New Smokette seasoning question

You'll get some smoke coating and some moisture,just from the wood burning.

I can't remember,but the co-cook is rite tidy,so she probably foiled all our cookshacks-over the years.

Been a while. I don't think I foiled anything. Did not put the racks in. And don't be concerned about smoke seeping out arround the door. Ir's normal and may or may not eventually cease.

Good luck!

Naw, no need for foil with just the smoke seasoning. I recommend using close to 6 oz. and smoking it up for at least 6 hours, or until it is all burnt. You might need to be up full blast to accomplish nuttin' but ash. A good coating of smoke on the inside will get you off to a great start.

Thanks Guys! I am a complete newbie to the Cookshack and have only smoked previously using a Weber grill. Very makeshift at best. but since getting a gas grill a year ago I have been zip in the smoked meat catagory. I weighed some chunks of Cookshack hickory chunks on a digital postal scale today and was real surprised at the weight. basically 2 inch cubed was around 4 oz so the golf ball equals 2 oz method looks to be quite a good way to estimate the wood needed.

No foil or racks when I did mine, just wood. Glad to see that I'm not the only one that weighs my smoke wood on a digital postal scale.

Good day to all, a dumb question concerning the same break-in. Do i just sit a chunck of wood on top on the box (seems as though it just slide off)? Just unpacked mine 30mins ago.

Inside the box.

Chief Mac,

You lift up the hinged roof looking lid and put the wood inside and when you slide the smoke box back into the smoker if it is inserted correctly it will not allow the top lid to open once it is all the way to the back. This puts the wood right above the electric heating element. I have read in other forum posts that it seems to work best if the wood is toward the front of the box. I believe because this is where the heat element makes the bend and therefore the hottest spot, Anyone correct me if this is wrong

BigDMK,Thanks i was trippin for bit...got it now and broke in smoking last nite...Fatty pork goes on this afternoon...thanks again to all.

Hey Yamahammer,

The first thing I bought was a digital postal scale. Got laughed at a bunch by some of the friendly guys on the forum. But I like it and it works for me.

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