Thanks for the video, I was very useful to review how to season/re-season the smoker. Again thanks!

Thanks for posting this video! I just bought a Oklahoma Joe Highland, and will be seasoning it this weekend, per your guidance.

When my paint started bubbling instead of painting it back I just seasoned the 🔥 box on the outside, it's just gonna keep bubbling if you repaint it, I haven't had any problems with rust, just spray a little oil on every other use , nice video

*I have this same smoker fresh from my local Lowes home improvement. $379.00 but the metal is thinner on this one than my last one.the last one i had was a New Bransfeld that was smaller but made better, i was given it by an old neighbor and kept it going for 12 years, turns out they had it for 8 or so years before i got it. something you might try is smoking with Jack Daniels whiskey in the pan for whatever you smoke in the thing I cook my Thanksgiving turkey in hickory wood with about 1/4" of jack daniels in the bottom of the pan , i inject the turkey with Tony Chachrers Cajun butter AND i put butter in the turkey between the skin and the meat then hit it with Cajun seasoning all over the top. I also as it's smoking every 45 minutes to an hour come out and inject the cajun butter and Jack mixture into the meat then cover it up and let it smoke some more and i NEVER have any leftovers. by the time Thanksgiving dinner is done the birds bones are picked clean. Same effect at Christmas, Christmas time i smoke one or two hams depending on the size i am able to get and i put 1/4" of Jack Daniels in the bottom of the pan on it also and cover the ham in real butter, then i inject the ham with the butter and Jack mixture and about an hour before it's done i mix up 2 cups of sugar1/2 cup of cinnamon, and 3 cups of water and bring it to a boil on the stove and then take it out and liberally coat the ham until it's completely covered. i let it stay in the smoker until the last of the hickory wood burns out and then bring it in and slice it up and there's never anything left of it either. we usually have extra of the other fixins but never any of the meat, no matter how much i make it's ALWAYS gone at the end of the meal*

Just got mine yesterday. Gonna season that bad boy tomorrow. Cant wait.

Im on the chargriller right now. It's been running strong for a good 5 years, but it's about done. This is the smoker I've been eyeballing for a bit. I think I'll be upgrading real soon

This guys pants are awesome! Lol 😂

Thanks for the video, and Merry Christmas.

Thanks! The directions weren't clear so I looked on You Tube- of course there is a seasoning video! Thanks for the instruction as well as the tips. This is my first smoker.

I have this smoker it’s one of the best investments I’ve made very happy with it

Love your video's, and would like to wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and Happy new year's

I have one just like that. I smoked baby backs yesterday on it. I've done brisket and pork butts too.

New here thank you for sharing I needed this video

Just got this smoker and did the burn out and the paint fell straight off under the fire box .... I knew it was gonna happen .... all the videos on this smoker says u will lose the paint on this smoker ..... but looks don’t matter I’m waiting to see how it smokes ..... and up grade to get the total control mod kit and expansion racks ..... so excited to burn it out and smoke some meats

That paint bubble is from painting the fire box without adequate prep work. Some slight oil or other contaminant was on the steel when it was painted and the fire agitated it. This is my professional opinion. Another theory is that spot was not fully cured when the heat hit it. In mine the first owner built a series of smaller fires and used lower temps in cycle on the firebox before the final fire to season the chambers. Again. These are just opinions. I could be wrong as anyone else.

I have 2 Oklahoma Joes for my BBQ competitions since im a pro postmaster. I love them and they have worked very well and they won me a lot of money on the bbq circuit

Those jeans lmao. I too wear busted clothing when I smoke food hahaha.

Very helpful I just ordered my Oklahoma joe highland and I was about to jump straight into cooking without considering this

I know im a few years late to the party, but honestly ive had one of these smokers for awhile as well as one of the old char-grillers and I put high temp engine paint on it that has a max temp of 2000f and it still blisters and cracks, the only thing ive ever seen that really works is to treat it like a cast iron skillet, sand all the paint off you want, start a fire in it get it hot then rub it or spray it down with canola or some other high temp oil and let it cook in the metal and do that as many times as you want.

How do i burn off the chemicals before i season it? what temp and for how long? will the paint start to peel off or is that not a big deal?

Looks like a nice smoker/grill/bbq. Fit and finish is definitely better than the menards brand, a buddy of mine has that. I have a Weber 22.5" Smokey moutain. Looking forward to your new years eve burnt ends video. P.S. you can retire those pants to summer time use, no a.c. needed in winter. Lol

How is the paint holding up? Is it too much a pain to keep fresh paint on there or can you just let it get good and rusty for a while and maintain once a year?

How long do you burn for to season? I may have missed that part. Also I bought lavalock high temp gaskets to seal better. Should I season first and then put on the lavalock gasket or gasket then season? Thank you.

Bought some High Temp RTV (Red - available at any auto parts store) and sealed the smokebox halves and where it attaches to the main grill... also bought custom exhaust manifold gasket (also at auto store) and custom-cut a seal for the smokebox inlet door.

I like the Jean's, they look comfy. I love distressed Jean's.

I'm bubbling up on the bottom of the firebox, is this avoidable? Replies appreciated

Great video! Picking up one tomorrow

Thank you

Question for people about seasoning the grill. For the first fire, should I go ahead and put the canola oil on then, or should the first fire be without canola? I would presume that you need to oil the thing before the first fire. Thanks in advance for your answers. Mine arrives today and I plan to season the thing tomorrow.

Weber-Grill-N-Spray or Pam Let's Grill Cooking Spray, is easier to work with.

What country or state do you live in and how does the temperature affect the bbq smoker and your cooks Is it hard to cook in different temperatures

For the outside, if you repaint it. Use automotive ceramic engine paint. Won't ever bubble again.

what are the pros and cons of this smoker?

Yea they all will peal. Especially where it get the hottest. Do what i do. Keep u some high temp black paint & keep it cover when not in use. I keep mine in the garage. it never gets wet. ijs

Where are the leaks I don't see them, I'm debating on buying this smoker. I'm thinking I can use high heat silicone to cover leaks

I think we all expect this level of smoker to have paint issues on the fire box. Smokers don't usually need to be running at 400, so I wonder if it was just too hot too fast and didn't let the paint properly bake on. I have a chargriller that took several years before the firebox showed any paint issues. Just picked up this model on clearance for $139 to try out, I'm a little worried about seasoning it and if the paint will be that bad on mine.

Alright dude, what's up with those blue jeans? Did you just tear those open or are they just your favorite jeans of all time?

Were you able to get your screws all the way in on the legs?

Just got mine assembled and doing a chemical burn

I forgot to season my offset grill. Didn’t know that we have to do that 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️. To late been use my grill for 2 years now .☹️☹️

after you sprayed the oil.. do u rub it in or no?

Use linseed oil on the outside

Did you get Chetek storm?

You need a new pair of Jeans !!!

I just bought this smoker but did not do this seasoning, I guess I missed the memo. I coated the inside of mine right out the box with high heat 900degree BBQ Paint. Because I was reading that they were rusting really fast. I’ve had two fires now and no paint peeling outside and looks like the inside paint is baked on nice. Well see how this holds up.

So you burned a fire then actually seasoned the grill.

WTF happened to your pants????

Dude what ticks me off are those pants. Instead paying for a smoker buy some clothes.