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ashes got wet - update, pics of food!
Original topic still valid, below - but since I'm not gonna die, I went ahead and chose to cook
. One rack of spares, and three dino eggs of my own concoction - a raw mushroom, diced jalapenos, and shredded cheese, in an egg fashion (rather than a rolled chub). I'm trying one thing with the ribs - the rub is Old Bay Garlic and Herb, and I put a super-light touch of Werschestsire (sp?) sauce to hold the rub down. We'll see how it goes. See below for the dino eggs - ribs are pretty standard.
I remember way back when I first started visiting here that a poster made a point about wet ashes - something about turning to lye
. Well, it happened to me - apparently I was lax last time I cooked, and didn't clean. There was about 1/2 inch of ash in the middle 2/3's of my bandera, and I didn't have the ash pan in. The wetness was recent - the ashes were still moist - probably no more than a week or so.
do wet ashes mean bad things for the structural integrity, or should I be worried about bad things getting into food I cook, until I can fully clean? I'm in the middle of a hot burn-in - I wanted to reseason the 'dera before a few big cooks coming up. I was gonna cook a few fatties as the fire died - do I need to wait until I can fully clean, or will the hot fire be enough?
thanks!
Original topic still valid, below - but since I'm not gonna die, I went ahead and chose to cook
. One rack of spares, and three dino eggs of my own concoction - a raw mushroom, diced jalapenos, and shredded cheese, in an egg fashion (rather than a rolled chub). I'm trying one thing with the ribs - the rub is Old Bay Garlic and Herb, and I put a super-light touch of Werschestsire (sp?) sauce to hold the rub down. We'll see how it goes. See below for the dino eggs - ribs are pretty standard.
I remember way back when I first started visiting here that a poster made a point about wet ashes - something about turning to lye
. Well, it happened to me - apparently I was lax last time I cooked, and didn't clean. There was about 1/2 inch of ash in the middle 2/3's of my bandera, and I didn't have the ash pan in. The wetness was recent - the ashes were still moist - probably no more than a week or so. do wet ashes mean bad things for the structural integrity, or should I be worried about bad things getting into food I cook, until I can fully clean? I'm in the middle of a hot burn-in - I wanted to reseason the 'dera before a few big cooks coming up. I was gonna cook a few fatties as the fire died - do I need to wait until I can fully clean, or will the hot fire be enough?
thanks!
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