KitchenAid KBSU367T User Manual

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Using Your Smoker Box
(on some models and as an accessory)*
The smoker box can be used when grilling or when using your 
rotisserie.
1. Prepare wood chips/pellets following manufacturer’s 
directions.
2. Open smoker box lid and add prepared chips/pellets onto the 
grate inside the smoker box.
NOTE: For about 1 hour of smoking, fill the smoker box 
approximately one-fourth full of chips/pellets.
3. Remove the small grate from the grill and replace with the 
smoker box.
4. Light the burner below the smoker box and preheat on high 
until smoker begins smoking. Reduce the heat setting to 
keep the smoke at the amount desired.
To Refill the Smoker Box During Use
IMPORTANT: You may want to wear oven mitts when opening 
and closing the smoker box lid. 
1. Open grill hood. 
2. Lift smoker box lid and add more prepared chips/pellets.
3. Close the smoker box lid. 
4. Close the grill hood and continue grilling.
*See “Assistance or Service” section to order.
Hood Lights 
The 5,000 mAmp power transformer must be plugged in for the 
hood lights to work. See “Plug in Grill” in the “Installation 
Instructions” section.
To Use:
Press the LIGHTS button on the control panel to turn the hood 
lights on and off.
TIPS FOR OUTDOOR 
GRILLING 
Before Grilling
Thaw food items before grilling.
Preheat grill on high (use all grill burners) 10 minutes. The 
hood must be closed during preheating. There is no need to 
use the back rotisserie burner for preheating. Preheating 
provides the high heat needed to brown and seal the juices.
Shorten the preheat time when grilling high-fat cuts of meat 
or poultry, such as chicken thighs. This will help reduce 
flare-ups.
Lightly oil the grill grates or the food when cooking low-fat 
cuts of meat, fish or poultry, such as lean hamburger patties, 
shrimp or skinless chicken breasts.
Using too much oil can cause gray ash to deposit on food.
Trim excess fat from meats prior to cooking to reduce 
flare-ups.
Make vertical cuts at 2" (5 cm) intervals around the fat edge 
of meat to avoid curling.
Add seasoning or salt only after the cooking is finished.
During Grilling
Turn foods only once. Juices are lost when meat is turned 
several times.
Turn meat just when juices begin to appear on the surface.
Avoid puncturing or cutting the meats to test doneness. This 
allows juices to escape.
It may be necessary to lower the heat setting for foods that 
cook a long time or are marinated or basted in a sugary 
sauce.
If using a high flame, add barbecue sauce only during the last 
10 minutes of cooking to avoid burning the sauce.
The degree of doneness is influenced by the type of meat, cut 
of meat (size, shape and thickness), heat setting selected, 
and length of time on the grill.
Cooking time will be longer with an open grill cover.
A. Shown with small grate removed
B. Smoker box
A
B
WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or 
after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.