The Arrival!

Just get a big hammer, knock the side boards off and drive it off.

Already did that. I was hammering away with glee.

But i'm patient enough to wait for extra hands.

Are you getting the feeling like the little kid when he opened the box Richard Pryer was in on the movie "The Toy"?


Can't wait to hear your impressions and get a few pics.

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Originally posted by cronyism sucks:
Are you getting the feeling like the little kid when he opened the box Richard Pryer was in on the movie "The Toy"?


Can't wait to hear your impressions and get a few pics.

Oh yeah! Thankfully the weekend is nearly upon us. And I get paid tomorrow. Hmm, haven't done any ribs in awhile, probably do that as my maiden run.

Do ribs and butt! It'll make for a helluva happy weekend.



Hmmmm......speaking of which, I think I need to make a Sams run tomorrow!

Congrats, DasPit! I'm hoping to get an e-mail next week sometime with the shipping info for mine!

I don't suppose you took any pictures of how it arrived and how it was packed?

Congrats on the arrival of your cooker , i can remember the day mine came in that big box! All the fun is just about to start , enjoy your new toy bro!

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Originally posted by Ron_L:
Congrats, DasPit! I'm hoping to get an e-mail next week sometime with the shipping info for mine!

I don't suppose you took any pictures of how it arrived and how it was packed?

I did take pics! However, probably not as many as I could have while it was still packaged.

I have large and small images, most people will want to view the small images; you can view them here.

FEC 100 Arrival!

You are going to season it with some fatty meat[pork butts work well]and let it run a few hours,before trying ribs aren't you?

Make SURE you fire it up today/tonight, don't wait for the weekend.

If something was knocked loose in transit, easier to call CS today or tomorrow and not have to wait until Monday.

Easiest way to uncrate is with a sawzall. Just cut the nails in between the boards then use those as a ramp to unload. Works great. Do get it seasoned before the weekend in case anything is a miss so you can contact the great CS Cust. Service Dept.

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Originally posted by Tom:
You are going to season it with some fatty meat[pork butts work well]and let it run a few hours,before trying ribs aren't you?

The manual didn't say anything about seasoning it with meat!

Heh, i've read quite a bit of the forum, but as far as the seasoning part goes; no one has really gone into specifics. They just say to cook a fatty meat in it first. Well, on my old offset, I had to rub it down with oil/grease to season it well. Am I correct to assume the same thing with the FEC?

Found this in the Forums ...

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
Season them tonight, just fill with pellets and run for some hours, then you'll be ready to go to work.<br /><br />Butts. Easy, lots of flavor and take little work in the FE.<br /><br />Do butts on Saturday for seasoning, ribs or your favorite on Sunday.

Well, several of you have said to fire it up now, before the weekend. Which I have. Did that the first day I got it. Today, (the 2nd day), I put it on a lower temp to burn for several hours. And Saturday, I'll cook a Butt or Burgers(?), before the Ribs.

Is this a good/adequate way of seasoning?

Thanks for the pictures! How did you end up taking it off of the pallet?

I received word today that mine will ship next week.

I just remove the nails in the cross board holding it steady on the pallet. Take the cross board out and roll the smoker off. You will probably have to pick up the boxes of rub and sauce and the bags of pellets that are on the pallet underneath the FEC before rolling it off.

Enjoy!

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Originally posted by RibDog:
I just remove the nails in the cross board holding it steady on the pallet. Take the cross board out and roll the smoker off. You will probably have to pick up the boxes of rub and sauce and the bags of pellets that are on the pallet underneath the FEC before rolling it off.

Enjoy!

Yeah, thats pretty much all I had to do. I could have done it myself, but I was able to be patient enough for an extra pair of hands. Just lift the unit up on one side, take a few steps back. Set it down, go to the other side, lift it up and push forward until you cleared the crate, then set that end down. Easy.

Watch out for pellets or other fragments that can stop the wheels. One of the bags under the cooker ripped open so a fair amount of pellets were on the bottom that I had to clean/sweep up before moving the cooker.

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Originally posted by DasPit:
Is this a good/adequate way of seasoning?

Empty or meat, both will season it fine. It's ready, go for it!