Hey everyone. I picked this up for $25 at a yardsale today. Is this salvagable for use?
by Throwaway525612
13 Comments
merciless4
What’s wrong with it?
No_Cucumber_3527
Harte Lauge rein und der glänzt wieder… z.B. Spülmaschinen tabs auflösen oder nen ordentlicher Backofenreiniger aus der Metro
Background-Bag6846
Mmm tetanus
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.
Mk1Racer25
You paid someone for that?
FlaCabo
Nope. New ones are pretty cheap though
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 🍀
pogo528
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.
Primary_Jellyfish327
Yeap, just a bit of elbow grease
H3nchman_24
1 or 2 sticks of TNT should do it 👍
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
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.
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.
13 Comments
What’s wrong with it?
Harte Lauge rein und der glänzt wieder… z.B. Spülmaschinen tabs auflösen oder nen ordentlicher Backofenreiniger aus der Metro
Mmm tetanus
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.
You paid someone for that?
Nope. New ones are pretty cheap though
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 🍀
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.
Yeap, just a bit of elbow grease
1 or 2 sticks of TNT should do it 👍
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
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.
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.