Why is my new Charbroil Commercial propane grill smoking so much?

[PolrBear]

I recently picked up a new Charbroil commercial propane grill. (Someone else had it, but it had never been used.) This is the particular model: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Char-Broil...rared-Gas-Grill-with-1-Side-Burner/5014571169

After seasoning the grill by oiling the grates and emitters and heating them until they stopped smoking, I have cooked some chicken and burgers on the grill. The amount of smoke this puppy puts off is next-level. I have grilled on different types of grills in the past, and I have never seen anything like this. It is so smoky that I literally can't see to flip the burgers at the back of the grill. I can't imagine that it's supposed to work this way, but also can't think what could be wrong.

Any thoughts?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

First guess is you might be using the infrared setup to grill normally. The IR is for searing. If the grease was trapped for a long time over the heat it could be really Smokey.

 

[gthomas785]

Did it keep smoking when you took the burgers off? Is your beef 80% lean or 85?

 

[PolrBear]

Thanks for the replies. I think that I simply had the grill too hot. I did some burgers and hot dogs again today, and this time turned the burners down as low as they go. Previously, I'd had them up 2/3 or so. Cooking seemed to take hardly any longer, but the smoke was manageable.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

It can be tough to learn a new system!

 

[kborndale]

If you read the reviews of this grill, excessive smoking is a common issue so I doubt there is much you can do about it.