weber 5500 - Manual (Page 39)

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Using the Steam-N-Chips
Smoker
The Steam-N-Chips Smoker cooks with both Weber
FireSpice Wood Chips and Chunks. For best results with
faster cooking foods like steaks, burgers and chops, etc.,
we recommend using the FireSpice Chips because they
ignite and create smoke faster. For longer cooking foods
such as roasts, chicken and turkeys, etc., we recommend
using FireSpice Chunks because they ignite slowly and
provide smoke for a longer period of time. As you gain
experience in using your Steam-N-Chips Smoker, we
encourage you to experiment with different combinations
of FireSpice Chips and Chunks to find the smoke flavor
that best suits your taste.
To use the Steam-N-Chips Smoker
As a starting point, place a handful of FireSpice Chips or
a few FireSpice Chunks in the bottom of the smoker.
Figure 4. Since the chunks vary in size, place as many as
you can in the smoker, allowing room for the water pan.
As you gain experience in smoking, increase or decrease
the amount of wood to suit your taste. Fill water pan,
place it in the smoker and close the smoker lid.
Light the barbecue and preheat with all burners on HIGH,
lid down, for 10 minutes or until thermometer registers
500°F - 550°F. Adjust the burners for cooking; MOM or
LOL will be your best settings for long duration smoking.
Smoke will start in approximately 10 minutes and last as
long as 45 minutes. If you require more smoke flavor, refill
the smoker with FireSpice Chips and /or Chunks and refill
the water pan with water. The Steam-N-Chip Smoker may
be used to enhance any of the meat, poultry and fish
recipes in the gas barbecue cookbook. Cook with the lid
down according to the times indicated in charts
or recipes.
Note - After refilling smoker, smoke will take about 10 to
15 minutes to start again.
Cutaway view
Cleaning the Steam-N-Chips Smoker
Before each use, empty the Steam-N-Chips Smoker of
ash to allow proper air flow. Accomplish this by tapping
the sides of the smoker and stirring the ashes so that they
sift through the bottom and fall into the bottom tray of your
barbecue. Remove bottom tray and empty.
Note - Smoking will leave a "smoke" residue on the
surface of the smoker. This residue cannot be removed
and will not affect the function of the smoker. To a lesser
degree a "smoke" residue will accumulate on the inside
of your Weber Gas Barbecue. This residue need not be
removed and will not adversely affect the function of your
barbecue.
ƽ DANGER ƽ
Do not use any flammable fluid in the
Steam-N-Chips Smoker to ignite the wood.
This will cause serious bodily injury.
Place wood in here
Steam-N-Chips Flue
Figure 4
Water Pan
Steam-N-Chips Body