fingerlickin'
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- Jul 8, 2010
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So my BIL got this smoker from his wife for Christmas last year. I believe it's a Charbroil American Gourmet. She bought it on amazon so the return policy is not in place anymore. So he finally decides to put the thing together and it turns out the lid is backwards, the holes for the hinges are on the front of the lid, same side as the thermo and opposite the stack. He actually drilled the holes for the handle and mounted it on what is now the front. Then realized that because the exhaust is right next to the firebox that it's still all farked up.
I'm assuming these are the options.
I had one final though on this. I have a vertical propane smoker that I think he really likes. I'm pretty sure that's what he had in mind for himself before his wife took it upon herself to get him the charbroil. I'm thinking about asking him to trade me for my gasser which I don't use anymore anyway. I wouldn't mind having an offset and I'm sure my wife would love having another smoker out back. :-D
I'm assuming these are the options.
- Call charbroil and hope they will make good on a replacement lid.
- Drill new holes for the hinge and mount it the right way. In which case I imagine he would need to seal up the holes that are remaining.
- Turn it into a reverse flow. If this is the best choice I would then be looking for advice on how to turn it into a reverse flow.
I had one final though on this. I have a vertical propane smoker that I think he really likes. I'm pretty sure that's what he had in mind for himself before his wife took it upon herself to get him the charbroil. I'm thinking about asking him to trade me for my gasser which I don't use anymore anyway. I wouldn't mind having an offset and I'm sure my wife would love having another smoker out back. :-D