It looks like the rack is sitting in the pan, is the picture deceiving?? Is there actually enough space for drippings??
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There is about 3/8" clearance, not quite half an inch. I've cooked 10 chicken legs in it at a time, and they've turned out moist, with plenty of room for drippings.
1711040
The rack "floats" above the floor of the pan by about half an inch. Plenty of space for drippings!
1711041
There is a space of 1 inch between the rack and the bottom of the pan, enough for drippings.
1013020
I have the 18.5", and I have never needed more space. I cook for about the same number of people. Most of the time, I only use one rack.
1622336
rack sits up off inner pan. water goes under. for steaming vegetables a colander is good to put veggies in.
1043432
There is a well at the front of the rack, that holds water that drips from the bottles and other items you put on the rack. I never had any water leak on the counter, but had to dump the water out of the well when everything was dry and before I washed bottles the next time.
1447516
The fridge has a drip pan which is about 1.25" High and doesn't rest on the floor but is securely screwed into the back of the unit about 6 inches off the ground. My unit has never leaked any water.
1764293
The amount of weight it will hold has more to do with how well you install it, but I can say that my rack currently holds a lot of pans. Two large skillets, 5 pots, and three smaller pans
1707622
If you are asking about what catches drips under the rack and electric unit, it is aluminium and the same size as the rack. And yes, it is a big pain to remove especially because it's greasy when you do it. But I just put up with it because I happen to like an electric BBQ. I just purchased my second Meco--wore the first one out. Back to drip pans, there is another small one like you would use to bake a small sweet bread. It fits on the outside bottom of the unit.
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I haven't noticed if that tells you something...it never overflows and it would not be something I could see without popping the green bottom part off. The bottles and parts mostly air dry from my experience and there wouldn't be a need in my opinion to fuss with water build up in the bottom except maybe every few months-- if you wanted to, at that. This is a great rack for our needs and low maintenance.
1897888
definitely not! the unit is prone to leaking and you could find the entire contents on the counter. i tossed mine!
838228
It doesn't meet my needs. :-( And I so wanted to love it. The stockpot I use for most of my waterbath processing has too small a diameter to accommodate the rack. I haven't tested it for your specific question but if it's a nice close fit with the kettle, even if the 4-ounce jars did slip through the sides, they wouldn't go anywhere. :-\
512113
Not very well. The rack is designed for curved pans in a vertical arrangement.
2080725
yes it does, maybe too easily, again you will have to be careful if you have any liquids or if it is overflowing. I find too loose and the rack feels like it would and could fall into the gap. You can see in the pictures on the inside right where the gaps are. I find that is a huge flaw in the design of this oven. Other then that if works great. I am very happy.
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Space would none a little tight. I have a direct hose feed, don't need a tank, but still find it a bit crowded for grill pans, skeet rods, etc.
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Yes, it is as you say. The woodchips are sprinkled evenly on the base of the kettle, then the water pan goes in (I line the water pan with foil to aid clean-up), and the rack goes on the top. There are holes around the edge of the rack surface that are about 1" wide, and these exist so that you can slide a knife in there to lift up the rack when it is hot (if you read negative reviews about the rack being hard to remove whilst hot, it is because they have yet to figure this out). I hope this helps.
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Michael,It is excellent. It looks short, but it does not seem to make a difference. I have not experienced any drippingor leaking from this kettle. Hope you like it!
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Yes mine is. It came with two racks so I can use one one the top line and one on the bottom. Maybe a 1/2 inch in between. I have used it with tinfoil on the bottom rack for heating up something and the top rack for cooking. I also got a small baking pan to use in the oven with works very well. I love the fact that you can use either broil or convenction Both cook great.
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The short answer is that it doesn't. I have the same model as you. I wasn't in the mood to return it so I just took the legs off my smoker and put two bricks on either side of the stand between the top of the stand and the smoker, so there would be room for the drip pan to move in and out. It works fine like that. The added height and the shelf come in handy.