Day: July 31, 2016
Seasoned and first test drive
After a total of about 7 hours of seasoning, decided it was time to put some food on it. Made up some bacon burgers and a few extra strips of bacon on a bit of mesquite and apple wood.
Wow- it’s nearly done!
Got up and started around 7:30am. Sean came over and helped until the afternoon, but 2 doors took forever! Wrapped up around 9pm, but it is finally ready to operate. Threw some charcoal in and gave it a quick 3 hour run, it did great! Temps are within 5 degrees in meat locker with the exception of the water bowl area, which averaged about 8-10 degrees below other areas. The fire was undersized for the smoker but we held 275 for about 90 minutes with no issues before the fire ran out. Will plan to season it again tomorrow for another 3 hours or so, hopefully cooking something tomorrow evening!
