GMG Daniel Boon grill soot question

[Markdc]

Hey everybody,
I am new to this forum. I'm Mark. I live in southern California. I love to grill, smoke and recently bought a pellet grill.
Well I brined a whole chicken and wanted to cook it on the GMG grill. I wanted it cooked not smoked for hours so I ran the grill at 300 degrees. It took about 90 minutes to get the breast to 165. Nice and moist but had an ugly greasy soot on the skin. I even place it on a small pan with a rack so the fat wouldn't cause this to happen. What is the problem? I have a vertical propane smoker that would have had this bird looking like it belonged on a magazine cover in the same time. I would put the pic up but it's too large at 3.2 mb.
Nice to be here. thanks in advance. PS I know I could search on this board and others on this subject but like to interact with people from the git go.

 

[TentHunter]

First of all, welcome to the forum, Mark. It's great having you here!

Don't ever hesitate to post a question.

Now, can you reduce the pic size so it can be posted? I can't imagine what may have caused soot, unless your fire was burning dirty for some reason. Be sure you clean the firepot often. A clogged firepot can cause the fire to not get good oxygen flow, which can cause soot.

The only other question I can think to ask is what pellets did you use? Pellets can make a HUGE difference.

 

[chaz345]

I find that soot is usually caused by a cleaning problem of some sort, either a fire not getting enough air or a grease pan that's smoking because it's got to much grease in it. With the Traeger I have, I line the grease drip pan with foil but sometimes some works its way in under the foil and will smoke a bunch and give a nasty soot taste. Clean out the firepot, make sure nothing is blocking the fan or the airways, and clean the grill completely and see if the soot problem persists.