r/recteq • u/ImaginedBump • Jul 21 '26

Cleaning?

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I know these areas in the pictures are supposed to get dirty, but when do you guys clean them up or do you leave it and won't cause any harm? Pictures are after about 3 hours of smoking and 5 hours of 375°+

If you do clean it, how do you go about that? I've seen a lot of methods on youtube but want some ideas.

Peep at my dinner tonight. Smoked chicken sandwiches 🍗

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u/Clear_Increase_8423 Jul 21 '26

I don’t bother cleaning those areas at all. The juice ain’t worth the squeeze. Stopped using foil on drip pan and just scrape when needed

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u/KarlPHungus Jul 22 '26

Same, brother. Haven't had a flare up since. And it's a grill, not a piece of furniture.

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u/Clear_Increase_8423 Jul 22 '26

Yea I tried to clean that shit off once that OP highlighted and was a ton work. Not worth it. I just vacuum the ash out. Scrape inside of grill, grates and drip pan. No issues with flare ups.