Enjoy your channel, I have the Searwood XL 600, no need for a shopvac, all you need is a 2 - 3 inch hard plastic putty knife and a workbench broom or paint brush and push everything down to the cleanout drawer. EASIEST cleanout ever, it literally takes less than 2 minutes. I clean it every time because it is so unbelievably easy. My old pellet grills on a "cleaning pain scale" were 9's & 10's the Searwood is about a "1". Also, scrape the junk off the grates & flavorizer bar before pulling them off. Keep the videos coming.
@@TBH-Grillin 9 out of 10 times yes, because it is so fast and easy. My other pellet grill was such a pain. I've had the XL600 almost 3 months and usually use use it 2 to 4 times a week. When I smoke a brisket I use the top rack with an aluminum turkey tray on the bottom rack with water, same for pork butt but no water in the pan. When I clean the grill and my top rack is in place, I put all the components of the inside on the top rack to empty out the grill. My old grill had monstrous big & heavy grates & a huge diffuser I could never find an easy convenient landing spot for them. Once your smoker body has grease and ash caked together (like a film) I'd rather scrape it down then try to vacuum, I used a vacuum the first time I cleaned it and found it unnecessary and not as good, never used it again. Also, I pull out the entire big cleanout tray after I clean the grill and rest it on (over) a trash can and scrape all the junk through the hole into the can, that's way easier than bending over to scrape the debris from the big cleanout tray to the smaller aluminum throwaway tray. EZ-PZEE.
@@EricNagy-jk8vh Good stuff! I'm actually trying to figure out what kind of thing I can buy to store all my Searwood crap. I've got to figure out where to put the pellets, griddle insert, crafted insert, sear grate, rotisserie, rotisserie baskets, and the skewer accessory on the way. I don't want to keep running back and forth to the garage when I want to do multiple things, so I'm looking for some kind of nice deck box to use, but something that won't be ruined by the grease and can handle a little heat if I want to swap accessories right after a cook.
@@TBH-Grillin Deck boxes & small PVC garden storage (cabinets) and install shelves, hooks or wire racks work well. I sift pellets when I get them and store them in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. The Oklahoma Joe pellet bucket is easy for sifting and storage. If you have a covered area a steel rolling tool cabinet works well but not water tight. I have accessories for 4 grills/smokers so I'm always looking for storage. Your bottom shelf is plenty of room for 3-5 inch high plastic containers with a lids, I keep my scrapers and brooms under the grill and haven't had a heat issue yet.
Well, I didn't know this existed until now. Weber smartly came up with a drip pan that fits on top of the flavor bar, under the grill grates. www.weber.com/US/en/accessories/3400250.html Unfortunately, it's out of stock for now. I will be grabbing one as soon as it's back in!
Also did my first cleaning on my XL and found the same. Like the other comment, I pushed all the ash into the collection tray too and emptied and then shop vac to over do it. Pleasantly surprised at the amount of grease in the grease tray too. I'll be dumping the diffuser before any high temp searing.
I’m looking for a shop vac or ash vac for cleanup of my new Searwood. Do you have a recommendation either way? Looks like you just used a shop vac so have you considered getting a dedicated ash vac? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for all of your awesome content!
Right now I'm just using my big old shopvac, but it's a bit unwieldy. I've been considering this ash vac from Stanley (amzn.to/4gLbRx6) because it's smaller so i can just hold the bucket while vac'ing out the grill, and it's designed for ashes. I don't have any experience with it yet, but I'm sure it's fine. Thanks brother!
I live in the country, I’m apolitical, I’ve never seen the view and have no desire. I do enjoy white claw though! I also enjoy grilling and long walks on the beach. 😎
Enjoy your channel, I have the Searwood XL 600, no need for a shopvac, all you need is a 2 - 3 inch hard plastic putty knife and a workbench broom or paint brush and push everything down to the cleanout drawer. EASIEST cleanout ever, it literally takes less than 2 minutes. I clean it every time because it is so unbelievably easy. My old pellet grills on a "cleaning pain scale" were 9's & 10's the Searwood is about a "1". Also, scrape the junk off the grates & flavorizer bar before pulling them off. Keep the videos coming.
