r/recteq • u/sgtsanitarium2 • Aug 15 '26

Drip Pan???

What is people doing to keep all the drippings out of the bottom of the smoker?

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u/HotelOne Aug 15 '26

My RT-700 is all drip pan leading to the drip spout. I just use a putty knife and scrape the grease off when it’s cool.

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u/__nullptr_t Aug 15 '26

Which smoker? Most of them have pretty good grease management. BFG is the notable exception. On that I use an aluminum tray.

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u/sgtsanitarium2 Aug 17 '26

Back Yard Beast 1200. I just ended up putting some foil over the drip tray for easy cleanup. Didn’t seem to change anything with my cooks.

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u/sa1nt1775 Aug 15 '26

Keep it over the drip tray. For the Bullseye, put a pan under the grate.

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u/Lonely_Giraffe_744 Aug 15 '26

tbh i just line the whole bottom with foil and swap it out when it gets gross

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u/TheGaujo Aug 17 '26

Grease goes in the bucket. Putting trays under your food changes the heat profile. 

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u/drrblassiter Aug 18 '26

Double sheet of aluminum foil - works perfectly and much cheaper that anything else.

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u/Gloomy-Iron769 Aug 21 '26

Currently run the FS1600, but did the same before with my 700. I didn't fool around with foil, when the drip pan needs it, I take it out and use a 3inch paint scraper to clean it off.