Seasoning new smoker

[DIYerDave]

I finally had a chance to fire-up my new smoker for the first time. This was just a test run to see if everything worked ok and to season it. Coated the inside with bacon fat and non stick vegetable spray and ran it for 3 hours @ 275° with smoke. The Auber PID worked great. Smoke flow was perfect. The lower thermometer was a bit hotter than the upper one. I need to add a baffle or something to even out the temps. Once I get that figured out I'm ready to smoke some meat.

 

[playdirty]

Very nice! Sharp color!

 

[73saint]

Very nice! When you get a chance show us some pics of the inside...

 

[DIYerDave]

Inside

 

[jcam222]

Very sharp! Who built it?

 

[73saint]

I like that a lot!

 

[DIYerDave]

I designed and built it.

Very sharp! Who built it?

 

[jcam222]

That’s awesome! I wish I was more handy.

 

[dcecil]

Great job, looks awesome

 

[Edward Crook]

NICE

 

[DIYerDave]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. If you search "Home-built electric smoker" you can see more of how I built it. It starts at post #23. I deviated from my original plan slightly. I went bigger in cabinet size and used a lower wattage heating element.

 

[huskyrugger]

DIYerDave That looks great!, How did the bacon fat/vegetable spray work for you?

 

[DIYerDave]

Both got the job done. I only used the cooking spray on the mesh shelves. Bacon fat everywhere else. Both worked but I liked the fat the best. The spray was messy.