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COOKING METHODS
Baking
For baking, it is usually easier to achieve your desired temperature by keeping the lower
vent fully open and only adjusting the top damper vent.
To bake successfully, you will need to use a heat deflector.
1. Before lighting, fit the trivet. Leave out the heat deflector and the cooking grill at this
stage.
2. When the charcoal is fully lit, taking care to avoid burns, fit the heat deflector onto
the trivet. Fit the cooking grill in place.
3. Close the hood and preheat for 10 minutes.
4. Make sure the bottom vent is fully open. Open the top damper vent and monitor
the temperature until it reaches your desired temperature.
5. Close the top damper vent half way, wait 5 minutes and check the temperature.
6. Adjust the top damper vent by either closing it more (lower temperature) or
opening it more (higher temperature).
7.
Once the desired temperature is achieved, set your baking tray in place on the
cooking grill. You can also bake on the warming rack. Close the hood and start
baking.
8. Monitor the temperature during cooking and if you notice that the temperature
has moved outside your desired range, adjust the top damper vent in very small
increments, wait 1-2 minutes and re-adjust if necessary.