I started smoking years ago on a little Masterbuilt electric smoker my father in law got me as a gift. From there I graduated to a hand me down cheapo offset from my dad when he got a pellet grill. It was beer can thin and leaked like a sieve but I managed to learn it well enough that I could make some pretty darn good barbeque on it, but it made you a slave to it both feeding it and managing temperature spikes.
Anyway, I realized I was pretty much maxed out with my cooking with the old cheapo and it wasn't too far from rusting out anyway so I've been perusing FB Marketplace looking for a deal on a better unit. That's when I came across this guy.
The guy was probably 70ish and was in the process of selling his house and downsizing stuff. He bought this smoker new in the early to mid-90s per his recollection and hardly ever used it. It's been sitting in storage for years. It's about as close to new as is possible for a 30 year old smoker. I'm thrilled to have it!
Got new gaskets and thermometers installed today.
I'm going to sand down and restain the wood pieces, touch up the paint in a few spots, and I'll probably put metal wagon style wheels on it. I just prefer that look personally. May extend the smoke stack but honestly it's drawing really well as is with a small, very manageable hot spot right at the firebox and even temps across the grate. Biscuit test turned out great after a seasoning smoke.
You can see the hot spot here.
Honestly, I think I'd rather leave it with a very small, well defined hot spot and have a top down cooker than play around with baffles. I'm basically just losing the first 6" of the grate.
Gonna throw a brisket on it this Saturday and let it rip.
Anyway, I realized I was pretty much maxed out with my cooking with the old cheapo and it wasn't too far from rusting out anyway so I've been perusing FB Marketplace looking for a deal on a better unit. That's when I came across this guy.
The guy was probably 70ish and was in the process of selling his house and downsizing stuff. He bought this smoker new in the early to mid-90s per his recollection and hardly ever used it. It's been sitting in storage for years. It's about as close to new as is possible for a 30 year old smoker. I'm thrilled to have it!
Got new gaskets and thermometers installed today.
I'm going to sand down and restain the wood pieces, touch up the paint in a few spots, and I'll probably put metal wagon style wheels on it. I just prefer that look personally. May extend the smoke stack but honestly it's drawing really well as is with a small, very manageable hot spot right at the firebox and even temps across the grate. Biscuit test turned out great after a seasoning smoke.
You can see the hot spot here.
Gonna throw a brisket on it this Saturday and let it rip.
