gettting new smoker

[smokin fireman]

When you purchase a new smoker and pull it out of the box, do you need to do anything special or can I just fire er' up and do some smokin'?  Thanks in advance!

[manxman]

Hi smokin fireman,

Basically the unit needs seasoning before use, instructions for doing this are included in the manual and it does not take that long. It really involves just doing a dummy smoke without any food in it.

Once that is done you are away, the big issue is deciding what to smoke first!

[icerat4]

Buy some beer too that helps the smoke along  ;D.

[Habanero Smoker]

I just remembered that member bsolomon wrote a couple of articles for beginners. Here are the links

http://susan.rminor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129
http://susan.rminor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160