willygrilly Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 The top vent on my Akorn Jr. has gotten very gummed up with grease and such after several slow cooks. Would you suggest a high heat burn or try to remove it and clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRobinson Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I recommend that you begin with a hard scrub with soap and water. You can disassemble the unit to clean it more thoroughly. Careful use of a propane torch can also either burn away or loosen grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.O. Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I get my KJ very hot after every couple cooks and it seems to keep that top vent pretty clean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgosnell151 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 22 hours ago, A.O. said: I get my KJ very hot after every couple cooks and it seems to keep that top vent pretty clean.. this is one thing that I have been wildly unsuccessful at for some reason. I think I need to take mine off and give it a good cleaning, then be more diligent about getting temps up every so often to keep it clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.O. Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 47 minutes ago, Bgosnell151 said: this is one thing that I have been wildly unsuccessful at for some reason. I think I need to take mine off and give it a good cleaning, then be more diligent about getting temps up every so often to keep it clean. Another thing I do is when the top is cool enough to touch at the end of a cook, I'll rotate it back and forth to loosen it up for the next cook. Bgosnell151 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperovdeflame Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Generally happens when you do a number of low and slow or moderate low cooks. Just spray it with oven cleaner and put it in a gas grill or oven and turn the heat up for 45 minutes to and hour or so. I am telling you folks, cooking pizza once a week as maintenance is the trick. Plus you get to eat the pizza a you admire your clean top vent. A.O. and Bgosnell151 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgosnell151 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 15 minutes ago, keeperovdeflame said: Generally happens when you do a number of low and slow or moderate low cooks. Just spray it with oven cleaner and put it in a gas grill or oven and turn the heat up for 45 minutes to and hour or so. I am telling you folks, cooking pizza once a week as maintenance is the trick. Plus you get to eat the pizza a you admire your clean top vent. awesome.... thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperovdeflame Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I forgot to mention the finishing touch. After you get the vent clean and working well, give it a shot of vegetable oil and rub it in. kind of like you do for a cast iron pan. Bgosnell151 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRobinson Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Well, "on my grill, at least, the whole thing is held on by one bolt and two screws." But I do expect that any oven cleaner would do well to quickly dissolve any "gunk." After that, soap and water and a scouring pad, then a quick squirt of any lubricant. After each and every cook, I thoroughly scrub the inside and the outside of my (steel ...) Kamado, and that includes the vents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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