Cleanliness is Important

[Ken]

I got lazy and stopped cleaning the cooking rack holders on the interior walls.  When the food took on a foul smell and taste, I searched for answers.  More than one trip through the dishwasher was needed.  The dishwasher smelled like the nasty food for a couple more cycles.  I learned my lesson.

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[old sarge]

Amen to that.  I don't run mine through a dishwasher but do clean off the loose stuff.  Racks do get a thorough cleaning. 

[Ken]

I would do both.  You will be amazed at the stinky residue in your dishwasher.

[old sarge]

You are so right.

[Ken]

Now it?s time to smoke something!

[Hank R]

I run my racks and holders through the dish washer every time after I soak in a tub of hot water and remove the heavy nasty stuff.    Just go over with a SOS pad then washer.

[old sarge]

Good to se you are still with us.  How's you Napoleon doing? Popular grill!

[Ken]

A nice clean smoked salmon confirms that cleaning the racks is very important.

[old sarge]

I would guess with fish it would be more important than with pork or beef.

[Ken]

It seems like the original instructions with my smoker talked about cleaning the racks.  I read an article about the most successful BBQ joints in Texas.  The one thing that set them apart was cleaning the nastiness from the inside of the smokers on a regular basis.