New Aluminum Brew Pot

I went back and searched this forum for discussions about aluminum vs stainless steel.  Found several advocates for aluminum.

I have been brewing in aluminum for years making beers from extract.  I bought a 10 gallon aluminum heavy duty pot for boiling since I am embarking on all grain brews.  My question is:  do I need to do anything to “season” my new pot before boiling in it? Manufacturer states that I should heat it up and add cooking oil to it, cool it down, heat it up and add cooking oil to it again.

wingnut stated:

Any further advice out there?

Just boil water in the pot as full as you can get it for 5 minutes…then scrub with soap and rinse…Brew away…I would not put oil in a pot used for brewing…

+1  And don’t soak in PBW or Oxyclean.