No, we never use reconditioned steel drums to build our smokers for sale to the public.  “Reconditioned” drums are taken through a sanitizing process at industrial locations.  Although they are safe for use we don’t have any idea what they were previously used for before reconditioning.  They usually come dented and a little warped most of the time from the reconditioning site.  We do have access to them here locally, and they would save you money.  However, we don’t like to use them for these particular reasons, more so because of their cosmetic imperfections.  Why we don’t use reconditioned steel drums for smokers