Yes absolutely

Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks man! We sell them on the east coast, but maybe we should contact them for sponsorship.

@@DRSmokeNJ yes u should ..everyone does the good side of everything.. but this is care

Thank you for the comment.

Yes absolutely! No problem

@The Insufferable Tool - What I do after is send it down the drain. I wash them in a sink in the house (I have used the kitchen sink and a deep laundry room sink.) I do it all in the house, I have an overhead fan like you'd find in most bathrooms and leave that on for a few minutes until the stink clears out. You could do it outside, weather permitting. Generally the grates don't "soak" in the small amount of ammonia, but they could if you wanted to. Never tried "boiling water". Respirator -- Depends on you and your housemates. My wife has mild asthma, I always tell her to "stay out of here" when the stinks around, she's never had any issues. I should have stated when I first posted that I do this right after using the grates (same day at least), so the crustys aren't too bad. If your grates are really gummed up and thick crustys, you might have to do this several times. Some guys use "Oven cleaner" for that. It can be nasty too, but newer products tend to be not so bad. This ammonia method is cheap, I just bought some more ammonia at Wally World, $1.50 for 1/2 gal. That will last me for a couple of years. Hope this is helpful. You might want to reread my original post, as I'm going to clarify some of what I wrote.

Why? Just hit them with a brush before your next cook

I love seeing creative ideas and this is one. Thanks for sharing!

I still absolutely love mine! You can read all over the internet about stuff but it might be 1% of people that complain. What I really like about GMG is that they listen to customers and will make changes to fix whatever issue you might have. The warranty is top notch. I have a build video in my channel that will help you. Where are you located?

Thanks for the comment

great suggestion

Thank you!

Thank you for the comment

No because the auger is full. You only have to take the first step again if you run the pellet hopper completely empty.

LOL thank you for the comment! Happy Grilling

Care to share a link for everyone? Thanks for the comment

You can make you own can liners by forming foil over the outside of the drop can then it will fit inside . When your smoking is done, remove the foil and toss or reuse again next session. The result is a clean can.

Looking for the same thing myself. If you found it could you drop a link?

Just a quality one from Home Depot or Lowes that is meant to be left outside.

I never had an issue.

Marshall i know it might look like a lot, but once you get the procedure down it will take around 10 minutes. Again this is a deep cleaning which really only needs to be done about every 5-6 bags of pellets. I came from a weber Smokey mountain 18.5” to clean and maintain was a true pain every single time. The GMG offers very constant results and very little maintenance. You will be very happy when your not maintaining a fire all day and worrying if your temp is still ok. With the GMG you set and forget. Where are you located Marshall?

@@DRSmokeNJ I'm in the Chicago area. I have the Weber Smokey Mtn also and agree. It's a definite pain to clean! Thank you for the advice!

Once you cook in the smoker it gets seasoned like cast iron. Leaving a thin layer of grease will protect the bare metal. If it really bothers you and you wanted to paint it you would have to clean the area with acetone before you use high temp paint on it. That would require you to do another burn-in to season the new paint.

I usually use the ash vac port, but when the whole smoker needs a good cleaning I am dismantling everything anyway.

@@DRSmokeNJ Thanks! Good to know, was hoping it wasn't just "marketing". Also, Magic Eraser (soaking wet) cleans that glass, like magic :-P

LOL cleaning is good at least once in awhile!

The guy was right. It's seasoning

Nevermind, just didn't get far enough yet :) Great video!

I will take a look and comment. Your fire box should be 4.5 inches from left side wall as a good start.

You can’t go wrong with a GMG. The grill is very well built. These have electronics and software so sometimes you gotta do updates or reset your wifi. This is all part of any pellet smoker brand.

@@ronradil6995 True but is it PID?

I honestly cannot remember. I usually buy the cheapest ones because once they get too much buildup I trash them. The GrillGrates brush is really nice though and works on regular grates too.

Ok, thx ! Great video !

What do you mean?

DR. Smoke I mean did you add pellets to the fire box as instructed during initial assembly?

You do not have to recharge the pellet box at all when cleaning. The only reason you would have to do that is if you ran the auger empty. If you keep pellets in it you would never have to do this step.