I had argued a dry trial burn to remove "residues" was unnecessary given
that the porcelain is baked on by Weber at the factory and is not paint.
Browsing a BBQ forum I found the following from Weber:

"The coating on our water pans and the rest of the smoker body is made from
porcelain enamel that is fired on at 1500 degrees. Unless you somehow got it
that hot, it (vaporizing) won't be a problem."

Jason in Dallas wrote:
I had argued a dry trial burn to remove "residues" was unnecessary
given that the porcelain is baked on by Weber at the factory and is
not paint. Browsing a BBQ forum I found the following from Weber:

"The coating on our water pans and the rest of the smoker body is
made from porcelain enamel that is fired on at 1500 degrees. Unless
you somehow got it that hot, it (vaporizing) won't be a problem."

Ya still don't get it, do ya? No one's worried about cookin off the enamel;
we just want all the manufacturin nasties burnt off before we cook in it.
--
-frohe
Life is too short to be in a hurry

frohe wrote:
Ya still don't get it, do ya? No one's worried about cookin off the
enamel; we just want all the manufacturin nasties burnt off before we
cook in it.

And he never will. Apparently it's a big deal to him that pre-burn happens
without his approval. It doesn't matter that most WSM users who do a burn-in
are happy they've done it, and can smell residual oils and crap during the
burn-in. Just kill-file him and be done --- consider it a residue removal.
:-)

Dave Bugg wrote:
And he never will.

I kinda figgered that.

It doesn't matter that most WSM users
who do a burn-in are happy they've done it, and can smell residual
oils and crap during the burn-in.

Heck, ever rig I've had, I pre-burned. And the old folks I learned from
pre-burnt theirs too. From all the manufacturin gunk, to dust and whatever
critters may have crawled in there, it just makes good sense to give em a
good pre-burn; then a good spray with EVOO and commence with the Q makin.

BTW, Dave, it's good to see ya back.
--
-frohe
Life is too short to be in a hurry

--
-frohe
Life is too short to be in a hurry

frohe wrote:

BTW, Dave, it's good to see ya back.

Good to be back among friends. Thanks, Fro.