When I got my first smoker,an ECB years ago,, I wanted to break it in right away, so I raided my fridge and freezer for anything I could find that I thought I could smoke and found frozen burritos, chicken legs, russet potatoes, and hard boiled eggs. After a few hours of fiddling with the ECB, everything came out pretty good. Used well seasoned mesquite chunks, and I was hooked. Also for a few years all I could find was mesquite wood, and thought that was the only wood to use. Still use it a lot, its easy to find and cheap here in Texas,but glad I found this site and found other woods. :)