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October 9th, 2017, 5:45 pm
* Abilene *
- Joined: October 9th, 2017, 5:25 pm
- Posts: 1
Excited to try this baby out. Upgrade from the little pit boss!
October 10th, 2017, 11:17 am
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- Joined: April 18th, 2014, 3:12 pm
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Welcome aboard!
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October 16th, 2017, 4:45 pm
* Abilene *
- Joined: October 18th, 2016, 4:25 pm
- Posts: 4
Crzybm13 wrote:Excited to try this baby out. Upgrade from the little pit boss!
You made a good purchase, I have the same.
I'd recommend buying a builders vacuum to help cleaning the burnt ash.
I jetwash the plate and handle it with washable gloves or paper towel as I found using my regular leather charcoal gloves causes them to mould.
I now try to dishwasher the grills while they are still warm.
Don't forget the bloody bucket under the drain! I've forgotten a couple of times.
Good luck...
October 16th, 2017, 6:08 pm
* Kingman *
- Joined: September 3rd, 2014, 11:04 pm
- Posts: 422
Dishwasher chrome grills is a bad thing.... Chemicals in dishwasher soap causes graying on the grates.
October 17th, 2017, 5:56 pm
* Abilene *
- Joined: October 18th, 2016, 4:25 pm
- Posts: 4
Conumdrum wrote:Dishwasher chrome grills is a bad thing.... Chemicals in dishwasher soap causes graying on the grates.
I thought they were stainless steel which I don't mind dishwashing and it's a lot easier than my old cast iron stuff. I also jet wash the grills and havn't noticed any whitening yet.
What are you doing to keep them clean.
October 18th, 2017, 9:26 am
* Kingman *
- Joined: September 3rd, 2014, 11:04 pm
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I give them a good hard rub with a stainless scrub pad while still warm after the cool down period. Gets the gunk off the top. When I do wash them, I put them in a tub in my back yard with hot water and Dawn soap. Let sit for a day them use a brush etc to scrub them. I don't do this every time, nor do I keep my 640 spotlessly clean. It's a smoker. Used to do that in the first year or so, but no need keep it clean like the kitchen counter.
October 21st, 2017, 3:02 pm
* Abilene *
- Joined: October 18th, 2016, 4:25 pm
- Posts: 4
October 22nd, 2017, 9:15 am
* Kingman *
- Joined: September 3rd, 2014, 11:04 pm
- Posts: 422
Pretty good!
There are folks like that clean the smoker with a toothbrush I'm sure
Meh, I did a bunch of chickens 3 weeks ago, all I did was clean the grates with the stainless pad, closed the lid, and put the cover on once fully cooled.
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