Saffire Grill Co. SG22 NC Owner's Manual - Using The Saffire
USING THE SAFFIRE
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5. If you are using an electric fire-starter nestle it down into the
charcoal so it is resting on charcoal just above the grate. The
charcoal should envelope the lower half of the starter element.
Plug in the starter and let it operate for 5 to 10 minutes.
6. Unplug and remove the starter after 5 to 10 minutes when
the coals have begun to burn. You do not have to leave the
starter in longer as the fire will continue to increase after
removing it. Fig.14
7. Replace the cooking grid and close the grill. Swing the
chimney top damper fully open until the grill is up to your
desired temperature.
8. When the grill has reached your desired cooking temperature,
adjust the top and bottom damper for the desired temperatures
as suggested below.
9. When you are finished cooking, close the Top and Bottom
Air Controls to snuff the fire out. This will preserve any
remaining coals for the next use.
Cooking Grids
It is not necessary to use soap to clean the Cooking Grids after every use. The easiest way to keep your grids
clean is by using a brass or stainless steel bristled brush just before cooking. After starting the fire, put the
Cooking Grid into position and allow it to heat up at a high temperature setting for 5 to 10 minutes.
Brush the grids, close the lid and slow the grill down with the air control.
A good way to finish cleaning and prepare the grid for food is to wipe it with a cloth soaked with vegetable or
olive oil. You can use your grill brush to aid in the application. A small piece of cloth will normally stick to the
wire brush quite well. Do this just before putting food on.
Ash is removed through the Bottom Air Control.
The Ash Cleaning Tool (ACT) or similar shaped implement is used to scrape the ashes out the door and into a
metal container. DO NOT store ashes in a combustible container.
Safe Practices
We recommend that the top and bottom air controls be adjusted in sync with one another so that the bottom
control is not open much more than the top control.
As air reaches the fire and is superheated it expands greatly. With this in mind, it is better to slow the fire
down by closing the bottom damper and then reducing the top damper opening to fine tune the temperature.
This is recommended, but is not a safety issue.
WARNING: If it has only been a couple minutes since you have closed down the air setting on a very hot fire,
do not abruptly open the lid. As with most grills, this can cause the additional smoke in the top of the grill to
ignite into flame when it is opened.
SOLUTION: Open the top and bottom air controls fully for a moment and then slowly open the Lid.
When opening the grill it is always a good practice to open the Chimney Top first and then lift the lid open a
couple inches and hold there for the count of 4. Then open the lid fully. This allows the excess smoke to exit
the grill safely.
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You may close the air controls before the food is
done as it will hold the heat for a long time and
allow the food to finish cooking.
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