Burned drippings in drip pan??

bhedges1987 · September 2016

What do you all do to reduce this? I never really cared. But when I walk outside, I would like to smell bbq, and not burned drippings.

I am reluctant to put water in my drip pan, because the extra humidity I felt messes up my bark.

I use a plate setter, foil balls, and a metal drip pan with foil. I only run my low and slows at 250 dome.

Thanks

pflug · September 2016

Air gap between drip pan and the plates ether. I use crumpled foil balls.

pflug · September 2016

Platesetter... darn spell correct

bhedges1987 · September 2016

pflug said:

Air gap between drip pan and the plates ether. I use crumpled foil balls.

Yeah, I have foil balls between plate setter and drip pan as well.

LRW · September 2016

I use 3/8 copper tees for plumbing under my pan

lousubcap · September 2016

I use a similar set-up with the air-gapped pan (3/8" nuts) and have not smelled an issue. I believe @Mickey throws some sand (edit: see below, salt) in his drip pan to eliminate the burning-FWIW.

Hotch · September 2016

Air gap and load pan with table salt. It's a @Mickey thing

Hotch · September 2016

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1190560/question-about-drip-pan-and-drippings

bhedges1987 · September 2016

Nice, I will give salt a try.

Maybe it's because for every low and slow, I fill all the way to the top of the fire ring. My PS sits directly on top of that. Very little room. Then about 1" gap between that and my drip pan.

Mickey · September 2016

Salt.

DaveRichardson · September 2016

How high is your lump bed? If you are full to the Platesetter, the heat that is directed at it will be a little (LITTLE) more intense than if the lump pile was lower in the box.

Salt works great. Sand is interesting...... Maybe, if you can, double up on the cheapo foil pans and double your air gap..... Just thinking....

Burned drippings in drip pan??

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