Seasoning an stainless uds ???

[dennisbrok]

I know seasoning is to prevent rust but dous it have more uses than this
I'm building a stainless uds so rust is no problem

The question is do i need to season it for another reason

And iff so just like any other or different and what is the best way

Thanks

 

[bstomper]

That's a good question. I never really thought about that. I probably would just because.

 

[ebijack]

It's not called preventing rust procedure, "seasoning" is used for mostly that. Would you prefer a burger off a new S.S. flat top grill or a seasoned one? Folks will love just the smell of your UDS after it's seasoned.
Smoke some fatties in that baby! That wonder patina will have a good start!

 

[J-Rod]

Couple pork butts and it'll season itself just fine. :thumb:

 

[shtrbc]

Let'r rip!!! Just start cookin'... the only thing that will season her up is lots of smoking/cooking time. If you want to kick start the patina, give it a light coating of cooking spray (pam) and ramp it up to 300-350* for the first fire up. It's all good, just get to cookin''!!

 

[TXLX]

I'd just start cooking on it. It will season in no time. I used bacon grease on the walls of mine and ran it hot before I cooked.