Cleaning Your Smoker

[two much smoke]

I always clean the 2 racks and the drip pan in my smoker after each smoke. I am curious as to what others do as this is a lot of work.

Do you clean your grills each time? Once a month ? How many times and do you clean your smoker?

 

[coyote]

always after each smoke if not. grates, firebox, dip pans,new foil also..

 

[flash]

Scrape the racks, clean the water pan, new foil. Empty the charcoal pan, if I used that smoker. That's it.

 

[solar]

Same here, clean the racks, drip pans, firebox, and replace the foil, and a good wipe down where needed.

 

[fatback joe]

Scrape the racks.......after a several smokes or if I have one that was particularly messy, I will clean the stuff out of the bottom..........mine seems to drain well enough that the bottom doesn't accumulate much on an average smoke.

 

[sumosmoke]

I always clean the grates and the water pan with soap and water after each smoke. Build up of grease in the water pan may lead to a fire ... I think Travcoman45 had an experience with that happening earlier this spring.