Maybe this is a dumb question, maybe not. Has anyone just jumped in the fire and cooked with it right out of the box? No hot run, no greasy chicken, no olive oil rub down, etc etc. Is there a toxic layer of snake venom suspended in diesel oil coating the whole thing that needs to be carefully removed over the course of 37.4 cooks?
My inlaws got me a brand new 18.5" for xmas but unfortunately we didn't have room to bring it home from Indy (kids, toys, dog, wife, etc etc). They are bringing it with them tomorrow when they come in to visit for the weekend and I want to make some ribs.