Jesse Skeens wrote:


> When I cleaned her up the other day I notice some of the paint
> coming of on the bottom where the ashes were. I assume that
> this area did not season correctly due to the ashes toucing,
> as the instructions had warned.
>
> Am I over thinking this or is there something I should know?
> I plan to go get some of that new Pam that is made for
> seasoning/grills (higher temp I guess)

Coals are going to hit the bottom, it's a fact of life.

Personally, I treat inside of the cooking chamber of my
NBS a little like it's a cast iron pan. Season initially
with oil (it almost doesn't matter what kind you use)
and rinse it water when you want to clean it. The natural
dripping of fat from cooking meat will keep the bottom
seasoned quite well. Smoke buildup seems to take care
of the top of the cooking chamber.

The firebox itself, it's not going to keep a season
with a fire going in there. So I basically don't worry
about the inside.

The original paint on the outside burns off pretty easily,
so every now and again I'll touch it up. I use a wire
wheel to clean it up and then shoot some Rust-O-Leum
high-temp paint. Most of the time, there's paint missing
from the outside bottom of my firebox.

Cheers,
Dana