How to Restore an Old Smoker

In this video, I show all the steps I take during an Oklahoma Joe's smoker restoration. Char-Broil, Oklahoma Joe's and Brinkman all use to make these battleships which were much thicker steel than the new ones you find for sale in retail stores. Rusted smokers can be found for sale from time to time, and restoring them is a great way to save money on a great offset smoker. If you're wondering what all might be involved in how to restore an old smoker, then enjoy! This full build even includes steps to add a rust patina--thanks for watching.

Best,
Shane
https://paynecountyrust.com/

Big Rock Foods/Payne County Rust is an Oklahoma-based seasoning and sauce company currently located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. I'm Shane Lansdown, the owner, and I love showing others how to cook, bbq, grill, smoke, craft and build. This YouTube channel is my way of giving back all the knowledge and experience that others have kindly shown me over the decades. I really hope you all enjoy these videos, and please stop by my online store at https://paynecountyrust.com/ if you're interested in purchasing any of my products used in these videos.

Here's a list of some of the hardware I use in these videos--I don't currently have any affiliate-contracts or sponsors--these are just my honest favorites. I don't include links because products can go on/off shopping sites, and the links are excruciatingly long:

PK GRILL: The model I cook on is "The Original PK Grill and Smoker"
WEBER SMOKER: Weber 18" Smokey Mountain Cooker
INSTANT-READ MEAT THERMOMETERS: GAISTEN Meat Thermometer (Amazon)
TONGS: OXO Goodgrips 16" (Amazon)
LARGE SPATULA/TURNER: Mundial 8"x3" White Handle Turner
FOOD-GRADE SPRAY BOTTLES: Bar5F Plastic Spray Bottle
BLACK NITRILE GLOVES: KingSeal Ultrablack Nitrile Exam Gloves (Amazon)
LESS EXPENSIVE BONING KNIFE: UltraSource 6" Boning Knife
MORE EXPENSIVE BONING KNIFE: Victorinox Fibrox 6" Boning Knife
CHEF'S KNIVES: Victorinox Fibrox 6", 8", 10" Chef's Knives
LARGE DIGITAL SCALE: LEM Products 1167 330-lb Scale
MEDIUM DIGITAL SCALE: Bakers Math Kitchen Scale - KD8000