Do not wear loose clothing or allow hair to hang freely when operating smoker. Always wear shoes when operating smoker. When in operation, smoker contains hot liquid in water pan. Extreme caution should be used at all times. Do not move smoker when water pan contains hot liquids. Tilting or other slight movement could cause hot liquid to spill from water pan causing serious bodily injury. When lifting the dome lid, keep hands, face and body safe from hot steam or possible flame flare-ups. Always lift the dome lid off the smoker by tilting the dome lid toward you to allow hot steam to escape away from your face. Should a flame flare-up occur, replace dome lid and unplug smoker to smother flame. Do not use water to extinguish flames. Use extreme caution when adding liquid to water pan being careful not to spill any liquid onto electric element. Always unplug smoker before adding water. Follow instructions in “Adding Water During Cooking” section of this manual. Water pan should always be used when smoking. Do not allow liquid in water pan to completely evaporate. Check water pan every2 hours and add water if level is low (a sizzling sound may indicate a need for water). Follow instructions in “Adding Water During Cooking” section of this manual. Use a sufficient amount of flavoring wood to avoid having to remove smoker body from base pan during the cooking process. This will limit the danger of spilling hot liquid from the water pan which could cause serious bodily injury. Use caution when assembling or operating your smoker to avoid cuts or scrapes from sharp edges of metal parts. Never add charcoal, lighter fluid, fuel or material of any kind, other than flavoring wood to the base pan where the electric elementand lava rocks are housed. Place wood chunks on lava rocks away from the electric element. Unplug the smoker from electric outlet when not in use. Allow smoker to cool completely before cleaning. Make sure embers are completely extinguished. Dispose of remaining embers and ashes in a noncombustible container. Do not allow ashes to build upin smoker. Do not use the smoker if the electric element has been exposed to moisture, grease and drippings, or if there is excessive ash buildup on the lava rock. Do not clean electric element with a water spray or the like. Failure to adhere to this safety warning couldresult in the electric element shorting out and in some cases, exploding. Clean the electric element and lava rocks as instructed in the “Proper Care & Maintenance” section of this manual. Store the smoker indoors in a dry location when not in use–out of the reach of children. Accessory attachments not manufactured by The Brinkmann Corporation for this smoker are not recommended and may lead to personal injury or property damage. Use caution when lifting or moving smoker to prevent strains and back injuries. We advise that you have a fire extinguisher designed for use with electrical appliances on hand. Refer to your local authority to determine proper size and type of fire extinguisher. Do not attempt to service smoker other than normal maintenance as explained in “After-Use Safety and Proper Care & Maintenance” sections of this manual. Repairs should be performed by The Brinkmann Corporation only. Properly dispose of all packaging material. USE CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE WHEN OPERATING YOUR SMOKER. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO SAFETY WARNING AND GUIDELINES IN THIS MANUAL COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Smoke’N Grill Top Handle Installation Cook’N Ca’jun Top Handle Knob Installation STEP 3: a. Place water pan inside smoker body on top of lower support brackets. Position water pan so the rim is resting securely on notched out step of all three support brackets. Place smoker body on base pan. b. Place a cooking grill on the lower support brackets directly above water pan. c. Place a cooking grill on the upper support brackets so the outer rim is resting securely on notched out step of all three support brackets. STEP 4: Smoke’N Grill Top Handle Installation a. Attach the handle assembly on top of dome lid using 10-24 x s" screws and square nuts. OR Cook’N Ca’jun Top Knob Handle Installation a. Attach the knob handle on top of dome lid using 4-20 x w" screws and nuts. b. Place dome lid on upper support brackets of smoker body. NOTE: The dome lid is not designed to fit snugly in the smoker body. The gap between dome lid and smoker body allows proper air draft. YOUR SMOKE’N GRILL/COOK’N CA’JUN ELECTRIC SMOKER IS NOW COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED. Cure your smoker before first use (see instructions on page 6). After cleaning, apply a light coat of vegetable oil or vegetable cooking spray to the interior surface of the dome lid, smoker body, cooking grills and water pan. This simple process will help reduce interior rusting. DO NOT apply oil to the base pan, lava rock pan, lava rocks or electric element. READ ALL SAFETY WARNINGS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO USING YOUR SMOKER. ...