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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Going to season it on Wednesday, I'll try a pork butt this Saturday. Never smoked anything before, so we'll see what happens!
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Ok, a great deal of sweat later... Replaced all the wood and hardware, wire wheeled the firebox and cook chamber, gave it three coats of high heat semi-gloss, polished the logo, and hauled it up the stairs to the backyard. Next, seasoning and smoking!
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Got the new wood cut and routed. Went with red oak. Plugging along!
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    The handles are a little rough, as is the shelf...
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Well, I don't know what I don't know, so initially I'm just going to restore it and get it cooking, then I'll think about custom touches. I DO know I'm going to add temp gauges at both ends closer to the cooking surface.
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Ok, got the fire box vent configuration done correctly. Based on the condition of the finish, it was assembled wrong from the start. I can now adjust it while cooking without, you know, STICKING MY HAND IN A FIRE.
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    Lobster Tail & Pork Roll

    Well, lobster season opens September 28th out here, I'm pretty good at getting them, so I'll try some new things this season.
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Well it looks like who ever assembled it originally put the fire box vent on backwards. The only way to adjust it in this configuration is to stick your hand in the fire. Call it a hunch, but I’m not convinced that’s correct.
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    Vintage beginner in Sunland

    Native Texan, Q lover, now a voice acting/scuba diving/screen writer in Sunland, CA. Always been a griller, just bought a used New Braunfels smoker, needs a little TLC, but looking forward to learning some new stuff!
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    OK, I have it, here’s a couple more shots. It’s not a big one, and it’s not tremendously thick. But again, for $20, I feel like I couldn’t go wrong! Cleaning it up, changing out the wood, adding new wheels, some paint and a couple of new gauges and will be smoking in no time!
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Anyone have any idea what model it is? I'm pretty sure it's one of their entry models, but I'd love to put a name to it.
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    Restoring a New Braunfels offset.

    Picking up a New Braunfels offset this weekend for $20, looks like it needs a little restoration, but seems like I can't really go wrong at that price. What do you think?
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