Spraying the racks with cooking spray prior to use does wonders as well and makes the clean-up easier also.
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Cleaning electric smoker racksNEW by: Lea
As silly as this may sound, fill a container
large enough to submerge racks with the hottest tap water and a bit of Dawn dishwashing soap. I use a big restaurant roasting pan. Next I stack my 3 racks together with a Bounce dryer sheet sandwiched in between in the water and let sit overnight. Everything wipes right off with a sponge or sprays off. This also works great on glass casserole dishes. Enjoy~
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cleaning smoker by: Homie
At lowes or Home Deopot they sell small black tubs for mixing concrete fill it with dawn detergent and water soak grates,water pan and grease pan for a couple hours all the crap comes right off with very little effort.
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Simple Green-grills by: Anonymous
I find Simple Green to clean the racks works very well if you soak a little.
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Smoker cleanup by: steve
The best way I found to clean the pans and racks is to put them in the bath tub along with dish washing detergent. I know this sounds like it quiet messy but the detergent helps prevent the gunk from sticking to the tub. This allows the racks and pans to be fully submerged therefore it loosens everything for easy removal with a brush. Hope this helps. I'm smoking a 13# turkey today. It's my first so wish me luck. By the way I'm using a Mastercraft electric smoker. Simply love it so far.
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Cleaning a Smoker After The Smoking Is Done by: SmokerBill
I remove the racks and put them in my kitchen sink, filled with hot soapy water. I dip in what I can and let soak until the goo is loose. Then scrub it off with a plastic scrubber pad. A couple of times I put the racks in my dishwasher, but some crusty stuff clung on.
Only other thing I clean is the water pan. I also leave the smoker opened up for a day or two to allow it to air dry thoroughly, then I put all the parts back together, ready for the next time.
No need to clean the smoker interior unless it has so much buildup it starts falling onto the food.
