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Just bought my new SmoketteII(Cabelas). The stand is on order but will go without for now as winter is coming & I want to use nowRed Face). My question concerns the break in. I put the wood in, turned to 225˚ like the instructions said & left for 4 hours. The manual said it was supposed to "blacken" the interior. All I got was a sticky brown coating, like creosote or something. I used a couple of chunks of the wood that came with it, but no cheap meat. I'm doing a couple of chickens tomorrow so kinda pressed for time. Should I re-season it? TIA
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At 4 hours the insides will not be black. They should be kinda bronze colored.

By the time you get done with your third cook you will have the makings of a black interior. No need to reseason the machine, just get crackin' on cookin'!


Oh....and be EASY on the wood with those chickens. Chicken takes smoke VERY easily and can oversmoke in a hurry.
RoughRider -- "Welcome to the forum!"

Your seasoning process is doing just fine. I would do a pork butt for the first smoke because:
1. A butt is very forgiving and difficult to screw up.
2. The fat in the butt will help set the seasoning of your smoker.

Don't use the times in the cookbook/recipe book that came with your smoker. Come here to the forum for info and assistance.

Read and re-read Lessons for new users as the info there is invaluable to those new to the CS process.

There are a bunch of good folk who are willing and very able to assist in every aspect of the BBQ process. Visit the forum often.

Last, what Lantern said about chicken (and poultry in general) is correct. Go light on the wood. It doesn't take much to over-smoke a bird. Personally, I would start out with 1 oz max. If it's not enough do more next time.

Good luck & have fun! Big Grin

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