smell is very unpleasant when I heat it up. I cleaned the inside of the unit w/ lemon juice. Any ideas on how to remove the char odor?
Thanks.
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What Happened? in the first place.
High winds here in Georgia yesterday. Forgot to turn the pit exhaust away from the wind. Plus, some grease build-up equals a fire. My fault, now I want that char smell out of my smoker.
Baking soda is what is in all these instant carpet cleaners,and absorbs odors.Comes in big boxes.
Kitty litter,spread in shallow pans and closed up,might work.
We have all night salt storms ,here at the beach,and lots of heat.
I keep a big pan in all the cookers-for mold/mildew.
Of course,teammate loaned his spare cooker out at Lakeland and the guy cooked lots of fish.
That will give you a real change.
Kitty litter,spread in shallow pans and closed up,might work.
We have all night salt storms ,here at the beach,and lots of heat.
I keep a big pan in all the cookers-for mold/mildew.
Of course,teammate loaned his spare cooker out at Lakeland and the guy cooked lots of fish.
That will give you a real change.
You might try "no oder" Easy-Off oven cleaner. Then reseason it and it should be like starting over. It may take a few rounds to get it back to normal, Good luck!
The odor is sticking to what seasoning you had.
While I don't like to recommend it, I agree with TN to get the no odor Easy Off, clean it up and go with a reseasoning.
You'll want to check it out closely, you could fry the ignitor if it got to hot as well as the seals on the door.
While I don't like to recommend it, I agree with TN to get the no odor Easy Off, clean it up and go with a reseasoning.
You'll want to check it out closely, you could fry the ignitor if it got to hot as well as the seals on the door.
Be sure and wrap the firepot with a plastic bag and rubber band it tight. This will protect the igniter. I EZ Off my FECs at least twice a year. If gunk is really on hard, spray it and leave it for a couple of days. Then spray it out with a hose.
I was telling Eddy about the fire I had in my FEC100. I told him how I cleaned it with a power washer. He told me never to spray a hose on the inside of the cooker, because the panels are not welded tight together, and you can get water in the insulation causing it to degrade.
I have not used this stuff inside my FEC100, but I was told it does a great job removing grease, is all natural and should be safe for your FEC100. May be worth a shot and seems to be less caustic than oven cleaner. I was told it works wonders on grill grates, grease pans, etc. Probably other similar types products out there too.
http://www.uniquedistributing....Surface-Cleaner.html
http://www.uniquedistributing....Surface-Cleaner.html
I'd think just cook up several butts and it would mask right over the smell.
Otherwise sodium percarbonate (non chlorine bleach used in many household fire cleanups) shold knock down most of the odors. Best source for sodium percarbonate for what you're doing ... UNSCENTED Tide laundry detergent.
Otherwise sodium percarbonate (non chlorine bleach used in many household fire cleanups) shold knock down most of the odors. Best source for sodium percarbonate for what you're doing ... UNSCENTED Tide laundry detergent.
I keep a spray bottle filled with vinegar. When I finish a smoke, I spritz the inside walls of my smoker with it and wipe it out. It stays seasoned, but doesn't get any buildup. Keeps odors down, too.