Cleaning the smoker

[gmebey]

I'm rather new to all this and have been wondering if I'm going overboard with cleaning. Right now I have the ECB electric.

After every smoke I clean the racks and water pan. I mean clean, soak, water and scrubbing.

Is all this really needed?

 

[meateater]

Your washing the flavor away! Get a good BBQ brush, fire it up and brush, not to much tho. Ya'll get there with practice!

 

[meateater]

Well wash the catch pan! Other than that refer to above post.

 

[rickw]

I also do a pretty good scrubbing on my pits after each use. I don't like a dirty cooker.

 

[geek with fire]

As I've always said the only cleaning tools I use on my smoker is a brush and the handle of a large hammer. Wack the box with the handle to loosen anything up and brush the grates. What I didn't mention and caused someone a problem is that I also scoop any soft grease that has collected anywhere. If you don't, you will eventually have a grease fire.

Aside from that, I don't clean anything else. I like to walk past my boxes when I'm not cooking and enjoy the smell.

 

[raceyb]

I've cleaned the inside of my 1990 Brinkmann once.

 

[john3198]

I wash/clean down the grates in my Brinkman before each use. Pan too. Also have to periodically wipe down the sides of the vertical box. We get a lot of mold down here in Houston because of the humidity. Not good eats.

 

[pignit]

I do the veg spray on the water pan and line with foil. Keeps it new clean. I also always clean my racks and the window on the MES. Other than that... black!