Mrfish
is one Smokin' Farker
Last year my treager started a grease fire with two briskets in it. Smoker went out in the middle of the night, and I just turned it off and then back on, went to bed.... Well, when it went out, it stacked a whole pile of pellets. Turning it off, then back on just lit a large pile of pellets, got hot enough to melt the brisket fat quickly and started an internal grease fire.
I must say it contained it well. When I woke up, all the paint was peeled off, the aluminium treager emblem on the door was melted off. The briskets where two pieces of 3"charcoal. Pretty funny when the wife asked if we could still eat them... After the shock wore off tested everything, but she never really smoked the same due to the door warping a bit.
Well this weekend, I did a rebuild on her. Sanded her down and gave her a new coat of engine block paint. Added 12 fire bricks inside and made a door seal with fireplace silicone.
Fired her up and wow. Went right to temp and held better than new. Smoked a beef and pork fatty to break her in again and the family is happy.
The rebuild didn't take as long as I thought it would and I wish I would have done it sooner. The mods make a big difference too.
Looking on the archives here really helped. Thank you!
I must say it contained it well. When I woke up, all the paint was peeled off, the aluminium treager emblem on the door was melted off. The briskets where two pieces of 3"charcoal. Pretty funny when the wife asked if we could still eat them... After the shock wore off tested everything, but she never really smoked the same due to the door warping a bit.
Well this weekend, I did a rebuild on her. Sanded her down and gave her a new coat of engine block paint. Added 12 fire bricks inside and made a door seal with fireplace silicone.
Fired her up and wow. Went right to temp and held better than new. Smoked a beef and pork fatty to break her in again and the family is happy.
The rebuild didn't take as long as I thought it would and I wish I would have done it sooner. The mods make a big difference too.
Looking on the archives here really helped. Thank you!