Dealing with pollen

[hallsofmontezuma]

Now that pollen season is approaching for many of us, what do you do to deal with it, if anything? I got my RecTeq last year right after pollen season ended so I haven't had to deal with it until now.
My smoker sits on a covered screen porch, without a grill cover.

Do you just wipe off your smoker periodically? Do you use a cover to keep the pollen off when not in use? Something else? Nothing?

 

[Greg Jones]

Well, we don‘t have a pollen problem here where I live, but I do know it is a serious issue for those who do. My daughter and her husband live in the SC Low Country, and the first time I experienced it firsthand I couldn’t believe it. My son-in-law has a combo grill/stick burner smoker and he doesn’t even cover it, so the pollen must be a non-issue for him.

 

[Thor8594]

Well, we don‘t have a pollen problem here where I live, but I do know it is a serious issue for those who do. My daughter and her husband live in the SC Low Country, and the first time I experienced it firsthand I couldn’t believe it. My son-in-law has a combo grill/stick burner smoker and he doesn’t even cover it, so the pollen must be a non-issue for him.

I'm jealous, I love the low country, lived there for 6 yrs. Miss it.

 

[lowcountrygamecock]

Love it in coastal SC but the pollen is tough on the allergies. Rode around today with the window down and I’m suffering for it.

 

[epcotisbest]

Here in Georgia we just kinda deal with it. My grill last spring. Same deal, kept inside the screened-in porch when not in use.

 

[CarpeInferi]

Take more allergy meds and keep on cooking. Never had pollen coating a grill impact how well it worked.

 

[mooncusser2k]

Where I live in MA we'll get our dose of pollen in May/June. I've had cars wind up looking like a tennis ball with wheels. Everything outside gets a coating until the rain falls.

 

[hallsofmontezuma]

Take more allergy meds and keep on cooking. Never had pollen coating a grill impact how well it worked.

Here in Georgia we just kinda deal with it. My grill last spring. Same deal, kept inside the screened-in porch when not in use.

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Do you just wipe it off periodically and not worry about it getting all up in everything?

 

[epcotisbest]

Do you just wipe it off periodically and not worry about it getting all up in everything?

Yeah, I just use a damp rag and wipe it off. Sometimes it is thick and requires multiple wipes with a rinsed rag to get it fairly cleaned up. As for the inside, just have not noticed or worried about the inside.

 

[CarpeInferi]

Do you just wipe it off periodically and not worry about it getting all up in everything?

This will be my first pollen season with the Bullseye and I got the cover for it so we'll see on if it gets wiped down any. On my stick burners I just let the rain take care of pollen build up since there's no electronics to worry about.