Rust in the bottom of my UDS

[lhommedieu]

I was away for a couple of months and I when returned I found that I had left one of the ball valves open. The resulting water on the bottom of UDS caused some rust.

Should I attempt to get rid of this with a wire disk or will the next cook result in a coating of ash and oil that will neutralize the rust?

 

[Ol'Joe]

Don't got a UDS but I'd just wire brush it good and go back to cookin, one rust event shouldn't hurt a full grown barrel!

 

[Bludawg]

Moistre & ash caues rust, add an ash catcher to the bottom of the basket & cook few Butts.

 

[mikemci]

Moistre & ash caues rust, add an ash catcher to the bottom of the basket & cook few Butts.

Amen! I use a deep dish pizza pan.........works fine.

 

[pwa]

if its surface rust, not the heavy flake stuff just cook on it. It will disappear fast

Clint

 

[BigBobBQ]

I would hit the rust area quickly with a wire brush then cook on. I wouldn't worry about getting back to shiny metal.

 

[retired trucker]

Just spray some Pam on it and keep the ashes out of it for any extended periods of time. I have a large pizza pan bolted to the bottom of my basket with 3 inch bolts as a stand off to help collect the ash. Works fine for about 95% of the ash.

Blessings,

Omar

 

[jemezspring]

Besides the rust eating away at the metal is the rust toxic or impart bad flavor to the food?