Sounds good! Do you also empty the diffuser after/before every cook? Thanks brother! 🍻
@@TBH-Grillin 9 out of 10 times yes, because it is so fast and easy. My other pellet grill was such a pain. I've had the XL600 almost 3 months and usually use use it 2 to 4 times a week. When I smoke a brisket I use the top rack with an aluminum turkey tray on the bottom rack with water, same for pork butt but no water in the pan. When I clean the grill and my top rack is in place, I put all the components of the inside on the top rack to empty out the grill. My old grill had monstrous big & heavy grates & a huge diffuser I could never find an easy convenient landing spot for them. Once your smoker body has grease and ash caked together (like a film) I'd rather scrape it down then try to vacuum, I used a vacuum the first time I cleaned it and found it unnecessary and not as good, never used it again. Also, I pull out the entire big cleanout tray after I clean the grill and rest it on (over) a trash can and scrape all the junk through the hole into the can, that's way easier than bending over to scrape the debris from the big cleanout tray to the smaller aluminum throwaway tray. EZ-PZEE.
@@EricNagy-jk8vh Good stuff! I'm actually trying to figure out what kind of thing I can buy to store all my Searwood crap. I've got to figure out where to put the pellets, griddle insert, crafted insert, sear grate, rotisserie, rotisserie baskets, and the skewer accessory on the way. I don't want to keep running back and forth to the garage when I want to do multiple things, so I'm looking for some kind of nice deck box to use, but something that won't be ruined by the grease and can handle a little heat if I want to swap accessories right after a cook.
@@TBH-Grillin Deck boxes & small PVC garden storage (cabinets) and install shelves, hooks or wire racks work well. I sift pellets when I get them and store them in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. The Oklahoma Joe pellet bucket is easy for sifting and storage. If you have a covered area a steel rolling tool cabinet works well but not water tight. I have accessories for 4 grills/smokers so I'm always looking for storage. Your bottom shelf is plenty of room for 3-5 inch high plastic containers with a lids, I keep my scrapers and brooms under the grill and haven't had a heat issue yet.
Thanks for posting. I will be getting a Searwood soon, great to see the kinds of cleaning I will have to do.
Yes it’s super easy!
Is it possible to put a shallow drip pan under the rack? It doesn't look it!
No, there's nothing there to hold it in place. You can smoke on the top rack and put a pan under it, though.
@TBH-Grillin Thanks for that info. I didn't think the upper rack was big enough for a brisket. It looks small (narrow) in the videos.
Well, I didn't know this existed until now. Weber smartly came up with a drip pan that fits on top of the flavor bar, under the grill grates. www.weber.com/US/en/accessories/3400250.html
Unfortunately, it's out of stock for now. I will be grabbing one as soon as it's back in!
@@TBH-Grillin That looks interesting. Thanks for letting us know.
Also did my first cleaning on my XL and found the same. Like the other comment, I pushed all the ash into the collection tray too and emptied and then shop vac to over do it. Pleasantly surprised at the amount of grease in the grease tray too.
I'll be dumping the diffuser before any high temp searing.
Good stuff. Much happier with this ash/grease system.
I’m looking for a shop vac or ash vac for cleanup of my new Searwood. Do you have a recommendation either way? Looks like you just used a shop vac so have you considered getting a dedicated ash vac? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for all of your awesome content!
Right now I'm just using my big old shopvac, but it's a bit unwieldy. I've been considering this ash vac from Stanley (amzn.to/4gLbRx6) because it's smaller so i can just hold the bucket while vac'ing out the grill, and it's designed for ashes. I don't have any experience with it yet, but I'm sure it's fine.
Thanks brother!
Excellent
Cheers!
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City boy, probably a Democrat too. Probably watches the view and drink white claws
I live in the country, I’m apolitical, I’ve never seen the view and have no desire. I do enjoy white claw though! I also enjoy grilling and long walks on the beach. 😎