OK that answers a question that I scratched my head on a bit, which is if a fully welded baffle plate is a good idea in a reverse flow smoker because of the possibility of a grease fire, then It sounds like an "offset smoker" with lay-in tuning plates with air gaps between them allows grease to fall onto the tank bottom increasing the possibility of a fire, if by chance a user over-stokes his fire or he gets a flare-up and flame from the fire box gets into the cook chamber and ignites the grease. I am guessing this means that "offset smokers" are not as safe as "reverse flow" smokers, and could potentially put a user at risk of fire?Dirtytires wrote: ↑March 10th, 2020, 9:11 pmI like the welded baffle plate as it greatly decreases chance of a grease fire. Had on in an offset once......not a pretty scene.