Mike (Mad Mike)
New member
So I am looking for a simple tool to shovel hot coals into/out of the WSM so I figured I would get a cheap fireplace shovel like this but when I tried to use it the thing burst into flames with acrid smoke. Apparently these things are painted. What's the point? Why not just make them plastic then? Anyhow, does anyone know of a fireplace shovel or something similar that's actually designed to handle hot coals? I thought about something like this but it looks like not much of a sidewall on it so it wouldn't be able to scoop much. Any ideas? Thanks.