sm55 a good deal?

The Model 55 is a great rig. Hard to go wrong with those extra shelves... $450.00 is a deal - ask if they have cover, rib racks, injectors, jerky rods and anything else laying around, even wood. I'm getting a SM150 from a guy on Wednesday and can't wait to see the extra restaurant style stuff he's got on hand...

Thank you for the info! I know he mentioned having a lot of extra wood, I am hoping the racks are there and there is a manual. Going to look this afternoon, so I appreciate the advice.

Best thing to do is turn it on with a hunk of wood in the wood box see I'd it smokes

Anything in the way of accessories is huge. A lot of folks are hard pressed for money and selling smokers and gear they would never have let go of a couple years ago.

You can find the manuals online

Here's a link to a PDF file version of the manual.

http://cookshack.publishpath.c...s/MN050-055-05-2.pdf

Thanks BigMike! I talked him down to 400 and brought it home. Lots of hickory wood but no other accessories other than the racks. Needs a good cleaning so I will get to work.

CAREFUL:the only cleaning it needs inside is to change out the foil in the floor of the smoker, maybe a little hot soap and water to get any excess grease out of THE BOTTOM, wash the shelves in a sink of hot soapy water. BUT NO harsh chemicals. Any black on the walls and doors is "the cure" you want that. Once all dried out with paper towels inside lay down new foil on the bottom and cover the roof of the wood box and you're ready to rock. Great little (ahem) smoker. A SM055 is a real nice old school smoker. You gonna open a deli now ?? LOL

If it cleans up and smokes well, you just hit a homerun.

thanks for the tips. Definitely wont clean the cure out. Floor is clean, smoke box a little rusty but serviceable. Shelves need cleaned. I hope I don't blow all the circuits trying to use it at home. It is funny you should say deli, I guess it was originally in a deli that wasn't open too long.

thanks Pags, I hope I don't get into too much trouble with my hubby for bringing it home, but it seemed like a good deal. Can't wait to try it out.

If the top of the woodbox is rusty, just take some steelwool to it, then give it a light coat of vegetable oil so it doesn't rust again. For the sides & top, you might want to take a paint scraper or old credit card and just scrape down the sides & top to get all the loose stuff off. Shelves, just throw them in the dishwasher if they'll fit.

Thanks for the tips Andy! I appreciate it.

Actually if I think about it, if it's a little rusty that means it's probably been sitting around for a while. No telling what kind of little critters and bugs may have gotten in there. I'd scrape down the sides, top & door and give it a wash down with some soapy water. You don't need to scrub it. It won't take long to get a good build up of blackness back. Plus you'll know you're starting out clean.