EricH
TVWBB Member
I did my first cooks this past weekend on my 22 WSM. A pork shoulder that turned out great and a second smoke with some ABT's. After the first smoke, I left my pecan wood chunks out and it rained. So they soaked in water. Our live Oak is shedding its leaves, so I think some got in the water as well. I used the wood that had soaked the next day. Whwen I went to clean up the smoker on Monday I noticed that rather than a black goating on the inside of the lid and cooking chamber, I got a red coating that almost looks like rust. I am wondering if the leaves leached a little color into the water and that was transferred to the wood as it smoked. Do y'all think I need to remove that, or can I just let it get covered with the normal black stuff after my next few smokes?