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    My First Charcoal/Offset Smoker Cook - Questions

    It is a backyard smoker and it has nearly zero leak. In my testing during the seasoning, their was about a 20 degree variance across the grates (hotter toward firebox). I feel like I have the tuning plate fairly dialed in. The lid thermo reads about 10-15 degrees cooler than the grate level...
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    My First Charcoal/Offset Smoker Cook - Questions

    Today I completed my first cook on the horizon offset that I picked up and refurbished a couple of months ago.  After a couple of years cooking in the electric, I must say that I really like the experience of cooking in the horizon.  Anyway, I don't have any Q-View to share, but I think the...
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    Is This Normal?? Firebox Door Gap

    Bentonville.  You?
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    Is This Normal?? Firebox Door Gap

    Thanks folks.  Appreciate it.  The door isn't removable, but I did try to tap/wiggle it up into the hinge a little better.  I did this before I posted.  The top gap was 1/4in before I did this. I might try squirting a little PAM down in to the two hinges to lubricate and try again.  The PAM...
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    Is This Normal?? Firebox Door Gap

    I picked up the used Horizon 16in offset.  It is about 5 years old.  All in all, it is in great shape, but there is a noticible gap around the firebox door.  It is about 1/8in on the top and along the non hinged side of the door.  There is no lip, so gap is straight into FB.  Is this normal, or...
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    Oil vs Repaint?

    Great info.  Thanks so much Old School!  I would certainly prefer to use oil for the same reasons, espeicially because I don't mind a little character.  I just want to protect it and thats all I care about.  I have a couple more questions: 1 - I was just going to do a spray oil, like Pam...
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    Oil vs Repaint?

    Hi All - I'm in the process of cleaning up an offset smoker and I'm about ready for the next step.  After I get the rust knocked off the outside of the firebox, should I repaint or just heat/coat with either crisco or veggie oil?  I've done a lot of searching on painting and see a mix of...
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    Advice on This Used Horizon - Rust

    So how do I slow down rust development inside the firebox? I don't and just let it be?
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    Advice on This Used Horizon - Rust

    Thanks!  Why would you not oil the inside of the firebox?  Isn't is prone to rust just like the smoke chamber?
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    Advice on This Used Horizon - Rust

    Inside the smoker, there are layers of "stuff" (not sure what to call it) cooked onto the metal.  Probably years' worth.  But, it is fairly brittle and it breaks/scrapes off fairly easily with a scotch brite pad.  I can see some orange poking through in various spots throughout the chamber.  Is...
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    Advice on This Used Horizon - Rust

    Anyone ever use this to clean up surface rust? Good? Bad
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