POLL - How many of you use the wire spark screen behind your lower draft door?

MattBTI

kl8ton said:

blasting said:

Nope.  Probably a good idea for most tbough 

My cooking patio gets no wind, and is concrete.  Yard is gravel. House is brick.  Fence is block.

Do you live in prison? 

HAHAHA

Brisket_Fanatic

Wooden table = mandatory

Woodchunk

It's a screen. It keeps the bugs out. Who wants bugs on their meat

jetman96

Wide open until egg is up to temperature, then closed to keep sparks off Azek deck. Does seem to impact temps, though.

Nature Boy

Killit_and_Grillit said:

That screen is like a condom. You don't think you ever need it until that one night that you did. 

Then it's too late. 

I agree with this. It happens quick, and never like you expected

Markarm4119

Allways, even though my patio is concrete, too many close calls with fire not to.

Tspud1

Use it every time unless I have DigiQ on

DMW

Yes and/or no.

pinballLooking

smbishop said:

I recently bought one of these, very satisfied!:
  https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XQFV1WJ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just ordered this. My screen is in bad shape. 

joshtahan

never

Carolina Q

Just saw a quote from Aaron Franklin about the fire that closed him down...

“Anybody who cooks with fire the way we do is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility.” 

Put another way... Anybody who cooks with fire on a wooden deck or without the lower vent screen is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility. 

HeavyG

Carolina Q said:

Just saw a quote from Aaron Franklin about the fire that closed him down...

“Anybody who cooks with fire the way we do is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility.” 

Put another way... Anybody who cooks with fire on a wooden deck or without the lower vent screen is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility. 

We'll see if Franklin retrofits screened vents on his restaurant smokers and incorporates them into the ones he will soon be selling to the public.

spray

Always, even though the egg is on pavers.  I walk around with bare feet, and so do my dogs.  Doesn't seem to affect temps.

XC242

HeavyG said:

Carolina Q said:

Just saw a quote from Aaron Franklin about the fire that closed him down...

“Anybody who cooks with fire the way we do is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility.” 

Put another way... Anybody who cooks with fire on a wooden deck or without the lower vent screen is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility. 

We'll see if Franklin retrofits screened vents on his restaurant smokers and incorporates them into the ones he will soon be selling to the public.

Maybe his insurance company will have some thoughts on the matter?

HeavyG

XC242 said:

HeavyG said:

Carolina Q said:

Just saw a quote from Aaron Franklin about the fire that closed him down...

“Anybody who cooks with fire the way we do is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility.” 

Put another way... Anybody who cooks with fire on a wooden deck or without the lower vent screen is kidding themselves if they don’t think this is a possibility. 

We'll see if Franklin retrofits screened vents on his restaurant smokers and incorporates them into the ones he will soon be selling to the public.

Maybe his insurance company will have some thoughts on the matter?

The thing with Franklins type of smokers is that bigass door that has to be opened to work the fire. I have no idea if the sparks that done them in escaped while that door was open while adding/working more sticks or if it just came out thru the vents when the door was closed. One of those concerns is easily remedied, the other, not so much.

Mattman3969

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

bgebrent

People going naked without the screen are just willing to accept the rare disaster ala @Nature Boy.  I'm not interested in stepping on an ember.

HeavyG

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

bgebrent

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

Mattman3969

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"?? Really??  Are your fingers that bored that you just need to type?  

HeavyG

Mattman3969 said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"?? Really??  Are your fingers that bored that you just need to type?  

You must be as bored as I am then. Amiright?

bgebrent

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"?? Really??  Are your fingers that bored that you just need to type?  

You must be as bored as I am then. Amiright?

You clearly are bored.  Know I'm right.

HeavyG

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

assumption:

In science, an auxiliary hypothesis that is taken as true for the purposes of interpreting a particular test. All tests involve making assumptions. If an assumption of a test turns out to be inaccurate, it can cause the test results to be incorrectly interpreted. However, assumptions can be independently tested to help establish their accuracy. *** In this case the assumption was a state of "door open" or "door closed" due to lack of credible evidence of either state. Allowances were made - "Could have been something else I guess." for some other condition/parameter.

bgebrent

Closed door is obvious.

ChokeOnSmoke

I've never not used it.

bgebrent

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

assumption:

In science, an auxiliary hypothesis that is taken as true for the purposes of interpreting a particular test. All tests involve making assumptions. If an assumption of a test turns out to be inaccurate, it can cause the test results to be incorrectly interpreted. However, assumptions can be independently tested to help establish their accuracy. *** In this case the assumption was a state of "door open" or "door closed" due to lack of credible evidence of either state. Allowances were made - "Could have been something else I guess." for some other condition/parameter.

Best pedantic nonsensical argument ever.  Clinton supporter one could assume.  No self determination.

