Thinking it's better to catch grease in a pan on the rack than in a pan under the rack and sitting on the diffuser. I'm seeing talk about the diffuser being way hotter than the set grill temperature. Maybe spontaneous happens at a diffuser temp but not at a wire rack temp.
... Interesting because I just cooked a pound of 80% lean chuck in four patties on my Bullseye at 375 after major cleaning and no excitement. I did not use those grates although I have some, not yet used.
I do believe a griddle like the Blackstone is in our future for when our new house is finished. From what I've seen online, though, grease fires in pellet smokers are quite a "thing". Could I ask what brand(s) of pellet grills you have owned that never had grease fires and what temps were usual...
Thanks, Pete. I haven't seen the design of the RT barrel smokers but, if yours works like my last one, from another major brand, there was a flat, rectangular pan that, with or without a disposable liner, tilted downward toward one end of the barrel. Grease was to drain off the rectangular pan...
Weekend, of course, and I know I'll get good help from Tony Miles or one of his friends on Monday but I'd like to figure something out to resume tonight's ribs. [edited to correct Tony's name].
Today, I got one of those dense, smokey grease or creosote fires, again. The Bullseye was about a...