First issue with new WSM

[hdrolling]

So today I had a slab of ribs on my WSM, after three hours @ 225deg I went out to spriz and found that the cover had all the inside paint flake off and fall onto my ribs, WTH?

 

[hdrolling]

Okay, went and read the manual. I see now that it's suppose to be cooked on grease not paint.

First time seeing it was quite a shock!

 

[KevinJ]

I was going to ask if it was just flakes from cooking, I've never had my WSM lid flake like that but the lid on my kettle I'd have to brush from time to time.

 

[Richard_]

Yep , just baked on crud

 

[morgan-que]

The secret spice!!!

 

[bam]

I see you know it's not paint. It's from something you cooked before.

 

[Doug S.]

Rolled up ball of tin foil will take care of that problem

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

I brush the lid some time using foil ball.
It works petfectly.

 

[hdrolling]

Well, on a positive note my lid is clean for the prime rib I'm putting on in the morning!

I'll chalk this up as a win.........

 

[bucko]

A ball of aluminum foil is great for cleaning wsm grates and lid

 

[Smokie185]

So today I had a slab of ribs on my WSM, after three hours @ 225deg I went out to spriz and found that the cover had all the inside paint flake off and fall onto my ribs, WTH?

Happened to me too. Now I know to clean the lid occasionally.

 

[hdrolling]

Happened to me too. Now I know to clean the lid occasionally.

Yup, lesson learned. This was the fifth time I cooked on the smoker, I thought it would take a lot longer to build up

 

[wormy]

Same thing happend on my gas grill. The ball of foil is the remedy

 

[McSpazatron]

This happens both on my weber kettle and on my offset. It's just the natural seasoning that happens on the metal as it gets used. I've noticed that it tends to bubble up and flake off right after I get it really hot. The heat is what bubbles it, then it will get brittle and flake off for the next few cooks.

So make sure to double check after you've gotten the cooker hotter than normal.