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I just placed my order, thanksI am on the fence on the foil not to foil debate... I started with no foil and was convinced it was actually better. But i did end up with some real messes I didn't like to even scrape when grease mixed with ash and then burnt. So, i decided to go back to foil but not kill myself to make sure the tray was spotless each application.
With foil i used the wide rolls. They were perfect. Crimp a tad and they didn't block air. They did their job but i did hate to wrestle with it... ripples... cut too long or too short... Then i found (from a post here) the traegar liners.
If you hate wrestling with the foil these liners are GREAT. Perfect fit and they take honestly 2 seconds to apply. Lay them on the pan and bend a tab to hold them in place. Perfect and easy to use.
On Amazon - Traegar -
Traeger BAC410 Pellet Grills Pro 34 Tray Liner-Quantity 5, Brown/A
https://www.amazon.com/Traeger-BAC4...ds=BAC410&qid=1615354025&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-1
They are a little pricey at about $17 per 5 but i use them for 3-4 and even five cooks so whats a dollar or less per cook for this?
With each full clean i pull the pan... scrape any thing that got under the Traegar liner... Wipe it down with paper towel (ash on the back). And they throw the new liner on. Done! Takes 2 mins for this part. And i only change the liner when it needs it. I might vac the ash out a couple of times before i change liners. Just depends on what i cooked. Very quick and easy!
What Frosty said. And about every third cook I will take it off and put on fresh and of course clean the fire pit at the same time. I think it's important to keep up with the cleaning. Once you get behind it's very difficult to catch up.I use a wide restaurant grade foil from Costco on my RT-700. It’s a little wider than the drip tray but not too much. I can easily crimp the edges so as to not block air flow. Works great.
Costco sells a long and wide roll that easily covers the tray.I am at a loss concerning use of foil to cover the drip tray and reduce the drip tray cleaning required.
Normal width foil does not cover the tray surface with just one piece, two overlapping pieces are required. Invariably drippings run under the overlapped foil creating a tray cleanup problem.
The wider foil rolls are difficult for me to get placed properly without overhanging the edges and potentially restricting air flow.
Wondering what others do - regular width foil, wide foil, no foil, something else?
Suggestions greatly appreciated.
I also use the wider foil from Costco and do the same thing with the crimping of the edges and I have never had a problem.I use a wide restaurant grade foil from Costco on my RT-700. It’s a little wider than the drip tray but not too much. I can easily crimp the edges so as to not block air flow. Works great.
i use wide foil heavy duty sams / restaurant depot pull it long then set on drip pan and find the edge and fold over i never have trouble MikeI am at a loss concerning use of foil to cover the drip tray and reduce the drip tray cleaning required.
Normal width foil does not cover the tray surface with just one piece, two overlapping pieces are required. Invariably drippings run under the overlapped foil creating a tray cleanup problem.
The wider foil rolls are difficult for me to get placed properly without overhanging the edges and potentially restricting air flow.
Wondering what others do - regular width foil, wide foil, no foil, something else?
Suggestions greatly appreciated.
Here is what I doI am at a loss concerning use of foil to cover the drip tray and reduce the drip tray cleaning required.
Normal width foil does not cover the tray surface with just one piece, two overlapping pieces are required. Invariably drippings run under the overlapped foil creating a tray cleanup problem.
The wider foil rolls are difficult for me to get placed properly without overhanging the edges and potentially restricting air flow.
Wondering what others do - regular width foil, wide foil, no foil, something else?
Suggestions greatly appreciated.