What do you do about the grease getting into the fire pot? I'm thinking that is not the healthiest to the grill itself for maintenance and such. And quite honestly if I do a 2 step steak, up to very rare, pull and foil it. Then crank the grills up to 400+ I get a nice crust. No blackened lines but a great crust
On the pit boss, the semi round heat shield has a sliding cover, and in this pic it's open for flame searing.
Any grease dripping immediately caught fire. This was just one steak, but once the flames get going you can toss a steak or two in the fire over the burn pot and let them light off for 10 or 15 seconds, then flip them to a cooler part of the grill.
Grease never got into the burn pot once the pellets were on fire.
This was a reverse sear. I think it went 90 mins at 180F then I cranked up the heat for the sear.