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Hagfish77
Ugh I was so sick when this happened tonight.. I’ve babied this thing (so I thought). I clean ash/fire pit and grease every 2-3 cooks. I guess there was some grease buildup that I didn’t see by the drip opening. I had just reverse seared a prime tri-tip (which turned out amazing), but towards the end of the sear I got a pretty massive fire going on the right side opposite of hopper. I was able to get it under control but by the time I did there was paint bubbling/chipping, etc on the inside and out. I won’t know the full damage until tomorrow b/c it was getting dark.
I realize this is an entry level smoker, but it’s been an absolute tank and never given me a single problem until I messed up.. Wondering if it’s worth salvaging w/ some high heat paint or other suggestions welcome, thanks!
ApocalypticDes
Scrape and sand, prime and apply high heat paint.
MKPST24
I’m a total noob to cooking on a pellet grill, so wanted to ask: what exactly am I looking at? Is this just the finish/paint burning off due to the temperature being too high (because of grease fire)? And what’s the consequence of this, will it rust because of no pain in that spot?
Supercst
You’re fine – at the end of the day this is a hunk of metal and it can handle being on fire for a bit. This is a good opportunity for a deep clean; scour the inside and get all that burnt paint off too. Then you can reapply the paint to the exterior.
The only thing you need to be aware of is that there are some sensitive electronics in that grill. They’re resistant to temperature by design, but fires can sometimes screw things up. You probably want to do some temp tests to make sure everything is still calibrated okay – but the fire seems like it was away from the temp probe anyway so you should be fine
FriscoMMB
Had the same model when I started .. a workhorse for aure. Scrappe and paint.. spend the 20-25 it will cost in materials and you will have a long future with it.
MRClean_409
I sanded mine down and repainted with high heat paint. Can’t even tell now. Inside is good, so I was like what the hell.
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Ugh I was so sick when this happened tonight.. I’ve babied this thing (so I thought). I clean ash/fire pit and grease every 2-3 cooks. I guess there was some grease buildup that I didn’t see by the drip opening. I had just reverse seared a prime tri-tip (which turned out amazing), but towards the end of the sear I got a pretty massive fire going on the right side opposite of hopper. I was able to get it under control but by the time I did there was paint bubbling/chipping, etc on the inside and out. I won’t know the full damage until tomorrow b/c it was getting dark.
I realize this is an entry level smoker, but it’s been an absolute tank and never given me a single problem until I messed up.. Wondering if it’s worth salvaging w/ some high heat paint or other suggestions welcome, thanks!
Scrape and sand, prime and apply high heat paint.
I’m a total noob to cooking on a pellet grill, so wanted to ask: what exactly am I looking at? Is this just the finish/paint burning off due to the temperature being too high (because of grease fire)? And what’s the consequence of this, will it rust because of no pain in that spot?
You’re fine – at the end of the day this is a hunk of metal and it can handle being on fire for a bit. This is a good opportunity for a deep clean; scour the inside and get all that burnt paint off too. Then you can reapply the paint to the exterior.
The only thing you need to be aware of is that there are some sensitive electronics in that grill. They’re resistant to temperature by design, but fires can sometimes screw things up. You probably want to do some temp tests to make sure everything is still calibrated okay – but the fire seems like it was away from the temp probe anyway so you should be fine
Had the same model when I started .. a workhorse for aure. Scrappe and paint.. spend the 20-25 it will cost in materials and you will have a long future with it.
I sanded mine down and repainted with high heat paint. Can’t even tell now. Inside is good, so I was like what the hell.