re: OT Electric Outdoor Smoker experts, Assemble!!!!!!!!!!!! (UPDATE in OP)

I only put foil on the bottom drip pan and the water pan for easy clean up. Anything else can restrict airflow and smoke flow. Another good tip is to spray the grates with nonstick spray before you smoke. It makes clean up a breeze. As far as cleaning the interior, I let it add extra flavor. I do clean the window. If you take a wet scrubber sponge while the unit it still hot, the window cleans up crystal clean in a very short time. We lost ours in the flood and will be getting a new on at either Academy or Sam's. One note, the Sam's one has Bluetooth. The Academy one has an RF remote.