 that cooker to let the smoke out so that it doesn't stagnate and get bitter. All right, so you mentioned burping, and that's the thing I'm going to hit on last here is what does it mean to burp? Well, if you go and lift the lid on that smoker, all of that built-up smoke and air is going to catch fire and blow back on you. And so whenever you're opening a ceramic cooker, you want to open it just about an inch, let a little bit of air release, and then you can open it all the way up.