Rancid Smelling AQ

I clean my smokette once a year with a plastic scrapper. It has not yet been a year for my AQ and I have no "smell" showing up in it. In fact, it smells great !

I will be real interested in other's responses, also.

Hi Everyone,

Discard old foil.
Racks are washed after each smoke.
Rails get washed after each smoke.
Wipe the inside of smoker with dry paper towel until the grease is gone.
If the meat touches the sides of the smoker or drips under the foil on the bottom then I wipe it with hot water on a paper towel or scape with a credit card until food stain is gone.
Put new foil.
If it still smells bad leave the door open for a few hours.
Close door put CookShack cover over smoker, ready to smoke.
Thats what I do on my Smokette, Amerique and SM150

Thank you,
Brian E.

Change foil each smoke. Scrape the bottom out 2-3 time per year and wash the racks regularly. Other than that, nothing. Never had a problem with odor or bad Q.

Yes, I use tin foil and regularly wipe out the bottom with a hot paper towel. And, i always wash the racks and rails. That is what it said to do in the instructions.

the "smell" has to be coming from some where. If you're following the instructions and getting rid of old foil, it certainly still has to be coming from somewhere.

First time I've had someone ask about a bad smell, so bear with us if we ask what you're doing, you didn't state in the first post what you did for cleaning, so we're just asking.

Maybe you're just sensitive to the smell?

Did you empty the grease pan?

I had the same problem with my 009.

After removing the foil, taking the racks out for washing, I take a dry paper towel and wipe out the visible grease that magically appears under the foil somehow, then use a second towel slightly wetted with vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar for what that's worth) and wipe down the bottom, and the bottom few inches or so of the sides and back wall. Then leave the door open for a half hour or so to dry. It has fixed the problem.

Smokin' -- maybe it's mostly a Sunbelt region thing -- warm, humid most of the year (?)

Hey bembring, can I borrow your credit card to clean my 009? I promise I'll only use it to clean my smoker. Must be nice to have a credit card scraper.

Hi Papa-Pigs-BBQ-Barn,

Save the junk mail ones for this
Like Amex cards they send them all the time.

Brian E.

I've no end to the advertising credit cards that come in the mail. They work great.

some say to use lemon juice on greasy spots