Any issues with soot under pans? Been researching about blue flames being clean and that some burners burn "dirty".
595898
Never any soot. My niece also has this stove, and she has had no problem, either. I love this stove!
595899
No, never had soot on my pots or cast iron skillet. I also never run it all the way up on high because of the yellow flame, since I still run this stove inside a cabin. I never had the need to do so because my pots are no more than 14" dutch ovens or skillet and the flame goes past the pots. But no soot.
966929
Ken -- Rubbing alcohol doesn't have a high enough content for satisfactory results. (I had the same result, and the flame sputtered out.) Instead, go to a home center or paint store, and get a can of denatured alcohol, which is 90% alcohol. This will give you a hot blue flame, and take care of the soot/smoke issue.
1146649
I do not have a commercial stove, but have a gas stove with high-power burners and have not had an issue. Obviously I keep the burner lit under the pan, not around it.
1977532
Can you see up into your chiminny? How long have you burned in it? Last time it was swept clean? Are you only burning cured/dry wood?If you have not had it cleaned by a pro for years.. now might be maybe that time? I bought a brush and rods to do mine myself.Also, is it a fireplace or a woodstove?
1142174
Suprised it was damaged!! Mine was packed like a very well! As for the temp? I had that problem yesterday. Smoked a pork roast. Fired up just fine and was running too hot 250! Had both burners on low and both dampers open all the way. So, I turned the valve back on the propane tank. Next think I know the temp is at 150 and when I turn it up the temp will not increase. I shut everything down. Opened the valve on the propane tank all the way and restarted it. Worked fine after that. The propane regulators are very cheap now days and seem to have some issues. I have only used it 3 times and here are some suggestions. Keep what you are smoking if it is a small amount at the same level as the temp gauge. Only use 1 burner at a time. Why? When the 1st one burns out of wood chips you start the other. Then you can change out the chips and it is not hot. Wrap the pans in tin foil! They stay nice and it is an easy clean up when you are done. I am also looking into getting a very thin fire proof seal for the door. It is metal against metal and leaks some smoke. May not be worth the cost but a thought. Also..Make sure you burn it off!! Do it slow and work the vents and the doors as it heats up! They will stick! Hope this helps! Going to do a big turkey this weekend?! Yikes!!!
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IF let's off a fair amount of smoke. I was not very happy, and would net rocommend. For me, the problem I had was it got too hot, even on the lowest of settings for my gas burner. Also, it's impossible to clean, without scraping of the coating. the last time I used it was to sear tuna. I let it sit for a day and scrubbed very hard to remove the residue. I used a sponge,then a soappad, becasue the sponge did nothing for the black residue ledt behind. I scrubbed so hard some of the costing rubbed off, and there is still residue left? Hope you have better luck and this was helpful
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My heater did this and I found that a tiny hole in the pilot flame tube was blocked by dust. I removed the lower panel (tricky without more disassembly) and used a brush and a cotton swab moistened with alcohol to clean the small opening. When I had access I also cleaned the thermocouple that touches the pilot flame. Had to do this twice. The heater has been ok for over a week now. I read about this on a blog about the heater.
462300
I've been using mine for a little over a year now. However, I seldom use the right burner, which is for warming or simmering. But, I use the main burner all the time. I haven't had an issue at all since my purchase.
581282
I have a smooth top stove and I have not had this problem. I'm very happy with my smoker.
100935
I have a 6 burner gas top and have used these pans without any problems. The flames are directed over the bottom side of the pans pretty evenly.
2016732
There's a perforated sheet under the grates. It prevents direct flames from hitting food, and it catches most of the grease. That means twice as many parts to clean up. It's such a hassle to use and clean that haven't used mine enough to know if much drips into the bottom or not. Because of the metal sheet under the grates, you have to preheat much longer than with any regular grill. I tried mine a few times and started using a stovetop grill pan, which I love. (Calphalon 1877038 Contemporary Nonstick Dishwasher Safe Panini Pan and Press)
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Ours runs 24/7 except when we have a power company outage and there has not been a sign of soot nor even an abundance of dust. Our two small dogs put off a lot of hair, but not a lot of dust. The two old folks here put off dust and not a lot of hair, but in neither case is soot a concern. I opened the back of the unit and found no soot and a normal amount of collected dust.
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Hold the 'filter reset' button (the small button with the looping arrow) down for like 15 or 30 seconds. If it still doesn't reset - sometimes I think the filter really is clever or insane and you might want to double-check that everything is making contact and there's no soot shorting anything out, but I think I only ever had one be 'stubborn' once.
1837234
I think this depends on how much oil you use and what you are cooking and if the oil splatters outside the pan onto the hot burner because this pan has very low sides. There can be some smoke and it can get a little messy.
769412
We used the two smaller pans over fire on a backpacking trip this last summer, you do need to be careful not to get any flames or to much heat near the rubber coated handles. The outside of the pans did discolor after using them over flames, but did not seem to cause any damage.
748188
Haven't checked on times, sorry. That burner is HOT, though, would not take long. You need to be careful of aluminum pans with thin bottoms, it will warp them and if you let them boil dry it will burn through, I am told.
190480
Inside or outside of the pan? I've used FARBERWARE Cookware for many years and never had a problem as described. I scrub my stubborn stains with Barkeepers Friend, works every time!