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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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03-06-2014, 08:22 PM | #1 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-17-12
Location: Villisca Iowa
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Cleaning out the inside of your barrel
Even after vacuming I have "crust" on the bottom of my UDS. Should I just leave it alone or do you guys scrape this stuff out after every cook and re oil?
I think I am going to build an ash catcher cause my shop vac is getting too much use and I want to protect the bottom of my barrel somewhat so it doesn't rust out. I didn't use to mind vacuming out my ashes but to be honest I am getting tired of it. The piles of ash clog my filter almost immediately and it loses suction. Then I got to pull it apart and clean it and it happens again almost immediately. That ash is thick stuff. |
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03-06-2014, 08:38 PM | #2 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-03-14
Location: Detroit michigan
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Maintenence/cleaning is my second biggest concern with drums. The first is what the neighbors will think with a drum park 3 ft from the front door.
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03-06-2014, 08:40 PM | #3 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-17-12
Location: Villisca Iowa
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03-06-2014, 08:49 PM | #4 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-13-13
Location: pa
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I just lay foil on the bottom. When it gets nasty, fold it up and throw away.
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03-06-2014, 08:50 PM | #5 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 07-31-11
Location: Beaumont, CA
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I use a hoe similar to this one. Try to find one with rounded corners
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03-06-2014, 08:53 PM | #6 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-17-12
Location: Villisca Iowa
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03-06-2014, 09:01 PM | #7 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-13-13
Location: pa
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I use a shop vac to suck up the ash. I use it to clean my coal stove too so no worries about it.
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03-06-2014, 09:03 PM | #8 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 09-10-13
Location: Manchester, ohio
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I have a solid pizza pan mounted to the bottom of my charcoal basket and have little to no ash buildup.
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03-06-2014, 09:08 PM | #9 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-17-12
Location: Villisca Iowa
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03-06-2014, 09:11 PM | #10 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-17-12
Location: Villisca Iowa
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When I use a paper filter in my shop vac the ash plugs it up in seconds. If I use the foam sleeve, the exhaust blows the ash everywhere as it sucks it up. You want to make sure the shop vac is downwind when you do it lol. |
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03-06-2014, 09:12 PM | #11 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 09-10-13
Location: Manchester, ohio
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If you use ebay any there are a few on there right now for around 20bucks that are 18inch
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03-06-2014, 10:31 PM | #12 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 04-17-08
Location: Dallas Or.
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I use foil roasting pans , flatten them out a little , they hold lots of ash , for clean out , i use a dog pooper scooper , not the same one used for my dogs lol
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03-06-2014, 10:41 PM | #13 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-17-13
Location: Burleson Tx
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I just dump the ash out by turning drum upside down -the following weekend- and water the ashes into yard with water hose . Mine has a crust on bottom - I don't care - drums are easy to get around here........
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03-06-2014, 11:04 PM | #14 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-22-13
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Ash and grease go into this...covers the whole bottom. Pull it out every few cooks and empty...couldn't be much easier for me.
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03-06-2014, 11:10 PM | #15 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-28-11
Location: Dallas, Georgia
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