1st smoke - season?

[Danny Mo.]

Hey all. Just put together my new 14.5" WSM. Does anyone recommend doing a dry run to break it in? I didn't know if there was a seasoning process or if I needed to burn the factory oils off the grates. I figured I could wash the grates but did not know about the rest of the smoker.

Thanks!

 

[timothy]

No you don't need to, just wash off the grates and get to smoking

Tim

 

[S.Six]

No you don't need to, just wash off the grates and get to smoking

Tim

I'll second that. I didn't do anything special when I got my 18.5"wsm. I just put a rack of ribs in and started smokin. It was some awesome ribs too. Your going to love it!

 

[Tony R]

Start cooking and take pics.

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

Start cooking and take pics.

What he said.....

 

[RogerS]

Start smoking. I did a butt on my first cook.

 

[Bill Rogers]

Just get busy smoking. If I remember correctly my first smoke was Beer Butt Chicken!

 

[Dwain Pannell]

I agree no seasoning required per se but I would cook fatty type foods to get a nice seasoning to it for the first 5 cooks or so. I think I did a fattie, chicken pork butt, ham, etc.

 

[~Mark~]

Same as everyone else. I did a pork butt first smoke, and it was great!!