Newb Question ....

LA 433 · 02-03-2013, 10:08 AM

so i tested my new WSM last night and wanted to know if i should clean out the old coals after every run or not untill it fills up ??

Ole Man Dan · 02-03-2013, 11:29 AM

Clean it out.

Bluesman · 02-03-2013, 11:30 AM

I save the big chunks on the grate and then dump the bowl full of ash. Fill, light, smoke, eat..........repeat

Fo Sizzle My Nizzle · 02-03-2013, 11:31 AM

Do your best to clean it out. Sometimes I get lazy and put it off for a few days after a cook, but its my understanding that ash + moisture can lead to the ceramic lining eating away.

didisea · 02-03-2013, 11:33 AM

If you let it get too full, it affects the air flow around the coals on the grate. You could probably get by with not emptying the ash after one cook, but I would not go beyond that.

LA 433 · 02-03-2013, 11:58 AM

coo thanks

BobM · 02-03-2013, 12:01 PM

I always try to clean my WSMs the next day after a cook.
I save all the charcoal peices that don't fall through the grate for the next cook. I then dump the ashes and brush the bottom out.

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Carbon · 02-03-2013, 12:14 PM

Similar to shaking out a UDS coal basket I've seen WSM mods where you can easily sift ash.

Tonybel · 02-04-2013, 08:46 PM

Clean out and keep the unlit coals.

KotaChuk678 · 02-04-2013, 08:54 PM

clean it!

John Bowen · 02-05-2013, 07:37 AM

Ash + Moisture = Rust

The charcoal pan though covered in ceramic is subject to high temps and will be subject to rust over time.

Stoke&Smoke · 02-05-2013, 04:51 PM

Not sure if others will agree, but I'd say clean it,or at least dump it

I would reuse unburned lump,but if using briquettes, dump it all

02-03-2013, 10:08 AM	#1
LA 433 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: upland,ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Newb Question .... so i tested my new WSM last night and wanted to know if i should clean out the old coals after every run or not untill it fills up ??

02-03-2013, 11:30 AM	#3
Bluesman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-01-10 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I save the big chunks on the grate and then dump the bowl full of ash. Fill, light, smoke, eat..........repeat __________________ "98" Green Weber Performer "95" Black Weber Platinum - Dumpster find workin' on it "00" Weber Simpsons OTG 22.5 WSM Smokin' Bucky UDS Weber Q100 Weber Q200 Faster than the Speed of Light Red Thermapen, Certified MOINK Ball Maker Proud Member of the Zero's Club with Voodoo Soup..

02-03-2013, 11:31 AM	#4
Fo Sizzle My Nizzle is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-09-12 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do your best to clean it out. Sometimes I get lazy and put it off for a few days after a cook, but its my understanding that ash + moisture can lead to the ceramic lining eating away. __________________ WSM 22 ~ Maverick ET-732 ~ Flaming Fast Thermapen ~ Redhead Weber SS Performer ~ Redhead Weber 22 OTS ~ Redhead Weber 22 OTS ~ Redhead Weber 22 OTPlus When all else fails just ask yourself, WWGALD???

02-03-2013, 12:01 PM	#7
BobM is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-16-12 Location: Long Island, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I always try to clean my WSMs the next day after a cook. I save all the charcoal peices that don't fall through the grate for the next cook. I then dump the ashes and brush the bottom out. Sent from my Android phone. __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin \| Weber 18 1/2" & 22 1/2" WSM, 22 1/2" & 26 3/4" OTG, Genesis S-330 \| \| BBQ Guru CyberQ WiFi \| Maverick ET-732 \|

02-03-2013, 12:14 PM	#8
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Similar to shaking out a UDS coal basket I've seen WSM mods where you can easily sift ash. __________________ UDS / Mini-WSM / Weber 22.5 OTG / Modified ECB / Lodge hibachi / 34" WFO.

02-03-2013, 11:29 AM	#2
Ole Man Dan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-24-11 Location: Gadsden, Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Clean it out.

02-03-2013, 11:33 AM	#5
didisea On the road to being a farker Join Date: 11-09-11 Location: Everett, WA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If you let it get too full, it affects the air flow around the coals on the grate. You could probably get by with not emptying the ash after one cook, but I would not go beyond that.

02-03-2013, 11:58 AM	#6
LA 433 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: upland,ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	coo thanks

02-04-2013, 08:46 PM	#9
Tonybel Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-29-12 Location: Southern California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Clean out and keep the unlit coals. __________________ WSM 18.5 , Weber one touch Gold 22.5, Charbroil Gas Grill, Blue Performer , Smokey Joe

02-04-2013, 08:54 PM	#10
KotaChuk678 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-28-13 Location: White Plains, N.Y. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	clean it! __________________ bandera owner

02-05-2013, 07:37 AM	#11
John Bowen Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-09-13 Location: Tupelo, MS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ash + Moisture = Rust The charcoal pan though covered in ceramic is subject to high temps and will be subject to rust over time.

02-05-2013, 04:51 PM	#12
Stoke&Smoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-18-07 Location: Woodridge, IL Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Not sure if others will agree, but I'd say clean it,or at least dump it I would reuse unburned lump,but if using briquettes, dump it all __________________ 2 Skinny Cooks Competition Team http://2SkinnyCooks.blogspot.com KCBS CJ/TC #17139 Member ILBBQS Too many cookers to list