55 Gallon Barrel used for motor oil

Wind Blown · 10-26-2009, 12:23 PM

Hi- This is my first thread here. Can a used motor oil barrel be safely used for BBQ grill or a UDS? How would be the best way to clean and prep it? How do you know when it is clean enough? Thanks in advance for all info.

leanza · 10-26-2009, 12:34 PM

Personally, I think it's a bad idea. I would not use a barrel like that.

biggs98 · 10-26-2009, 12:50 PM

As long as there is no liner in it give it a real good burn then wash it out w/soap water and wire brush but make sure you dry it quick(I used a weed burner to dry it). After that season it and your on your way.
Refer to the Ugly Drum Smoker bible thread for every question you have. It will all be awnsered in that thread. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=23436

Ksmoker1 · 10-26-2009, 01:33 PM

Goto the car wash, and using a strong detergent, give it a good wash. Then, burn, burn, and burn again. Drill your intakes before the burn. It'll really burn hot with them.

1FUNVET · 10-26-2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksmoker1

Goto the car wash, and using a strong detergent, give it a good wash. Then, burn, burn, and burn again. Drill your intakes before the burn. It'll really burn hot with them.

What he said. You might even use " engine clean " cycle if car wash has one.

Blackened · 10-26-2009, 02:46 PM

I would try to find a food grade drum first..

HARRYSTOWN · 10-26-2009, 03:03 PM

Ever wonder if a high heat burn actually cleans all impurities out of a drum or does it just change the chemical make-up of residual compounds present? Is it possible for the steel itself to be molecularly changed by certain compounds contained there in? Burning just further changing the steel properties and not really cleaning them?
Any chemists in here??

MushCreek · 10-26-2009, 03:26 PM

I wouldn't be afraid to use it after a good cleaning. I fgure I've ingested a lot more smoke in my life running 2 cycle outboards, motorcycles, chainsaws, weedeaters, etc.

jswordy · 10-26-2009, 03:40 PM

The key is in the burn. That will remove all the oil from the metal pores, so you can then later replace petroleum oils with Pam veggie oils and then meat dripping oils! Hey, it's all carcinogenic! Burn, baby, burn -- then use it!

Rookie'48 · 10-27-2009, 02:15 AM

OK, you're going to burn this sucker out at what, 600* or so

? After it's burned, wire brushed, scrubed, dried, coated with veggie oil / lard / cooking spray and then heated up to cooking temps it should be fairly safe. Or it should be if you don't run the temps up past 600*

. Even my chix temps aren't that high

.

NorthwestBBQ · 10-27-2009, 03:04 AM

Motor oil contains toxins that molecularly penetrates the steel. Personally, I would get a food grade drum. Why risk your health?

WannaBeBBQueen · 10-27-2009, 05:33 AM

Food Grade!!

h20loo · 10-27-2009, 07:04 AM

Whats your definition of "food grade"? A barrel that's painted or epoxyed on the inside? When that paint is burnt is that safer than burnt petroleum? How poreous is the metal on a barrel? All of this is discussed in "the thread" I think.

BRBBQ · 10-27-2009, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksmoker1

Goto the car wash, and using a strong detergent, give it a good wash. Then, burn, burn, and burn again. Drill your intakes before the burn. It'll really burn hot with them.

I agree

Thats how I did my 1st drum and it had new oil in it.

leanza · 10-27-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h20loo

Whats your definition of "food grade"? A barrel that's painted or epoxyed on the inside? When that paint is burnt is that safer than burnt petroleum? How poreous is the metal on a barrel? All of this is discussed in "the thread" I think.

"The Thread" is not the last word on toxin residue. There are important considerations to take into account (which is what's going on here) when using a drum that has had motor oil in it.

10-26-2009, 12:23 PM	#1
Wind Blown Got rid of the matchlight. Join Date: 08-17-09 Location: Bovina,Tx.	55 Gallon Barrel used for motor oil Hi- This is my first thread here. Can a used motor oil barrel be safely used for BBQ grill or a UDS? How would be the best way to clean and prep it? How do you know when it is clean enough? Thanks in advance for all info.

