Grease trap…..

[Chef Mongo]

Hi guys, let me ask you a simple question, how often do you clean the grease trap on your Traeger? I had a prompt just before I was due to use it and it threw me a bit……said to clear the grease trap. Although there is no mention of such a thing in the manual, it kinda skirts round the V shaped channel in the bottom of the body……now I know there is a prompt, hopefully I will be more prepared next time.

 

[Slimpicker]

That is a generic message that will pop up using "time cooking" as it's gauge.
Your machine doesn't know
It's just wanting you to check the area for anything building up.
I've got a V channel that dumps into my mini bucket, the HEAT cleans that out, I've never manually cleaned it in the 3 years I've had this.

Again, it's not like your 27K vehicle that tells you everything from monitors and sensors... cuz Traeger ain't got none of that.

 

[RayClem]

I hate cleaning my grease trap, so my answer to your question is "NEVER". I do everything possible to keep grease from ever reaching the trap. When doing most cooks, I cook on the top rack of my Ironwood and place a baking pan on the rack below the cook to catch any drippings. I line the baking pan with foil so I can remove the foil when it gets dirty and toss it in the garbage. If I am cooking something so large (like a turkey or ham) such that it does not fit on the top rack, I place the protein in a large roasting pan with a rack to elevate the cook above the bottom of the pan. The roasting pan catches all the dripping making it easy to clean up after the cook..

I have heard that necessity is the mother of invention, but I also believe that laziness is the mother of invention. I tend to be somewhat lazy, so I try to invent easier ways of doing things.

 

[drich]

I use a wood chisel (1/2”) to clean mine all the way down the drip spout in to my lined drip bucket. It works great.
In addition, after using a shop vac to clean the inside of the grill I use my leaf blower to remove the remaining pellet dust. Be sure you do this outside and protect your eyes.

 

[BobbyQ]

Should be something like this available on your side of the pond. One inch wide works for me.

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Spray Traeger grill cleaner in the channel and chute. Let it sit while you clean something else. Scrape the gunk into the bucket and dump it.

 

[DADAKOTA]

I just use a plastic putty knife