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Title: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: Craig on March 17, 2014, 02:34:00 AM
Recently I picked up an Happy Cooker internal ash catcher compliments of Buckie (Thanks, Ken! :).  I am in love with it and have been wanting to see how it works with my 26". I set it in the bottom of the bowl and there's just enough contour in the pan and space between it and the daisy wheels that it worked. I tested it last Friday for wing and pigs in a blanket night. Has anyone else with an older 26 and an HC pan tried this? I thought it worked out great!

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Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: LightningBoldtz on March 17, 2014, 04:18:09 AM
Quote from: Craig on March 17, 2014, 02:34:00 AM
Recently I picked up an Happy Cooker internal ash catcher compliments of Buckie (Thanks, Ken! :).  I am in love with it and have been wanting to see how it works with my 26". I set it in the bottom of the bowl and there's just enough contour in the pan and space between it and the daisy wheels that it worked. I tested it last Friday for wing and pigs in a blanket night. Has anyone else with an older 26 and an HC pan tried this? I thought it worked out great!

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/17/hadu5y6e.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/17/8y7ubyha.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/17/emebu9uz.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/17/ge4yhehy.jpg)

The internal ash catcher is such a great idea I am surprised weber didn't try to use it..
Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: G$ on March 17, 2014, 07:30:12 AM
Great idea craig.  I like the internal pan so much that I might even try to use it on my OTs (by adding a few supports to it)
Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: Winz on March 17, 2014, 03:09:17 PM
Awesome! 

I need one of those so that I don't set my wooden deck on fire using the Westerner.

Great idea (and awesome looking 26 Craig)!

Winz
Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: Craig on March 17, 2014, 03:27:22 PM
Quote from: G$ on March 17, 2014, 07:30:12 AM
Great idea craig.  I like the internal pan so much that I might even try to use it on my OTs (by adding a few supports to it)

Quote from: Winz on March 17, 2014, 03:09:17 PM
Awesome! 

I need one of those so that I don't set my wooden deck on fire using the Westerner.

Great idea (and awesome looking 26 Craig)!

Winz

G$, Thanks You'll have to keep us posted on how you do the supports for the pan.  :)

Winz, Thanks! Decks are the one thing that would make me slightly squeamish about using a daisy kettle but I think that this pan is the ticket!  :)
Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: 1buckie on March 17, 2014, 05:20:39 PM
Quote from: Winz on March 17, 2014, 03:09:17 PM
Awesome! 

I need one of those so that I don't set my wooden deck on fire using the Westerner.

Great idea (and awesome looking 26 Craig)!

Winz

.....or a giant salad bowl !!!!!
Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: zavod44 on March 19, 2014, 02:48:39 AM
Couldn't you just take a new Weber ash pan and drill it and put a couple of long screws and make a spacer and set that in the bottom of the grill?  I'll try it this weekend....

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Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: 1buckie on March 19, 2014, 07:35:29 AM

You could, but that's aluminum......those Happy Cooker ones are thicker than the wall of a Weber & totally coated in thick porcelain............

..........but, you wouldn't maybe know that, 'cause IT'S A HAPPY COOKER THING !!!!!!
Title: Re: Internal ash catcher experiment
Post by: G$ on March 19, 2014, 07:57:31 AM
What buckie said.

Hot coal on a HC ash pan gives me no worry.  Hot Coal on aluminum may eventually 'melt' it.