Saw it while driving a van for work. Spent my lunch break driving this thing back to my house.
It’s got some rust, the existing paint is faded, and the thermometer is shot.
So I got a wire wheel for my grinder, a couple cans of high temp flat black paint, and a couple universal thermometers.
It’s far from perfect, but it looks great from 10 feet away, and it only cost me like $20 n supplies!
I’ve never owned a grill before, believe it or not. Let alone a smoker, or anything to do with charcoal. But so far I love it.
Made lots of hotdogs to practice getting it hot and running it. Made steak for my friends, with some guidance, and the consensus was “tasty!”
Thanks!
Heads up, the stock thermometer is some kind of weird insert. Not standard.
Like, the hole in the grill is 2 inches in diameter, and the whole thermometer recesses inside of that. I couldn’t find an exact replacement since they don’t make it anymore.
So I just busted the glass out of the old one, pulled out the guts, and drilled a ¼ inch hole for the new one to go through. So basically I mounted the new one INSIDE the old one.
Just be careful not to beat up the old one too much, it’s thin aluminum and I almost couldn’t get it to go back in cleanly because I squished it a tiny tiny bit when I was breaking the glass out, so it was deformed. It’s a tight fit.
What a legendary tip! No excuse not to try fiddling with it Friday now that it’s on my mind.
May your brats and loins be tender and flavorful
tips chefs hat You’re welcome, may you have great success as well