Char-Broil 14202002-A1 User Manual
Congratulations and welcome to ownership of your
Digital Electric Smoker. It is our sincere hope that by reading
this guide, and with a little practice, you will come to fully
enjoy the tender juiciness and delicious flavor of food you
prepare with your new smoker.
We suggest you take a few moments to read the Product
Guide and ensure your cooker is assembled correctly and
completely and that you are familiar with both its construction
and operation before using.
There are no hard and fast rules for cooking - just some
basic facts about how the Digital Electric Smoker works.
The Smart Smoking cooking system will help you prepare
wonderful meals. Use this cooking guide as an introduction to
cooking with the Digital Electric Smoker. It’s filled with great
tips, tricks and recipes.
The most important thing you can do first is register
your cooker so that we can be more helpful when you need us.
Please complete the warranty registration card found on the
last page of your Product Guide or save a stamp and visit us at
www.charbroil.com.
When you register, be sure to sign up for our free
weekly E-mail newsletter. Each issue is packed with new tips,
tricks, recipes, party ideas and exclusive subscriber oers. We
never sell or distribute your contact information! We want
your Char-Broil experience to be a great one and this is one
way we can stay in touch.
HAPPY COOKING!
15.122905 2015 Grilling Guide.indd 1 6/1/15 11:12 AM
3
Smoker Controls
The Digital Smoker has intuitive, easy-to-use controls. Take a
moment to familiarize yourself with the buttons and their functions:
Overview of Controls...................................................................................................3-4
Getting started.....................................................................................................................5
How to use your smoker.........................................................................................6-13
Recipes...........................................................................................................................14-22
Pork..................................................................................................................14-16
Beef..................................................................................................................16-18
Poultry ...........................................................................................................19-20
Fish...................................................................................................................21-22
Power Button - turns smoker on and o
Up Button - add to time/temp value
Down Button - subtract from time/temp value
Temp Button - switches input to adjust Cooking time
Time Button - switches input to adjust Cooking time
Meat Probe Button - switches input to adjust target meat probe time
Chamber Light - On/O (Optional)
Table of Contents:
15.122905 2015 Grilling Guide.indd 2-3 6/1/15 11:12 AM
54
Set Chamber Temperature: 000°F
Set Time: 00:00
Set Meat Probe
Temp: 000°F
Actual Temp: 000°F
Meat Probe
Remaining Time: 00:00
Remote Control (Optional)
The Digital Smoker comes equipped with a remote for monitoring
and controlling your cook from a distance. It’s buttons are identical
to that of the control panel and it includes a status display that
shows the following information:
Power Indicator
Signal Strength Indicator
A Few Notes First:
• The control panel temperature reading may fluctuate plus or
minus 10-15°F (5-8°C) as the appliance cycles to maintain correct
cooking temperature setting. This is normal operation of the
smoker.
• Press the Power Button once, and the appliance is now ready to
receive input settings from the Temp Button, Time Button and/
or Meat Probe Button.
• If appliance is powered on and left unattended for 19 hours, the
appliance will automatically turn o.
• The controller reads and displays internal cook temperature
setting in °F, time in 00:00 (hours:minutes) and meat probe
temperature in °F. Temperature readings can be changed
from °F to °C by pressing the “UP” and “DOWN“ buttons
simultaneously for a period of 3 seconds. The temperature
readings can be changed back to °F from °C using the same
method.
• The heating element will not begin to heat up until you input
1) Cook time and cook temp or 2) Meat probe target temp
and cook temp. NOTE: You must choose to cook by either
time or meat probe target temp. These functions will not work
simultaneously.
• If the meat probe is not connected to the smoker the meat probe
function is disabled.
Before your rst cook...
You new smoker needs to be seasoned before use. Seasoning
prepares your smoker for cooking by burning o any residues left
over from the manufacturing process.
Here’s how:
• Make sure water pan is in place with NO WATER and smoker
box is in place with NO WOOD CHIPS.
LED on/off Indicator
Set cooking temp
Time left in cook
Real time meat probe
temp reading
Desired cook time
Target meat
temp
15.122905 2015 Grilling Guide.indd 4-5 6/1/15 11:12 AM
76
• Plug in the appliance. The display will immediately have power.
A beep is sounded when the unit is plugged in.
• Press the Power Button once, the control unit is now ready.
• Press the Temp Button and set temperature to 275°F (135°C),
max. setting, using the “UP” or “DOWN” buttons.
• Press the Time Button and set the time to 2 hours using the
using the “UP” or “DOWN” buttons.
• Once 2 hours has elapsed, turn o smoker and allow to cool.
• After the seasoning process has completed, your smoker is now
ready for use.
CAUTION: The smoker is HOT during use. Wear protective
gloves when working inside the smoker.
Cooking with your Smoker
There are two methods of cooking with your new smoker:
• By Time - Cook your meat for a designated amount of time
(see “cooking with the timer”)
• By Meat Temperature - Cook your meat until its internal temperature
hits a designated temperature. (see “cooking with meat probe”)
Here, we will explain how to use these functions as well as explain a
few basics of setting up your cook.
Preheating
Preheating warms up the chamber and gets your wood chips
smoking so that your meat starts getting that delicious smoke
flavor the second you put it in the smoker.
NOTE: Always preheat smoker with smoker box in place, including
wood chips if being used.
Setting the Preheat Cycle
• Press the Temp Button.
• Press and hold the “UP” or “DOWN“ button to raise or lower
until the letters “PH” is displayed. Release the button. “PH” is
blinking.
• Press the Temp Button again. The display will no longer blink
indicating that the “PH” is set.
• The display will show “PH”, no temperature will be shown
during the Preheat cycle.
• The appliance will automatically start the Preheating process.
• The Preheat cycle will run for 40 minutes.
• After the 40 minute preheat cycle ends:
1. The appliance will automatically reduce the interior
temperature.
2. The display will blink “00:00” (no temp will be displayed).
3. An audible beep will sound - 3 beeps initially and then 3
beeps once every 30 seconds thereafter.
• You can then use the Temp Button, Meat Probe Button or Time
Button to start using the smoker.
NOTE: The appliance will automatically turn o if 60 minutes has
passed after the initial 40 minute Preheat cycle has been completed
(40 minute Preheat + 1 hour = 100 total minutes) and a cook has not
been started.
IMPORTANT:
Always cook with both the water pan and smoker box in place,
whether or not they are filled.
Setting the Cooking Temperature
No matter how you want to cook you’re going to need to know how
to set your cooking temperature.
15.122905 2015 Grilling Guide.indd 6-7 6/1/15 11:12 AM
Loading...