OT - Priming a smoker

[Lord Vader]

Got a very small one for Christmas to try out before spending more down the road.  The book tells me to brush veggie oil all over, put in two lbs of charcoal, and light, then put in some more and water in a couple hours and let it burn itself out. 

There must be a better way to do this. Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[joeywa]

Seasoning the smoker.

Get ya a spray bottle and put peanut oil in there.

Spray down the inside of the smoke chamber, including walls, lids, grates, etc.

Build you a fire in the firebox & get that thing going at about 350-degrees for 2-4 hrs.

If you'd like, throw a whole chicken or some sausage links in the chamber as well. No need wasting the heat!

Tip: make sure you have a bucket to put under the drip/drain spout so you don't have to clean up a mess of peanut oil drippings on your patio.

 

[Lord Vader]

Thank you!

 

[joeywa]

You're welcome.

 

[streettopeschel]

buy her dinner and good wine.

 

[lakeman74]

If ya got 'em, smoke 'em

 

[joeywa]

buy her dinner and good wine.

Fine Print: This method has not been proven routinely effective in years of testing of married couples.

 

[streettopeschel]

Fine Print: This method has not been proven routinely effective in years of testing of married couples.

routinely effective? no. but it beats 'no chance in hell'.

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

routinely effective? no. but it beats 'no chance in hell'.

Buy her diamonds. 

 

[streettopeschel]

Buy her diamonds.

yes ma'am

 

[joeywa]

Buy her diamonds.

I'm not certain that data input from women who haven't tasted their own wedding cake is valid.

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

I'm not certain that data input from women who haven't tasted their own wedding cake is valid.

I don't want marriage, just diamonds. 

 

[Juan]

 

[popdaddy]

A little late to the party here, looks like your question got confused with the 10th anniversary one.  

But I have probably been using a version of the small smoker you reference for 30 years.  I've been through a few. Joeywa pretty well nailed it, I'd have added using the water pan and putting 1/4 bag of moisten smoking chips in the charcoal pan while cooking something greasy like the chicken/sausage. No sense wasting charcoal.

Buy a quart of Lone Star/Pearl beer for the blessing of the meat.  Take a few slugs during the blessing even if it is 4:00 am and pour the rest in the water pan to get a good foam in the water.

You do need to use a square of plywood under the smoker to catch the overflow drippings if you cook on a patio/deck.

Smoke up a few cuts of pork/chicken and you will be ready for a butcher cut brisket that will make your wife happy.  Buy some red wine at Specs.  Done deal.