10-26-2009, 12:34 PM	#2
leanza Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-26-07 Location: Southern California	Personally, I think it's a bad idea. I would not use a barrel like that. __________________ Tom

10-26-2009, 12:50 PM	#3
biggs98 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-27-08 Location: Long Island NY	As long as there is no liner in it give it a real good burn then wash it out w/soap water and wire brush but make sure you dry it quick(I used a weed burner to dry it). After that season it and your on your way. Refer to the Ugly Drum Smoker bible thread for every question you have. It will all be awnsered in that thread. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=23436 __________________ [B][COLOR="Blue"][COLOR="Yellow"]Joe[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] - [B][U][COLOR="DarkOrange"][COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Black"]CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ - [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/U][/B] [B][COLOR="Black"]Humphreys[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR="black"][COLOR="Yellow"]Pint[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] / STAINLESS UDS(Build in Progress)/2 UDS /1 WSM / Weber Gasser/ 22.5 Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36/ The Absolute Fastest Super Fast [B][U][B][I]BLACK[/I][/B][/U][/B] Thermapen[COLOR="Black"][/COLOR]

10-26-2009, 01:33 PM	#4
Ksmoker1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-10-09 Location: Bridgeport CT	Goto the car wash, and using a strong detergent, give it a good wash. Then, burn, burn, and burn again. Drill your intakes before the burn. It'll really burn hot with them. __________________ Keith - I'd rather have a bottle in front of me...

10-26-2009, 02:46 PM	#6
Blackened is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-07-09 Location: Paradise, CA Name/Nickname : Chris	I would try to find a food grade drum first.. __________________ Pit Boss 1600, Oklahoma Joe Offset, Weber Performer, Pit Barrel Cooker, Weber Q, Blackstone 28

10-26-2009, 03:03 PM	#7
HARRYSTOWN On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-10-08 Location: Independence, MO	Ever wonder if a high heat burn actually cleans all impurities out of a drum or does it just change the chemical make-up of residual compounds present? Is it possible for the steel itself to be molecularly changed by certain compounds contained there in? Burning just further changing the steel properties and not really cleaning them? Any chemists in here?? __________________ Weber 22.5 Kettle * Char-Broil 22 Kettle* Char-Broiler Commercial Gasser* UDS

10-26-2009, 03:26 PM	#8
MushCreek Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-01-09 Location: Seminole Florida	I wouldn't be afraid to use it after a good cleaning. I fgure I've ingested a lot more smoke in my life running 2 cycle outboards, motorcycles, chainsaws, weedeaters, etc. __________________ I'm very intelligent, but I mask it by doing stupid stuff.
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10-26-2009, 03:40 PM	#9
jswordy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-13-09 Location: Fayetteville, TN	The key is in the burn. That will remove all the oil from the metal pores, so you can then later replace petroleum oils with Pam veggie oils and then meat dripping oils! Hey, it's all carcinogenic! Burn, baby, burn -- then use it! __________________ Double-Barrel Smoker (DBS); Ugly Drum Smoker (UDS)

10-27-2009, 02:15 AM	#10
Rookie'48 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-12-06 Location: Des Moines, Iowa	OK, you're going to burn this sucker out at what, 600* or so ? After it's burned, wire brushed, scrubed, dried, coated with veggie oil / lard / cooking spray and then heated up to cooking temps it should be fairly safe. Or it should be if you don't run the temps up past 600* . Even my chix temps aren't that high . __________________ Dave Compton KCBS MasterCBJ # 22569 Member of the 100+ Contest Club Judge Number 6 competition BBQ team Possibly the only judge ever to get an award from a bunch of cooks UDS 075 UCB WSM and a bunch of other stuff.

10-27-2009, 03:04 AM	#11
NorthwestBBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-09 Location: Everett, WA	Motor oil contains toxins that molecularly penetrates the steel. Personally, I would get a food grade drum. Why risk your health? Last edited by NorthwestBBQ; 10-27-2009 at 05:44 AM..

10-27-2009, 05:33 AM	#12
WannaBeBBQueen is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-17-06 Location: Wantagh, NY	Food Grade!! __________________ Julie "It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all" Swamp Pit BBQ KCBS Member KCBS CBJ Charbroil Bandera Charbroil Silver Smoker/Grill Weber Kettle 18 & 26 WSM 18 1/2 Kamado 18" FEC 100 http://www.myspace.com/wannabebbqueen http://www.tripadvisor.com/members/JMBred *the views of the user Skip (The Prince Consort) do not necessarily reflect those of WannaBeBBQueen...lol

10-27-2009, 07:04 AM	#13
h20loo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-22-08 Location: waterloo ontario	Whats your definition of "food grade"? A barrel that's painted or epoxyed on the inside? When that paint is burnt is that safer than burnt petroleum? How poreous is the metal on a barrel? All of this is discussed in "the thread" I think.

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