Hi There Everyone

[smoke-n-meat]

I am new to the forum Just got a smoker last night it's a Master Forge Outdoor Electric Smoker/Grill 1/2 price at Lowe's so what was 79.99 ended up at 39.99 last one in stock the one they had on display so  yea for me ... got it home and tried fireing it up no fire 

and not so much heat it took over 2 hours to get to 300 then never got over 350 I think the stock temp gage is crap so today I went out to Walmart got a replacement then back to lowes for a 7/8" hole saw and so the mods start...........

what temp should i be looking for for the first burn to get all the crap brunt off/seasioning?   I will post pics of the mod when i get it done. 

 

[s2k9k]

:welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it!

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I wouldn't worry too much about getting over 300*, you shouldn't be smoking that high except for chicken.

You can season it at 250*-300* for a couple of hours and you will be fine.

 

[seenred]

Welcome aboard!  Glad you joined us.  You've found a great place to learn and share ideas.  Lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who really enjoy helping one another.  Congrats and good luck with that new Master Forge, and just ask when you need help and you'll get plenty.

 

[kathrynn]

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