How To Season An Electric Smoker

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Just like all the other smokers for camping, your new electric smoker needs to be seasoned before you get to fire it up and start smoking your favorite meats.

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Do I Need To Season Electric Smoker?

To remove any residue left behind from the manufacturing process

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What Is the Best Oil to Season a Smoker With?

How To Season An Electric Smoker?

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Prepare and assemble the parts of your electric smoker

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Coat the inside of the smoker with a thin layer of oil

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Put back all the tray and racks inside the smoker

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Open the top vents all throughout the process

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SWIPE UP TO SEE THE COMPLETE GUIDE

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How To Season An Electric Smoker

Just like all the other smokers for camping, your new electric smoker needs to be seasoned before you get to fire it up and start smoking your favorite meats.

Do I Need To Season Electric Smoker?

And to put it in a simpler term, “seasoning” an electric smoker is like a practice run of the unit.

Why?

To remove any residue left behind from the manufacturing process

To protect and add years to your smoker

What Is the Best Oil to Season a Smoker With?

Vegetable cooking oil

High-temperature palm

Lard

Grapeseed oil

Canola oil

How To Season An Electric Smoker?

Follow these steps

Prepare and assemble the parts of your electric smoker

1

2

Wash or wipe the inside of the smoker

Coat the inside of the smoker with a thin layer of oil

3

Remove and do not to coat the following parts: chip tray, wood tray, grease tray, and water tray and heating element

Put back all the tray and racks inside the smoker

4

5

Start your smoker for the first time

Open the top vents all throughout the process

6

7

Set the temperature to 275°F and timer to 3 hours

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