Hey everyone. I picked this up for $25 at a yardsale today. Is this salvagable for use?

by Throwaway525612

13 Comments

  1. No_Cucumber_3527

    Harte Lauge rein und der glänzt wieder… z.B. Spülmaschinen tabs auflösen oder nen ordentlicher Backofenreiniger aus der Metro

  2. AlbertaAcreageBoy

    I have the exact same one. Yours is toast. They are made so cheaply, I’ll probably get a year or so out of mine before the metal components start to degrade worse than they already are.

  3. Neat_Distance_3497

    I’ve watched a lot of the restoration videos on YouTube. If they are real, then this shouldn’t be any problem. Not even a lot of parts. Good luck 🍀

  4. Vinegar and steel wool have fun. The heater went out in mine and just didn’t feel like fussing with it. Went and got a ninja. But I did do a lot of good smoking in that sucker.

  5. Primary_Jellyfish327

    Yeap, just a bit of elbow grease

  6. Superb_Professor8200

    We do this professionally at cleangrillthrill.com our general rule is if cleaning and repairs cost about 40% of the value of it, then it’s suggested to replace

  7. 46andzwei

    Use phosphoric acid to clean, and a deionized water until neutral. Reseason, at least two or three times, get a long fatty, scrap cook done. Should be good to go.

  8. danath34

    At the end of the day, all a smoker is is something that 1) gets hot, 2) holds food, and 3) traps smoke inside, around the food. That is absolutely salvageable. Hell, long as you can clean the grates enough so the food isn’t actually touching the rust, you can run it like that if you really want to.

    A green brillo pad, some white vinegar, and a lot of elbow grease will take care of that. Maybe some degreaser if there’s lots of grease that needs cleaned up too. Then run it nice and hot without any food to get rid of the cleaner, give it a light layer of oil, and you’re good to go. It doesn’t have to look pretty to make good food.

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