Bill-N-Carolina
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- Stampede
- Bullseye
I can see it definitely helping in the winter.It’s getting to be that time of the year I will probably keep some ash in minejust for the insulation
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I can see it definitely helping in the winter.It’s getting to be that time of the year I will probably keep some ash in minejust for the insulation
I do about the same on my bullseye but haven't vacuumed the ash on my 590 yet and I've owned it for about almost a year. I cook year round so I'll probably clean it in a few months.I clean the fire pot out every 5 or 6 cooks and vacuum the barrel 2 or 3 times a year.
I love my stampede as well. I'm thinking about adding a 1250 with comp cart due to the 15% sale.CS told me most people clean the ash from their smokers too much. He told me his personal smoker hasn't been cleaned in over 6 months. What I've found is the Recteq makes far less ash than my Traeger did. That thing needed vacuuming every cook. Same pellets produce far less ash in the Recteq. Plus, I hated the fact I had ash all over my food in the Traeger, not in the Recteq. I've probably have more than a dozen cooks on mine now. All I do is replace the foil on drip tray & that's it. I love this smoker!
Good point about the moisture. I'll definitely keep an eye on it.Reading these responses, I can grasp why some may want to leave the ash in but for 1x or 2x a year. My thing is - although the ash may act as an insulator, it's surely also a wick for moisture. Yes, I know these are stainless smokers, but not all parts are, and why facilitate a condition to wick moisture into them? I vacuum mine out every 3-4 cooks. I don't like the ash flying around and peppering my food. Just my 2 cents worth........
I have a 590 and I clean every other cook.I was recently scrolling through Recteq's videos on YouTube and came across their grill maintenance video. Recteq recommends only removing the ash from the grill around once a year. They claim the ash helps prevent flare-ups (specifically on the bullseye), provides insulation and surface area to help heat the grill quicker, and helps keep the amount of ash flying around during the cook down. Does anyone only vacuum their ash once a year, or do most clean it more often?
Does the foil need to be removed when doing hotter cooks? Thanks, and happy Easter to all!I vac out the firepot and change the foil when the hopper is almost empty.