OT Anybody have a Blackstone drip pan modification? OT

GaBGE · December 2017

Just recently bought a 36 Blackstone and have cooked on several prior to purchasing my own. Same problem I have noticed with all of them is the drain trough doesn’t always drip into the drip pan, it will run down the front of the leg and onto the floor making a mess. Just wandering if anyone on here has made a successful modification to theirs so that it doesn’t make a mess and actually runs into the drip pan. Thanks

lkapigian · December 2017

Flared piece of 3/8 copper formed into the angle , works like a champ

GaBGE · December 2017

@Ikapigian Does the grease run over the flare and through the copper or under the flare and run down the outside of the copper tubing?

johnnyp · December 2017

Snip off the top of a beer can. Throw it away when you’re done and avoid cleaning that grease trap altogether.

bgebrent · December 2017

Good ideas here.

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1189012/blackstone-simple-grease-trap-fix-accessories/p1

lkapigian · December 2017

GaBGE said:

@Ikapigian Does the grease run over the flare and through the copper or under the flare and run down the outside of the copper tubing?

Both through and the outside as its not sealed to the angle ..but everything goes in the pan

g8golfer · December 2017

@johnnyp I like your choice of beer and the fried rice looks great.

hoosier_egger · December 2017

A little JB Weld mod does the trick

Focker · December 2017

Saw a guy bend a cotter pin to a T and drop it into the hole. Had some copper lying around from a previous project, it only took a few minutes with some pliers.

Haven't used the 36 yet, but like the 28, this area is concerning. Any 36 users have any issues with runoff from that corner?

tarheelmatt · December 2017

Brandon,

I used a binder clip (removed the black pincher), and placed on mine, and it didn't work too well. Maybe the metal needs to be thicker? Your piece of copper is pretty thick stock. Interested to know.

I have not noticed that notch being an issue either.

I've seen this around, but not sure how it works. It was discussed at one time but no one ever commented about it.

http://amzn.to/2B8uQSx - Grease slide for Blackstones

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Focker · December 2017

tarheelmatt said:

Brandon,

I used a binder clip (removed the black pincher), and placed on mine, and it didn't work too well. Maybe the metal needs to be thicker? Your piece of copper is pretty thick stock. Interested to know.

I have not noticed that notch being an issue either.

I've seen this around, but not sure how it works. It was discussed at one time but no one ever commented about it.

http://amzn.to/2B8uQSx - Grease slide for Blackstones

Thanks for the input, and link. I'm a cheap a$$, was hoping this free fix will do.
I'll trial it this weekend. If it fails, I may just cough up the 15 bucks.

GaBGE · December 2017

I have tried the bent wire and binder clip and neither one worked very well. It still leaked grease down the leg.

SSQUAL612 · December 2017

Here's a couple of different options including the cotter pin fix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJXkZ4ebdU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNl9-34nht4

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