Cleaned my Weber with Ash

[clarissa]

Cooked chicken yesterday on my gourmet grate using my coal bins in the center like a pseudo vortex.  Next time I will line the outside of the bowl with foil for easy cleanup

Today after the rain stopped I cleaned the bowl and found that brushing the ash up the sides and scraping down several times really helped absorb the grease and I now have a clean kettle as you can see once I dump the ash.

Anyone else us the ash like that?







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[MINIgrillin]

That's a good idea. I have used the ash to absorb grease. You can bank coals on one side and put chicken on the other side with a aluminum pan to catch the drippings. That way you won't have to clean up

[Troy]

Don't bother with the foil, it's really not worth the time, the effort, or the foil.

The ash technique you mention works well. Razor scrapers or plastic putty knives are fantastic for quickly cleaning the inside of the bowl.

[Kneab]

I got one of these from a fellow member in a SSP propane tank exchange. I cracked the shovel off and just use the scraper tool. It works pretty well to push the ash around.

[clarissa]

This is what I routinely use. I have a 3 piece Weber BBQ Set. I Use the tongs for moving individual coals and the flipper for raking coals and scraping down the sides of my kettle. Works well. I have other tools for my food




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[shamlax79]

I got one of these from a fellow member in a SSP propane tank exchange. I cracked the shovel off and just use the scraper tool. It works pretty well to push the ash around.

I have one of these and it's great! I use the shovel a lot actually to get used coal out of the kettle that I can reuse


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[clarissa]

  I have not seen one of those tools in any of my stores. Who sells it?

[Harleysmoker]

Don't bother with the foil, it's really not worth the time, the effort, or the foil.

The ash technique you mention works well. Razor scrapers or plastic putty knives are fantastic for quickly cleaning the inside of the bowl.

I disagree when cooking indirect. The few times I have forgot to put foil down or a drip pan, it made a hell of a mess, the one touch sweep worked rough after, was actually stuck a couple times, and the grease dripped into the ash bucket along with a hot coal and smoldered for hours "stinking worse than KBB" ever does lighting. Chicken especially needs foil or a drip pan. I store my grills in my garage, no way I could bring that smoldering grill bucket in, so I removed the ash pan and left it outside over night with an old pizza pan and a brick on top to put it out.

I imagine thats how 3 wheeler vents become stuck when the grease and ash mix and form "cement"

[clarissa]

I always try to use a drip pan.  This was the first time I didn't. I should have foiled the bottom. Too bad someone doesn't make half circle drip pans that would fit the perimeter.  But.....I do find that the ash does a pretty good job at absorbing any grease from the bowl.  I like to keep my grill nice and clean between cooks so I scrape it down after each use. I am very careful around the vent fins and make sure that they move freely and nothing gets lodged under them.

[MrHoss]

I have spread ash around to help gather grease but I did so using newspaper. Balled up newspaper rubbed on the inside of your lid and bowl between cooks will do wonders. Make sure to rub your blades too. Stuff that ball in the bottom of your chimney and bingo....if it has grease on it then you will not need any more newspaper to start that chimney.

[MacEggs]

I have spread ash around to help gather grease but I did so using newspaper. Balled up newspaper rubbed on the inside of your lid and bowl between cooks will do wonders. Make sure to rub your blades too. Stuff that ball in the bottom of your chimney and bingo....if it has grease on it then you will not need any more newspaper to start that chimney.

I do this very same thing .... learned it from watching Hoss .... He's got some novel ideas up his sleeve ... Just sayin' ... 

[MrHoss]

I do this very same thing .... learned it from watching Hoss .... He's got some novel ideas up his sleeve ... Just sayin' ... 

I'm so whacked on my meds that I have forgotten most of it. Maybe that's why I'm so grumpy.

[shamlax79]

  I have not seen one of those tools in any of my stores. Who sells it?

Sorry I just saw this but I got it at Walmart on clearance. Walmart does currently sell a new version of it though.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Char-Broil-Comfort-Grip-Cleanout-Tool-XL/49316771?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222228040240287&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=94350418457&wl4=pla-61986863483&wl5=9003836&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=49316771&wl13=&veh=sem

I have one of these as well and it's pretty much the same but the rake and shovel are a little smaller. Still good though

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[kettlebb]

Too bad someone doesn't make half circle drip pans that would fit the perimeter.

This is what you are looking for.

https://abcbarbecue.com/product/drip-n-griddle-pan/


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[clarissa]

Too bad someone doesn't make half circle drip pans that would fit the perimeter.

This is what you are looking for.

https://abcbarbecue.com/product/drip-n-griddle-pan/


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Thank you. That is great for use with the SnS. I was thinking along the lines of a drip pan that would fit under the gourmet grill and go all the way around the perimeter when a vortex or coal grates are used in the center. Because the food (wings etc) is placed all the way around in a circle. They could be made in quarter circle segments and you lay them edge to edge all the way around. They would be only as wide as the cook grate is. Alum and disposable would work. Weber should consider making them for the gourmet grill grate.


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