On 1-Mar-2009, D K > wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > "D K" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> 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.
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I have the same arrangement minus the "accumulated grease". Where did
> >> you
> >> get that?
> >>
> >> -dk
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
> Maybe in an offset, but my WSM is grease free with a lot of use.
>
> -dk

My offset has a drain with a half gallon bucket to catch the drippings.

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