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January 7th, 2021, 2:11 pm
#1
* Abilene ** Abilene *
  • Joined: January 7th, 2021, 1:47 pm
  • Posts: 1

Hello all

I am in the market for a new cooker and looking to see real world experience with rain resistance. Sometimes I am lazy or forgetful and leave the cover off at times. My current pile of a cooker will create pellet cement in the auger tube even on the lightest rains. I’m sure with such a nice cooker as the Yoder I will be more likely to cover and take care of it. On the other hand if this cooker is going to do the same thing I don’t want to spend the money for the same old song and dance.

Thanks for your time and opinions
Kermit

February 28th, 2021, 7:01 pm
#2
* Abilene ** Abilene *
  • Joined: November 13th, 2018, 11:12 am
  • Posts: 4

I purchased my 640 last fall. So far I have been good about keeping it covered. But I am not afraid to cook on it in the rain. Maybe not a downpour because I don't like to stand in that. But I have never seen any issue with wet pellets. I haven't seen any issue with rust either. I wiped a good layer of flax seed oil all over when I first burned it in and give it a touch up every couple of months. Looks like it's holding up well.

March 22nd, 2021, 12:34 pm
#3
* Abilene ** Abilene *
  • Joined: March 22nd, 2021, 12:26 pm
  • Posts: 1

waynem wrote:I purchased my 640 last fall. So far I have been good about keeping it covered. But I am not afraid to cook on it in the rain. Maybe not a downpour because I don't like to stand in that. But I have never seen any issue with wet pellets. I haven't seen any issue with rust either. I wiped a good layer of flax seed oil all over when I first burned it in and give it a touch up every couple of months. Looks like it's holding up well.



flax seed oil <--- good idea

October 30th, 2021, 7:49 pm
#4
* Abilene ** Abilene *
  • Joined: October 30th, 2021, 7:44 pm
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I assume the flax was applied on the exterior of the burn chamber?

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