"frohe" > wrote in message >...
> Jesse Skeens wrote:
> > When I cleaned her up the other day I notice some of the paint
> > coming of on the bottom where the ashes were.
>
> Any cooker's gonna turn loose of its paint, Jesse. If it turned loose
> inside your cooker and over the cooking area, ya wanna get a brush and
> break it off so it don't fall on your food. Anyplace else inside,
> forget about it. On the outside, it's your choice. Me, I could care
> less with that ol 55 gallon cooker of mine. If it bothers you or
> SWMBO, then make a trip to your local auto shop and buy some black
> engine paint.

Cosmetically I could are less but I was worried about rust forming.
It gets pretty humid here in Orlando and I've had problems with rust
on cast iron grates before.

Jesse