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seasoning a new smoker
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 $1.09 per pound, which seems like a reasonable sum to me. |
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"Grant Erwin" > wrote in message > > I don't have an owner's manual for this smoker. Nor have I ever owned a > smoker before. What is the correct procedure to season the inside of > the smoker body? (I'll get to the cooking grids later after I fabricate > them). Just run it for a half hour at a reasonably hot temperature to burn off anything that should not be there. |
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Grant Erwin > wrote in news:jyouj.10524$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. -- Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 $2.29/lb. > > I didn't write down the WM price for packer cut brisket, sorry. It's > your turn to drive to Tulalip and do research now! :-) Tulalip Wal-mart phone number: (360) 657-1192 -- Dave www.davebbq.com |
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Barry Bean wrote:
> Grant Erwin > wrote in news:jyouj.10524$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 |
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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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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