I've seen some brief mentions in a few threads about wrapping the deflector on the WSK and am a bit perplexed about how that would work. The thing has holes designed to let air through, so wouldn't that yield sub-optimal performance? And if I pushed through the foil on all the holes, then gunk would still get in and cake on.
How easy are these plates to clean? I just got my E6 on Monday and plan to give the smoke function a shot this weekend with a few pork butts. Yeah, I can put a drip pan underneath them but eventually I'm gonna cook something that goes outside the dimensions of the drip pan and the thing is inevitably gonna get s*** caked on it.
I'm honestly not too worried about it, but am curious others' experiences so far with the plate and upkeep/cleaning/maintenance. I'm coming from a WSM22 where I just foiled over the bowl every cook, but grease always made its way in. I'd always just clean it out with a spoon and a towel then re-foil.
How easy are these plates to clean? I just got my E6 on Monday and plan to give the smoke function a shot this weekend with a few pork butts. Yeah, I can put a drip pan underneath them but eventually I'm gonna cook something that goes outside the dimensions of the drip pan and the thing is inevitably gonna get s*** caked on it.
I'm honestly not too worried about it, but am curious others' experiences so far with the plate and upkeep/cleaning/maintenance. I'm coming from a WSM22 where I just foiled over the bowl every cook, but grease always made its way in. I'd always just clean it out with a spoon and a towel then re-foil.