DYI extra deep ash catcher ?

[Jack Fate]

Anyone find a pot or something that will work in place of the oem catcher . Speaking of the performer or gold 22"   Stock pot seems always full
Suppose I could just put a metal bucket under of a larger diameter.

Cheers

[Troy]

Hi Jack, I ran into that issue when I first got into charcoal grilling. It seemed I was emptying that ash catcher ever other day and it pissed me off.

Then I realized that kingsford is the culprit. It produces such a ridiculous amount of ash!!
I originally switched to lump and it improved my cooking AND reduced the frequency of ash removal.

I'm now a coshell user. I can cook multiple times using the same chimney of charcoal, and I can go 10+ cooks without having to dump the ash catcher.

[addicted-to-smoke]

I don't aim to "hold" a lot of ash. Ash traps/absorbs moisture and you don't want the more moist air near your One-Touch hardware, so to speak.

[wrehfield]

 agree with addicted to smoke. I empty the ash after every cook. It is not good for the hardware.

[Qreps]

Thanks for the tip Troy I'll  look for coshell I'm not sure I've seen that product before.

[Craig]

I wish the Coshell was available in Omaha

[Troy]

wet ash is definitely corrosive, so its important to keep it dry and get it out of the kettle.
I wouldn't worry too much about emptying the ash pan after every cook though.