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I finally finished my smoker.

Because my build has taken quite a while, I had a lot of surface rust inside the food chamber and also weld spatter and crap. Should I get the internals sand blasted before I season it ? I'm having it all externally blasted anyway prior to painting.

Thanks Pete.

I am building a 24" reverse flow smoker and I've heard you need to light a fire inside prior to painting and cooking. Can someone explain to me why this needs to be done, and what this process does ?

Cheers Glenn ( Australia )