Mastertech59
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Beth, the best thing you could do it to remove the grate inside the hopper to prevent the pellet feed issues.
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I put my first overnight brisket on extreme smoke until it got to 160° internal and then wrapped. It took about 8 hour to get to that point and it was great. It took about 4 more hours @ 225° to finish cooking.
@Mastertech59 I looked at doing that yesterday because it gets in the way when I use the buckethead to change pellets. But it looks like it is welded in.Beth, the best thing you could do it to remove the grate inside the hopper to prevent the pellet feed issues.
There are 4 small screws under the grate that hold it.@Mastertech59 I looked at doing that yesterday because it gets in the way when I use the buckethead to change pellets. But it looks like it is welded in.
I know this is probably a stupid question, but how do I get under the grate? I did not do the assembly of my 590.There are 4 small screws under the grate that hold it.
Yep, that's what mine looked like only a bit worse. They should come up with a fix for this. I wonder if removing the grate would make the difference or not.I’ve read (here) that there are screws that secure it. There’s also silicone, which might look like a weld. FWIW mine does the same funneling unsurprisingly. View attachment 5281
The hopper grate was installed at the factory. You would have to go through the holes in the grate to remove them with a small stubby Philips screw driver.I know this is probably a stupid question, but how do I get under the grate? I did not do the assembly of my 590.
Thank you. I'll check the links out. Do you think that will make the difference and force the pellets to funnel down?https://www.rectecforum.com/members/bytor.1369/
Bytor has done this grate removal
https://www.rectecforum.com/threads/anyone-remove-the-hopper-grate.923/
I think so, the Bull doesn't use a hopper grate and I've never experienced pellet feed issues. I have also read some posts on FB about people removing the hopper grate on the Bullseye because of the pellet feed issues with good results. I'm pretty sure the only reason the hopper grate are in these grills is because the lawyers said it should be in there.Thank you. I'll check the links out. Do you think that will make the difference and force the pellets to funnel down?
Makes sense! Looks like I will need to remove the pellets in order to do this after my cook today. Checked my pellets. Already started to funnel again.I think so, the Bull doesn't use a hopper grate and I've never experienced pellet feed issues. I have also read some posts on FB about people removing the hopper grate on the Bullseye because of the pellet feed issues with good results. I'm pretty sure the only reason the hopper grate is in there because the lawyers said it should be.
That looks great! Nothing stuck to my butcher paper. Just lots of grease or maybe juice? But I think I will leave a little more fat on it next time. I left a quarter inch of fat on the flat. Very little on the point. I did get mine from Costco and it is prime. But I separated the point and the flat before cooking. I really loved the flavor but I would not call mine juicy. There was maybe a teaspoon of fat in the bucket.Looks great @BethV. The spuds look tasty too! Mine came out good. Had a bit of an oops with some of the bark sticking to the butcher paper when I removed it, but overall, it was very tasty and juicy. I noticed a lot more fat coming off it (in the bucket) than the previous time I cooked brisket. I was less aggressive with my trim and left more fat on this time. It rendered down well and added to the flavor. Also, this was a choice angus from Smart Foodservice rather than a prime from Costco, so perhaps that made a difference too.
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