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===== 🧱 What this means for the “thick vs thin” change =====
* The heavy old USA-made units were basically phased out after 1998, with the steel getting thinner pretty much once Char-Broil began mass production for big-box retailers. Flavor365<ref>{{cite web|title=Flavor365|url=https://eathealthy365.com/the-truth-about-where-oklahoma-joe-s-grills-are-made/|publisher=eathealthy365.com|access-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>
* Your 2016 model was already part of that later, thinner era relative to the originals — but many people still think pre-Char-Broil / early Char-Broil models (2000s–early 2010s) had heavier gauge than more recent ones. User reports suggest that even since the mid-2010s, the metal gauge and overall build got a bit lighter/cheaper compared to older Char-Broil era models. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smoking/comments/1c4tjrw|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>