Powder coat de-bond Masterbuilt Gas XL

[elcamino]

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So here I am - Saturday afternoon and all is good. I've got a brisket and 3 racks of ribs on my Masterbuilt XL. The internal temp dropped to 180 and would not rise even with the gas on HIGH.
I opened the door to check the probe from Maverick 732 and I found the powder coating had de-bonded and sagged down and covered the probe and the brisket (pictured). Has anyone experianced this?

 

[daveomak]

EC, morning....  Is that tar build up that is sagging ???  On an older smoker, the PC should have sagged when it was new if it was going to come off I would think....  but then "what do I know ?"....   Needless to say, "That is interesting"...   Dave

 

[jakethessnake]

Yeah I dont think that's powdercoating, the coating is only on the outside as far as I know. It is some type of tar build up as said, I would imagine, i have  to knock mine down all the time.

 

[elcamino]

Finally getting back to this - I had to return the smoker - cudo's to Cabela's for making it a easy return (45 days old). I feel pretty positive that it was the power coating that came off. It felt like and had the consistancy of plastic wrap - kind stretchy. The cabinet was rusty underneth, I've added a picture. The challenge now is to find another - I'm thinking about a stainless steel gas smoker - anyone have any idea's?

 

[daveomak]

That is very good.... I am glad you settled the problem ... Cabela's has very good customer service.....  Sausage Maker has some gas smokers.... Free shipping right now also....  Code ABC3.....  I just got their catalog...   Dave