Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.

Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

Paul wrote:
> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

I don't have a gas Weber but I do have a suggestion. Try washing the grill
rack.

Jill

Paul wrote:
> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

I don't have a gas Weber but I do have a suggestion. Try washing the grill
rack.

Jill

>(Paul)
>
>Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
>to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
>grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.

Obvioiusly you're not burning off the grease well enough... but why not just
clean the grill as specified in the owner's manual. Cleaning frequency is
obviously dependant on what and how you cook. It should take no more than 15
minutes to clean the Weber Genesis, I clean mine 3 times each year... only
thing you need is a two inch putty knife.

>Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.

All outdoor grills should be placed at least 10 feet from the house and other
combustibles... and never use a grill on a wood deck.

>Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

The cheapy grills use lava rocks to suck up the grease, those too will flare if
the rocks are not replaced frequently enough.
The cheapy grills usually don't last long enough to accumulate grease for flare
ups.



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Paul wrote:

> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.

Sounds like you have grease on the inside that's catching fire.



Brian

Paul wrote:

> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

My gas BBQ does it too. It's the grease burning off. You probably
notice it more when you have cooked something especially greasy. The
alternative is to leave it and have it flare up the next time you use
it.

In article >,
says...
> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.
>
You've got to scrape down the funnel-shaped aluminum drip catcher drawer
under the "flavorizer bars" every so often, depending on what and how
you cook. Most of the liquid drippings will wind up in the little drip
tray, but bits of food that fall through the grill slots may stick to
the sides of the aluminum drawer and then build up grease over time.
All it takes then is a flaming bit of food dropping down to torch up the
collected grease.

Just take a look down there before firing up the grill and see whether
it needs a bit of scraping. Also, while most of us do it, it's not a
good idea to leave a grill unattended at the high flame setting for more
than a few seconds at a time.
--
Bob
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In article >,
says...
> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.
>
You've got to scrape down the funnel-shaped aluminum drip catcher drawer
under the "flavorizer bars" every so often, depending on what and how
you cook. Most of the liquid drippings will wind up in the little drip
tray, but bits of food that fall through the grill slots may stick to
the sides of the aluminum drawer and then build up grease over time.
All it takes then is a flaming bit of food dropping down to torch up the
collected grease.

Just take a look down there before firing up the grill and see whether
it needs a bit of scraping. Also, while most of us do it, it's not a
good idea to leave a grill unattended at the high flame setting for more
than a few seconds at a time.
--
Bob
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In article >,
says...
> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.
>
You've got to scrape down the funnel-shaped aluminum drip catcher drawer
under the "flavorizer bars" every so often, depending on what and how
you cook. Most of the liquid drippings will wind up in the little drip
tray, but bits of food that fall through the grill slots may stick to
the sides of the aluminum drawer and then build up grease over time.
All it takes then is a flaming bit of food dropping down to torch up the
collected grease.

Just take a look down there before firing up the grill and see whether
it needs a bit of scraping. Also, while most of us do it, it's not a
good idea to leave a grill unattended at the high flame setting for more
than a few seconds at a time.
--
Bob
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On 3 Dec 2004 05:45:13 -0800, (Paul) wrote:

>Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
>to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
>grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
>Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
>Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

I too preheat my grill...after cooking I keep it going on high heat
for another ten minutes...do a quick brush down with the wire brush
and never have any problems with the flare ups...mine is propane fired
but I think if you're heating with charcoal it should burn off the
excess "drippings" before the coals burn out...

Regards,
Bill

>yetanotherBob@ZZgmail
>
says:
>>
>> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
>> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
>> grill flares up inside
>
>You've got to scrape down the funnel-shaped aluminum drip catcher drawer
>under the "flavorizer bars" every so often, depending on what and how
>you cook.

Hmm, since when did Weber change to Aluminum... the bottom clean out drawer of
my 8 year old Genesis is porcelainized steel.... just pull it out ever so often
and give her bottom the old scrape-a-rooni with my puddy knife.


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---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

In article >, penmart01
@aol.como says...
> >yetanotherBob@ZZgmail
> >
> says:
> >>
> >> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> >> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> >> grill flares up inside
> >
> >You've got to scrape down the funnel-shaped aluminum drip catcher drawer
> >under the "flavorizer bars" every so often, depending on what and how
> >you cook.
>
> Hmm, since when did Weber change to Aluminum... the bottom clean out drawer of
> my 8 year old Genesis is porcelainized steel.... just pull it out ever so often
> and give her bottom the old scrape-a-rooni with my puddy knife.
>
Not sure when the switch took place, or whether some models have or had
one material vs. the other, but the 3 or 4-year old bottom-of-the line
Genesis Silver A models wear aluminum drawers. But it probably doesn't
make much difference; bottom line is that folks have got to scrape their
drawers every so often, or risk potentially serious conflagrations.
--
Bob
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In article >,
(Paul) wrote:

> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

Time to clean it well. I had that happen earlier this fall -- damn near
died when I saw the fire! Boy did I have gunk in the bottom of the
unit. Didn't take an awful lot to clean it.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

In article >,
(Paul) wrote:

> Before I grill I always turn it up on high for about 10 minutes
> to burn off the old grease. Every once in a while though, the
> grill flares up inside and keep going even when I cut off the gas.
> Needless to say I put the grill further away from the house.
>
> Is this just common to Webers? My old cheapy grill never did this.

Time to clean it well. I had that happen earlier this fall -- damn near
died when I saw the fire! Boy did I have gunk in the bottom of the
unit. Didn't take an awful lot to clean it.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton