I have a new/old Texas-built Black Diamond which I picked up, er, rescued
a few weeks ago. I have so far made a beefy firewood grate which sits
higher up in the firebox (high enough so a 9x13" aluminum ash pan can
slide beneath it) and a 6x6x12" charcoal basket. I also removed the
original stack, keeping it, and rolled and punched a sheet steel blank
and bolted it in its place, thus plugging the hole. I made a new stack
which mounts on the end below center and goes up 32" with a proper
spring-loaded rain cap/baffle. I scrubbed out the inside of the cooking
box somewhat but there is no sign whatever of it ever having been
seasoned. The metal is dry and slightly rusty.

I don't have an owner's manual for this smoker. Nor have I ever owned a
smoker before. What is the correct procedure to season the inside of
the smoker body? (I'll get to the cooking grids later after I fabricate
them).

Thanks,

Grant Erwin
Kirkland, Washington

PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut briskets,
but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork butts at $1.09
per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.

"Grant Erwin" wrote in message

I don't have an owner's manual for this smoker. Nor have I ever owned a
smoker before. What is the correct procedure to season the inside of
the smoker body? (I'll get to the cooking grids later after I fabricate
them).

Just run it for a half hour at a reasonably hot temperature to burn off
anything that should not be there.

Grant Erwin wrote in news:jyouj.10524$FK2.6290
@trndny08:

I don't have an owner's manual for this smoker. Nor have I ever owned a
smoker before. What is the correct procedure to season the inside of
the smoker body? (I'll get to the cooking grids later after I fabricate
them).

Its not a cast iron pot - your food shouldn't be touching the sides, so
there's really no "seasoning" to be done. Just burn it off with one very
hot fire to burn any ligering crud off the inside, and let time and use
take care of the rest.

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On Feb 19, 7:55 am, Barry Bean wrote:

Its not a cast iron pot - your food shouldn't be touching the sides, so
there's really no "seasoning" to be done. Just burn it off with one very
hot fire to burn any ligering crud off the inside, and let time and use
take care of the rest.

Good advice. I have found one more step to be helpful, though. When
I have the rare occasion of a new piece smoking equipment, I spray
the inside with cooking oil. This will turn black after an hour or
so,
and form a seal on the metal. Let it the fire burn out. It gives a
small amount of protection until you can get started. Time and use
(as Barry said) will take care of the rest.

If it is a used smoker I power wash them out, burn a good hot fire in
it for a couple of hours, then let them burn out. Then I do as above.

A new smoker is a cinch. But if you have a used smoker, clean it
well. Nothing like starting a fire and smelling oils left behind by
fish cooked right on a cast iron grate.

Nasty.

Robert

Grant Erwin wrote:
PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.


what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has un-trimmed
brisked for $2.29/lb.





--Brett

In article , Barry Bean
says...

Its not a cast iron pot - your food shouldn't be touching the sides, so
there's really no "seasoning" to be done. Just burn it off with one very
hot fire to burn any ligering crud off the inside, and let time and use
take care of the rest.

I use my GrillDome Ceramic mostly to smoke butts, shoulders, and brisket. I can
use it to grill--but hardly ever do so.

Last week, I decided to grill some steaks and needed to get a lot more fire
going. As the wood was burning down, the grease on the sides of the smoker burnt
off.

The flames were raging for a while burning off everything. I guess that means
that I'm getting a lot of use out of it. vbg

Mark

vex wrote:

Grant Erwin wrote:

PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.



what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has un-trimmed
brisket for $2.29/lb.

I didn't write down the WM price for packer cut brisket, sorry. It's your
turn to drive to Tulalip and do research now! :-)

Grant

Grant Erwin wrote:
vex wrote:

Grant Erwin wrote:

PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.



what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has
un-trimmed brisket for $2.29/lb.

I didn't write down the WM price for packer cut brisket, sorry. It's
your turn to drive to Tulalip and do research now! :-)

Tulalip Wal-mart phone number: (360) 657-1192

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

wrote

A new smoker is a cinch. But if you have a used smoker, clean it
well. Nothing like starting a fire and smelling oils left behind by
fish cooked right on a cast iron grate.

Nasty.


Very true. And don't believe anyone who tells you that a lot of gunk built
up in your smoker is "seasoning". Its not. Its bitter, foul tasting, dirty
burning, taste tainting gunk. Smokers need to be cleaned periodically. Be
sure to rinse it well afterwards, especially if you carted it down to the
self serve car wash, otherwise the soap will tend to give off a nasty flavor
and smell the next time you cook. Or do as is suggested here and heat the
smoker up well after cleaning to burn off any chemical residue.

A dirty smoker is not a tasty smoker.

MartyB in KC
Robert

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:03:02 -0800, "vex"
wrote:

Grant Erwin wrote:
PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.


what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has un-trimmed
brisked for $2.29/lb.

And you just mentioned what may be the best butcher shop (not meat
market) in the Northwest, from all reports I get.

I'm sure WM's price is lower than Silvana's--and for brisket, it may
be worth the extra miles, as there shouldn't be much difference once
it's smoked. But for other meats...man, I gotta make a trip up there
when my freezer gets closer to empty.

"Every single religion that has a monotheistic god
winds up persecuting someone else."
-Philip Pullman
--
-denny-
(not as curmudgeonly as I useta be)

Barry Bean wrote:
Grant Erwin wrote in news:jyouj.10524$FK2.6290
@trndny08:


I don't have an owner's manual for this smoker. Nor have I ever owned a
smoker before. What is the correct procedure to season the inside of
the smoker body? (I'll get to the cooking grids later after I fabricate
them).


Its not a cast iron pot - your food shouldn't be touching the sides, so
there's really no "seasoning" to be done. Just burn it off with one very
hot fire to burn any ligering crud off the inside, and let time and use
take care of the rest.


By coincidence today we were laughing about the episode of Married With
Children where Al's BBQ grill ended up being seasoned with the
neighbor's aunt's cremated remains. Now that's comedy a BBQer can
appreciate ;-)

jOhN

vex wrote:
Grant Erwin wrote:
PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.


what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has un-trimmed
brisked for $2.29/lb.





--Brett


I'd make the drive down for a choice brisket, do they have them?

Brian wrote:
vex wrote:

Grant Erwin wrote:

PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.



what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has
un-trimmed brisked for $2.29/lb.





--Brett

I'd make the drive down for a choice brisket, do they have them?

Silvana Meats: (360) 652-7188

Grant Erwin wrote:
Brian wrote:
vex wrote:

Grant Erwin wrote:

PS for you NWers, the Super Wal-Mart at Tulalip has packer cut
briskets, but Cash 'N Carry doesn't. C'N'C does have boneless pork
butts at $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me.



what are the Super Wal-Mart prices per lb. for brisket?

I found Silvana Meats, which is quite a bit closer to me, has
un-trimmed brisked for $2.29/lb.





--Brett

I'd make the drive down for a choice brisket, do they have them?

Silvana Meats: (360) 652-7188

Thanks, I'll be giving them a call.

Brian

This in Saskatchewan?