Another oops - rubbed the season off the inside of the smoker

[Parrot Person]

Did a little surfing around the boards and didn't initially see the "How Clean is Clean" post on the digital board.  Seems I rubbed all the season off the inside of my smoker in a vain attempt to return it to shiny cleanliness (it said to clean but didnt' specify HOW clean).  It's a bear to get that burnt bisquette residue off the advancer though.  I know now to use the three Bubbas to push that last one into the water tray.  The V drip tray did clean up real nice with my Shark steamer; loosened a lot of that grease and stuff.  I think I left enough smoke on the inside, though, because that cabinet don't gleam any more like before the first smoke.  Am I supposed to leave ALL the smoke residue (minus grease splots) on the cabinet walls?  Rubbing that stuff of is HARD.

[FLBentRider]

Yes. Leave all the smoke residue.

If it starts to flake off, I hit it with some crumpled up foil, you don't want it flaking onto your food.

After each smoke I clean:

V-tray
water bowl
racks/frogmats

about once a month (or so) I clean:

Vent
bottom tray
sg burner

[classicrockgriller]

About every 3 or 4 smokes I turn my smoke gen with the vents

facing down and kinda shake the loose wood out of it.