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So the first seasoning burn was partly successful.
As say partly as temperature didn't hold, but to be fair I wasn't paying attention to it and left it be.
So I lit up about 1/3 basket of lumpwood and opened all vents to leave it to season up the oil coating. After about an hour I was happy...
Ah
Well I gone wrong already then, as I dismissed briquettes totally for a smoker, thinking more natural lumpwood would be better.
And never fear, you won't catch me anywhere near instant light products or any fuel etc.
I may just stick to my Blowtorch then, worked ok tonight, do you just light the top few coals? As thats what i done tonight, assuming it will spread down to all the basket. Just about to go out and see how the seasoning is going!
Maverick def on the horizon, but probably be couple of weeks now.
Ok i will post this is in UK section, as talking suppliers not much use to our American cousins!
I hit my first hurdle albeit a tiny one, the supermarket charcoal (Supagrill lumpwood) has mostly fallen through the bottom of the fire-basket! Doh
I was thinking of ordering some blue bag...
Im in Cranbrook Wade, so about 45min away...! Look out......lol
To be honest i dont know enough about smoking to even know the ins and outs of hot/cold, assuming you use cold for smoking things like cheese etc? Def keen to take a look at that option at a later date but for now lets get my head...
So i rushed home from work to use a couple of hours of daylight....
Sadly im still not happy with my paint job, the paint was meant to be more of a "satin" finish but its very matt finish and getting very scuffed already! So long term i will look at a different finish, but admittedly it will do...
All Good, just about done for the day. Inside scrubbed out and oiled (Canola, not yet seasoned) and two coats of paint on it. Not sure how good my paint job will hold, ive never been good at painting even with sprays, but its protection and looks reasonable..
I shall leave it to dry, put it in...
Hiya
Just saying hello from Kent, completely new to smokers, in fact only had a garden for couple of months after a lifetime of living in flats etc! So its been a lifetime of waiting to cook outside but here i am! (although i did live in NZ for 5yrs so did a bit there).
I am just building my...
Well as i said in my intro thread, just ten days ago id never even heard of a UDS.! I was merely looking to buy a cheap offset smoker off ebay and then of course i read many topics suggested for the money a UDS build was far wiser.
So here i am just days later building my UDS already! Hoping to...
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