Improving Safety

[strikenmike]

Probably going to buy a Pit Barrel Cooker, a vertical-hang charcoal cooker.  A bit concerned about all the fat from the meat dripping down directly onto the coals.  Has anyone devised a deflector system to divert the grease away from the coals?  What do I need to consider when making this decision.

 

[vtak]

've had mine now for 2 weeks, you don't need to use any sort of deflector. Flare ups are non existent and the juice/fat vaporizing on the coals is part of the process.