Pete6737
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Greetings all
I’ve experienced a grease fire twice while using the 1250 and grillgrates at 450-475. It’s my first time grilling meat on the 1250, as opposed to smoking. There was clean foil under the grates both times. So my question is whether the grill grates are holding in heat between the drip tray and grill grates to super heat or prevent air to circulate properly causing the tray ignite. Hamburgers and Italian sausages were the meat on the grill.
It seems like using indirect convection at grilling temps should not really lend itself to a grease fire with a new grill and clean foil in the tray. My next plan is to separate the grates to allow for some airflow between the 3 grillgrates.
I’m in my first month with RecTeq and I’ve dumped 3 grills( gas, charcoal and charcoal smoker) to use this as an all in one cooker, so any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Pete
I’ve experienced a grease fire twice while using the 1250 and grillgrates at 450-475. It’s my first time grilling meat on the 1250, as opposed to smoking. There was clean foil under the grates both times. So my question is whether the grill grates are holding in heat between the drip tray and grill grates to super heat or prevent air to circulate properly causing the tray ignite. Hamburgers and Italian sausages were the meat on the grill.
It seems like using indirect convection at grilling temps should not really lend itself to a grease fire with a new grill and clean foil in the tray. My next plan is to separate the grates to allow for some airflow between the 3 grillgrates.
I’m in my first month with RecTeq and I’ve dumped 3 grills( gas, charcoal and charcoal smoker) to use this as an all in one cooker, so any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Pete
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