Back Burn Poll...

[RCAlan]

Here’s a good read from a while back. https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/filter-the-dust.293500/
Great info for new pellet grill owners… Read the entire thread and you can see why some pellet grill owners can have problems. Also, pellet grills with auger tubes are then ones that needs to follow these recommendations the most.

FYI.. Always clean your grills burn pot from pellet ash after every use, filter any pellet dust out of its bags/containers before pouring the pellets into the pellet hopper and always start and shutdown your pellet grills as recommended by your grills manufacturer.

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[ofelles]

I have never had a problem with my Yoder. I had 1 grease fire that was my own fault. Cooking 70# of butts and had raised the temp to hurry things up while using the prime button to hurry up the hurry up. All that grease and the pot flames going because of the extra fuel = bad.. I got it out quickly so everything worked out.

 

[sandyut]

Rec Teq RT-700 for three years - never seen either issue.

 

[sandyut]

Always clean your grills burn pot from pellet ash after every use, filter any pellet dust out of its bags/containers before pouring the pellets into the pellet hopper

I have never done either of these steps and never had an issue. I clean the ash pot, drip tray and all that every few cooks - depends on how many and how long they were, but thats about all.

always start and shutdown your pellet grills as recommended by your grills manufacturer.

100% agree

 

[dubob]

RCAlan said:
Always clean your grills burn pot from pellet ash after every use, filter any pellet dust out of its bags/containers before pouring the pellets into the pellet hopper

I have never done either of these steps and never had an issue. I clean the ash pot, drip tray and all that every few cooks - depends on how many and how long they were, but thats about all. Same here

RCAlan said:
always start and shutdown your pellet grills as recommended by your grills manufacturer.

100% agree I always do

Rec Tec RT 700

 

[bigfurmn]

I've had one burn back down the auger. Pit Boss 1000SC. Guessing I hadn't vacuumed it out in a bit. Disassembled the auger cleaned it out and it's been fine since.

 

[texomakid]

Interesting question but I too have a Yoder with absolutely no auger or black burn issues with over a ton of pellets run through it in about 3 years. I'm sure many other makes/models will be in this same category. It's a cooking MACHINE!!!