On Feb 28, 7:34*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
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> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> >>> I would prefer to keep the smoker on the screen porch which is where our
> >>> gas grill is located.
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> >> Screened as in with a roof? *Where is the fire extinguisher? *How far is
> >> the fire department? *Ever see the accumulated grease catch on fire?
> >> Sorry, but that is too risky for me to recommend anything.
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> > I have the same arrangement minus the "accumulated grease". *Where did you
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> > -dk
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> Put a couple of briskets in a smoker and you get grease. Put enough of any
> meat with fat and you get grease. *All it takes is one unanticipated problem
> and you have a grease fire. *All it takes is one time. *Yes, it happens.- Hide quoted text -
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Hell yeah, fat burns really, really well. I could have a good fat fire
every 20 lbs of meat cooked. I supposed that's one of the good things
about uprights is that they don't collect fat deposits from cook to
cook. Though I got to imagine those uprights are a bit sloppy and
messy in their own right for the same reason.
If I had any sort of overhead cover near the cooker, I'd expect it to
collect grease as well. A fair amount of it really.