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Vino,

Welcome to the CS and the forum. Your new toy is stainless steel so there is no need to "grease it up." After seasoning, most of us recommend smoking a pork butt for the first cook. This is because a butt will add significantly to the seasoning of the smoker. Also, it is an easy first smoke and is a very forgiving chunk of meat to start learning about your new smoker. Go to the Cookshack home page, look at the drop down menus and read Smokin Okie's "Lessons for New Users" and the 101 tutorials for the various types of meat.

Good luck

Well then here's another Welcome !! Grease what up ?? Most folk's just throw a big ol pork butt in and let'er go, after the initial wood seasoning . That should get you where ya wanna be ..

Good Luck and have fun

Mark

I read somewhere in the forums that one should rub down the interior of the unit w/a light coating of oil. Can't see why that's needed but I want to do everything right.

So, am I dreaming or did I read it somewhere? The mind is not what it used to be and it wasn't much even then.
vino

Hey Vino, here's a link to all of Cookshack's Operators Manuals.
Pick out your model and click on it. If you've got Adobe Reader you're in business. Read what it has to say about breaking in the unit.

Vino - No need to use oil, grease or lard. Do a big fatty pork butt as mentioned above and let it cook low and slow. Get yourself a digital therm (Taylor or Maverick) and take it to 195˚ internal. You'll do fine!

You should never have a coating of grease on the inside of your smoker. If you get a buildup, clean it off. It will get rancid and make your meat taste bad. That's my opinion.
Peggy

Thanks for the replies everyone. No grease, no nothin' cept good ole smoke seasoning in my 50.
going to get a big butt tomorrow and smoke that sucka!!

vino

Vino,

Do a pork butt to continue the seasoning process.

Not only will it help season the cooker, but you'll have some great eatin' too.

Vino,
I agree with everyone, no grease on the inside. You will get enough as you start cooking. I'm sure you are going to like your cooker. Let us know how your first cook goes.