Do I need to burn off pork belly fat?

[DougCA]

I made some pork belly strips today. I turned off the LG900 when they reached temp as I had to leave for an appointment. The grill is now cool but am wondering if I should heat it up to high temp to burn off the grease fat from the pork belly. I've never really had any wet looking grease so far with other things I've made. I am concerned both with storing it this way and a grease fire. Is it best to fire it up empty and let it run for a while or just leave it be? If that latter, will my next smoke have a bacon flavor? lol

thx

 

[daveomak]

Crank it to high and STAY THERE until it's clean...

 

[chef jimmyj]

You can burn off small amounts. But I would, scrape or wipe up the bulk of the grease. I'm curious why it didn't drain into your drawer or bucket? Any way, have a fire extinguisher at hand. I've seen some large Grease Fires. They can get out of hand quickly...JJ

 

[DougCA]

There was plenty of grease in the bucket. Nonetheless, I scraped and wiped up at much as possible and now burning at 600 degrees!

 

[daveomak]

An ounce of prevention.... Good call.....