First time fattie question

[Brewandque]

Hello all,

Long time lurker, first time poster.

I've been smoking for about five years now and I'm finally getting around to attempting my first fatty in the near future. I do my smoking on a round Primo komado style grill. But I currently don't have a charcoal divider and thus have no way of doing indirect cooking.

My question is around the risk of either severe flare ups or potentially a grease fire. With ground sausage and bacon I imagine the fat and grease coming off this has got to be pretty significant.

Should I avoid trying this in my Primo? I've thought about putting an extra rack on top of the grates with a foil pan in between to catch the drippings. What are some opinions on me attempting this? I've looked around some but didn't find anything.

Thanks for your input.

 

[forktender]

Naw, man piece of cake. bank all your coals to one side then place 6-10 lit coal at the bottom of your pile.
You don't need a divider but if you feel better with one cut an empty tin can and flatten it out and make a redneck divider out of that. It doesn't have to be anything exciting just as long as it is bent in an "L" shape so it stands. Or you can just lay it over the coals so anything that drips on it runs off without flaring up.
I Googled low and slow with a drip pan Primos grills.


Good luck and welcome to the forum.
Dan

 

[bigfurmn]

I have used aluminum foil to make a charcoal separator in my Weber in the past. Its not pretty but its easy and cheap!

 

[forktender]

I have used aluminum foil to make a charcoal separator in my Weber in the past. Its not pretty but its easy and cheap!

I used to use two foil covered bricks in my Weber as charcoal separators they worked great.
You just have to listen to your inner rednecks voice and you'll be fine.
Dan

 

[gmc2003]

If you put it in a disposal aluminum pan make sure you set it on a rack so the fatty doesn't sit in all the grease and fat.

Chris

 

[Brewandque]

Thanks for the input. I realized I have a long shallow disposable aluminum plan that I can bend into an L shape and make my own divider. I'm either going to try that or place on a rack suspended over a pan.