Oven User Manual

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Cookshack Model 250/260 SmartSmoker Oven 5 Ver. 06.1
COOKING
Seasoning of Oven
The interior of your oven should be “broken in” or seasoned before you cook your first load of meat. Place no
more than 12 oz. of wood (see Wood Selection, below) in the Wood Box. Close and latch the oven door. Set
temperature to 225°, and turn the smoker on. Let the oven smoke, without meat, for a minimum of four hours.
Further seasoning will occur as you cook in the oven.
Don’t be alarmed if the oven temperature climbs somewhat higher than the setting. That is normal. When oven
is loaded, the meat will absorb the extra heat.
Wood Selection
You may use any fruit or nut hardwood in your smoker, as long as it has good flavoring abilities. The most
popular woods for smoking are hickory, mesquite and apple. Any of these will work in your smoker and are
available from Cooks hack.
Other regional favorites are alder, beech, cherry, apple, pecan, maple, oak, buttonwood, and mangrove. Use
local woods only if logs are selected and sized properly and if you are satisfied with their flavoring abilities.
Use only dry wood. You will get the best results in finished product with dry wood. Wet wood will release acids
that will damage heating elements and reduce the length of their life.
Caution: The maximum amount of wood to be used in your Cookshack Model
250/260 smoker oven is 12 ounces. Do not overload Wood Boxes.