Seasoning Your New Bar-B-Que Smoker

Have you purchased a new Bar-B-Que grill or

Smoker for your new home or to use at the home you already own?  Don't forget to Season your grill or smoker.  Living in Port Richey Florida we use our Bar-B-Que grill and smoker many times a week year round and by seasoning your grill, you will get a better tasking bar-b-que and actually prolong the life of your grill or smoker.  I also suggest that you invest in a cover for your grill if it is not stored inside.  A cover will help protect your grill from the rain and keep it cleaner.  One tip to look for in a cover is one that has a mesh strip which allows air to get under the cover to help reduce moisture between the cover and grill.

There are many opinions on how to season your bar-b-que grill or smoker.  The one thing most have in common is what we call "empty grilling". This is when you start your grill and let it heat up and cool down while there is no food inside. If you have a smoker, you will want to use the smoker box or heat box to do this.  

Here is how we season our New Grills:
1- Cover the exterior with WD-40. This will aid in preventing rust and help to seal the metal of your grill.
2- Cover the entire inside with Canola or Peanut Oil. These oils have a high tolerance to heat. You can mix in some bacon grease if you have it. 
3- Grill or Smoke the bar-b-que for a few hours to heat it up, heating in the oil and it will release the chemicals from the paint and coatings of the grill.

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When you start smoking or grilling your new grill for the first time you may smell a chemical or metallic odor. This is why you want to season your grill and give it a good burn with no food in it.  If you use a smoker without doing a starter burn, you may find the food you are smoking almost inedible.  You can check out YouTube for many videos of people seasoning and using their smokers and bar-b-que grills.  Grills are a part of daily life here in Port Richey Florida and across the southern states and if you want to grill often you will want to start your grill off o the right foot. Last weekend we purchased a new Smoker Grill for our home and we are seasoning and smoking init tonight so it is ready for Memorial Day Weekend.  Happy Grilling from your local Port Richey Realtor(R). 

written by Michael J. Gallo