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Follow these instructions when starting your barbecue grill.

Place the appliance on a flat, level surface at a convenient cook-

ing height.

Fig. 7

1. Remove the cover and insert the

handle in one of the four slots on

the cooking grate (fig. 7), then re-

move the cooking grate to be able

to access the combustion chamber.

2. Place a ½ strip of previously folded

COOK-AIR fire starter paper (fig. 8)

at the bottom of the combustion

chamber. A ball of crumpled news

paper may be used if you do not

have any COOK-AIR fire starter

paper.

Never, under any circumstances, use

lighter fluid, kerosene or any other

flammable liquid on COOK-AIR fire

starter paper or wood fuel.

3. Ignite the COOK-AIR fire starter

using a long handled barbecue

lighter or fireplace match (fig. 9).

4. Once the COOK-AIR fire starter-

paper is well ignited, use tongs to

carefully put one or more pieces of dry wood or one ortwo

pucks of COOK-AIR solid fuel on the fire starter in thebottom

of the combustion chamber (fig. 10). Using the control button,

set the fan on low (level 1).

Never, under any circumstances, use charcoal with your COOK-

AIR grill

5. Put the cooking grate back into place.

6. Wait 30 to 45 seconds and then, using the control button, set

the fan on high (level 5).

7. If necessary repeat the first steps to achieve full ignition.

STARTING YOUR COOK-AIR

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

About four or five minutes after ignition and depending on the

ambient temperature, your COOK-AIR should have reached its

cooking temperature. Select the heat output required for the

food you are cooking by varying the fan speed using the control

button and by adding wood as needed.

CAUTION: When operating the COOK-AIR for the first time,

light the appliance at least 10 to 20 minutes prior to use in order

to burn off any residue on the metal.

Wood fuel

COOK-AIR uses an advanced design and patented technology

combustion chamber to reach very high thermal and combus-

tion efficiencies.

It is recommended to use only dry hardwood species as fuel.

Green or wet wood can produce smoke and reduce heat levels,

some softwood can spark excessively.

COOK-AIR was designed to reach the highest combustion effi-

ciency and works best when using dry hardwood or COOK-AIR

solid wood fuel. It is therefore to your advantage to choose

these sources of fuel. All you need is a lighter!

If you wish, you can also prepare your own wood. To do so, you

will need very dry hardwood species, such as maple, ash, hickory,

apple or cherry. Each variety of hardwood will give food a

unique flavour. Hardwood chunks should be no thicker than

5 cm by 5 cm (2" x 2") and no longer than 7.5 cm (3"). Branches

up to 5 cm (2") in diameter can also be used if they are cut in

lengths no longer than 7.5 cm (3").

You should be able to find various types of kindling in most

hardware stores and megastores that can be cut to the size

required for the COOK-AIR. You can also use wax-free and che -

mical-free ecological firelogs sold in stores. They're easy to cut

to the desired size using a hammer and an awl or a screwdriver.

They burn easily and produce lots of heat.

For greater combustion efficiency,

the wood fuel should be piled in

the upper position, similar to a

campfire, in the combustion cham-

ber, which should never be more

than three quarters full.