Season old "new" to me smoker?

[Matt82]

I have been smoking for years and played with offset smokers and a vertical propane, both on the cheap side. So I found an Old Country Over Under smoker on Craigslist for $150. Fire box is a little rusty, nothing a grinder wire wheel and some high temp paint won't clean up. The problem is... it has sat for a while with no use. The old seasoning on the walls has dried out and falling off. It needs a deep clean. Whats the best way to clean and re-season?

Thanks in advance!

-Matt

 

[forktender]

Rent a pressure washer or find someone with a dustless blaster.
Or a grinder with a wire wheel and some elbow grease.

 

[kelbro]

You can just wire brush off the parts that might fall on your meat. The rest will fall off naturally as it feels the heat, steam and grease.

 

[InThePittBBQ]

I re-season my Lang once or twice a week after pressure washing it out when it's run daily. I use a leaf blower to get rid of most of the water, hit it with a propane weed burner to dry off and warm up all the steel then a light coat of aerosol cooking oil on everything.

Fire it up to 300* and it's like new again.