User Manual
Sonoma Smoker By Lynx™ Care & Use P/N 35948 Page 10
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS…(Connued)
5. Do not heat unopened food containers as pressure build-up will cause the container to explode.
6. Never use charcoal or any other solid fuel anywhere outside of the smoker chip tray.
7. Cooking excessively fay meats and oils will cause are ups. Internal res or damage caused by doing so or by the smok-
er being le unaended while cooking are not covered under the terms and condions of our warranty.
8. Never smoke without the drip pan in place. Always ensure the drip pan is under the food. Hot grease can leak downward
and produce a re or explosion.
9. Grease is extremely ammable. Let hot grease cool down before aempng to handle or dispose of it. The drip tray and
boom of the rebox should be cleaned of grease on a regular basis.
10. Do not use the smoker unless a leak check has been performed on all gas connecons. (See INDEX: “Leak Test Proce-
dure” for further details.)
11. Never operate the smoker while under the inuence of alcohol or drugs.
12. Do not lean on side shelves and never place a load weighing more than 25 pounds on a side shelf.
13. If the burner does not light or goes out during operaon, wait ve (5) minutes before aempng to re-light.
14. Portable LP cylinders: Always shut o the main valve on the LP cylinder aer each use.
15. Spiders and insects like to nest in the burner, venturis, valves and orices of a smoker, disrupng the gas ow. This very
dangerous condion can cause a re behind the control panel, damaging the smoker and risking personal injury. If your
smoker has been unused for a long me, inspect and clean the burner, venturis, valves and orices. (See INDEX:
“Cleaning your Lynx Smoker” for further details.)
Touch Pad Containment Box
Interior Light
Cooking Grates
Smoker Burner
Power
Adapter
connector
(boom rear
le side)
Meat Thermometer
Close up of meat thermometer socket