HeavyG

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

assumption:

In science, an auxiliary hypothesis that is taken as true for the purposes of interpreting a particular test. All tests involve making assumptions. If an assumption of a test turns out to be inaccurate, it can cause the test results to be incorrectly interpreted. However, assumptions can be independently tested to help establish their accuracy. *** In this case the assumption was a state of "door open" or "door closed" due to lack of credible evidence of either state. Allowances were made - "Could have been something else I guess." for some other condition/parameter.

Best pedantic nonsensical argument ever.  Clinton supporter one could assume.  No self determination.

You should probably go on to bed, you're sounding very tired and cranky. 

Clinton supporter? No. Clinton voter? Yes. But that was because we had a pretty easy/obvious binary choice.

The real question is - vent screen issues aside - why didn't Franklin's have a sprinkler system installed around their smokers?

I'll make the assumption their rebuilding will incorporate them.

bgebrent

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

assumption:

In science, an auxiliary hypothesis that is taken as true for the purposes of interpreting a particular test. All tests involve making assumptions. If an assumption of a test turns out to be inaccurate, it can cause the test results to be incorrectly interpreted. However, assumptions can be independently tested to help establish their accuracy. *** In this case the assumption was a state of "door open" or "door closed" due to lack of credible evidence of either state. Allowances were made - "Could have been something else I guess." for some other condition/parameter.

Best pedantic nonsensical argument ever.  Clinton supporter one could assume.  No self determination.

You should probably go on to bed, you're sounding very tired and cranky. 

Clinton supporter? No. Clinton voter? Yes. But that was because we had a pretty easy/obvious binary choice.

The real question is - vent screen issues aside - why didn't Franklin's have a sprinkler system installed around their smokers?

I'll make the assumption their rebuilding will incorporate them.

It's a binary question.  You keep on assuming.  Probably your bedtime old boy.  Let me know when Aaron answerers your question as you cannot.

HeavyG

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

assumption:

In science, an auxiliary hypothesis that is taken as true for the purposes of interpreting a particular test. All tests involve making assumptions. If an assumption of a test turns out to be inaccurate, it can cause the test results to be incorrectly interpreted. However, assumptions can be independently tested to help establish their accuracy. *** In this case the assumption was a state of "door open" or "door closed" due to lack of credible evidence of either state. Allowances were made - "Could have been something else I guess." for some other condition/parameter.

Best pedantic nonsensical argument ever.  Clinton supporter one could assume.  No self determination.

You should probably go on to bed, you're sounding very tired and cranky. 

Clinton supporter? No. Clinton voter? Yes. But that was because we had a pretty easy/obvious binary choice.

The real question is - vent screen issues aside - why didn't Franklin's have a sprinkler system installed around their smokers?

I'll make the assumption their rebuilding will incorporate them.

It's a binary question.  You keep on assuming.  Probably your bedtime old boy.  Let me know when Aaron answerers your question as you cannot.

I generally don't hit the sack until 0400-0500 so I'm good for a few more hours.

I might just email Aaron and see if he "answerers" my question. Inquiring minds and all ya know.

Cheers!

bgebrent

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

bgebrent said:

HeavyG said:

Mattman3969 said:

The fact that you have "no idea" means you are just typing to be typing with no real meaning 

And your comment just means you're typing cuz you're such a pleasant personality?

Reports of the fire just said it was windy and some embers escaped from one of the pits. They didn't identify the specific means of escape. I assume it was either "door open" or "door closed". Could have been something else I guess.

"Assume"...  What happened to science?

assumption:

In science, an auxiliary hypothesis that is taken as true for the purposes of interpreting a particular test. All tests involve making assumptions. If an assumption of a test turns out to be inaccurate, it can cause the test results to be incorrectly interpreted. However, assumptions can be independently tested to help establish their accuracy. *** In this case the assumption was a state of "door open" or "door closed" due to lack of credible evidence of either state. Allowances were made - "Could have been something else I guess." for some other condition/parameter.

Best pedantic nonsensical argument ever.  Clinton supporter one could assume.  No self determination.

You should probably go on to bed, you're sounding very tired and cranky. 

Clinton supporter? No. Clinton voter? Yes. But that was because we had a pretty easy/obvious binary choice.

The real question is - vent screen issues aside - why didn't Franklin's have a sprinkler system installed around their smokers?

I'll make the assumption their rebuilding will incorporate them.

It's a binary question.  You keep on assuming.  Probably your bedtime old boy.  Let me know when Aaron answerers your question as you cannot.

I generally don't hit the sack until 0400-0500 so I'm good for a few more hours.

I might just email Aaron and see if he "answerers" my question. Inquiring minds and all ya know.

Cheers!

Good for you. Get on it. Inquire away!