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Spilled Grease!
Perkysgang
Posts: 19
Last night I finished a 17 hour low and slow cook of two 8 pound pork shoulders in preparation for Christmas Eve dinner with my family.
Today, after letting the BGE cool down, I was cleaning up and while removing the foil pan I had placed under the pork shoulders I accidently spilled a fair amount of the grease that was created during the cooking process. About a cup worth of grease spilled. The plate setter and both the inside and outside portions of the fire ring and walls of the BGE were coated by the grease. I wiped up as much of the liquid as I could.
I was thinking about doing a cleaning burn (cap off, bottom vent wide open and let it roar for a good hour or so) to get rid of the grease. I was going to keep all coated parts in the grill to clean them including the grid.
My question is... Do I need to be concerned about a grease induced fire when doing the cleaning burn or is there another way to clean this grease?
Today, after letting the BGE cool down, I was cleaning up and while removing the foil pan I had placed under the pork shoulders I accidently spilled a fair amount of the grease that was created during the cooking process. About a cup worth of grease spilled. The plate setter and both the inside and outside portions of the fire ring and walls of the BGE were coated by the grease. I wiped up as much of the liquid as I could.
I was thinking about doing a cleaning burn (cap off, bottom vent wide open and let it roar for a good hour or so) to get rid of the grease. I was going to keep all coated parts in the grill to clean them including the grid.
My question is... Do I need to be concerned about a grease induced fire when doing the cleaning burn or is there another way to clean this grease?
Comments
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Do a cleaning burn and don't open the lid and you don't have to worry about crazy flames leaping out at you. I'd reckon the grease is gone when the smoke stops.
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it won't ignite unless you open the lid. don't go crazy and let it run full tilt (daisy off and vent open). just let it run 400-500 until the smoke is clean. it will billow black for a while.
don't open it (you will just give the fuel enough oxygen to burst into flame)ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
I think a high temp burn is your best option. If the grease is contained within the egg I think it is fine. It is made to contain fire
. Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. -
No big deal so don't fret over it.
Do a clean burn but as stike said, don't go nuts with the temperature.
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I'd advise you NOT to "let it rip" --- no need to go over 500 ... a half fire box of fresh lump and a 500 degree burn will clean it up nicelyKent Madison MS
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I will replace the lump (I have to believe some of the grease coated the remaining lump) and will keep the temp to 500 as well as NOT lift the lid!
Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly!
Merry Christmas all!
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