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edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
i have notice on some pictures of of cooking that some people dont put a drip on the plate setter. what i want to know does that affect the taste of food on future cooks.do you just scrape off the burnt grease. thanks
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,897
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    To each his own, but any time I'm not using a drip pan I always wrap my setter with foil, because it stands to reason the crud from prior cooks has to emit some "off fumes" when burning off so why let it get cruddy in the first place!
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
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    You can cook it off or brush it off, but like Ron I typically lay a sheet of foil across my platesetter or pizza stone if using them for indirect.
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    Like Fidel and RRP, I'll put some foil on the plate setter to keep as much of the drippings off as possible. It's not 100% effective, however, and you'll eventually have to scrape your 'setter and/or do a cleaning burn with it.
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  • Ar-Cee
    Ar-Cee Posts: 105
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    Time and Temperature for a cleaning burn? I have cooked for 42 consecutive days and suspect it is due. ;) Thanks rc
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  • Jersey Doug
    Jersey Doug Posts: 460
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    Ar-Cee wrote:
    Time and Temperature for a cleaning burn? I have cooked for 42 consecutive days and suspect it is due. ;) Thanks rc
    We cook pizza in our small every Saturday. I bring it up to 550º, hold it there for 20 or 30 minutes, bake two pizzas for 10-11 minutes each, and then shut it down. That seems to be sufficient.
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  • Pastor Mike
    Pastor Mike Posts: 9
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    Dollar general stores (cheapest usually) have big tin foil pans for a dollar or a dollar and a quarter. These pans side come all the way up the grill. Big area, catches everything, and you can put in any liquid or not as you choose. I usually use some water so the drippings do not burn. I use foil if not using big pan.
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
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    Well....LOL....I've done a couple of cleaning burns and both got away from me. I caught the Egg at 1,000*-plus both times. Cracked my fire ring the second time, but boy, were the Egg and the plate setter clean.
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