the lid open when starting the smoker! Do not set the temperature
controller to COOL DOWN during use.
USING THE TEMPERATURE SENSORS
Use the temperature sensors to always keep track of the core temperature of your grilled food.
1. Plug one or both temperature sensors into the socket(s) on the operating element.
2. Lead the temperature sensor(s) into the grilling chamber using the provided opening.
3. Stick the temperature sensor into the thickest part of the grilled food, roughly up to the centre.
4. Briefly press the switch on the operating element to display the temperature of the sensor (SENSOR
1 or 2). The measured temperature is now shown. The display automatically switches back to the
temperature in the cooking chamber afterwards.
RESTARTING THE SMOKER
WARNING: If the smoker doesn't ignite or if the fire dies down during operation (even with a
sufficient number of pellets in the pellet chamber), excess pellets must be removed before
operation. An excess of unburned pellets might result in your smoker overheating.
1. Switch off the appliance and remove the mains plug. Wait until the smoker has cooled down
completely. Remove the grids, the grease removal sheet, and the heat conduction sheet.
2. Remove all unburned pellets and ash from the inside of the appliance and around the combustion
chamber (s. REMOVING ASH).
3. Reconnect the mains plug and switch on the smoker. The pellets should start falling into the
combustion chamber and the ignition rod should start glowing.
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