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Hello all,
I unfortunately went AWOL from smoking and my WSM for the last 2 months because of time constraints. I also, unfortunately, forgot to clean the ash from my last overnight cook in early October.
Our weather in Wisconsin has not been terrible by any means. But it has been somewhat rainy and fairly cold (teens at times). I checked my cooker the other day and found that the ash from October had gotten soggy and then frozen into a concrete slab. Needless to say, I have tried a hammer and chisel, a small handaxe, etc. and this stuff is like granite rock.
Has anyone had to deal with this particular problem before? I am tempted to bring the WSM into the basement for several weeks and see if the change in temperature (nearly 60F) will loosen the mixture at all. I am also curious if once the charcoal ash has warmed up somewhat if more warm water applied might create a muddy mixture that could be easily removed.
Please help with any advice because I feel like SMOKING again soon!!!!!!
Thanks,
Troy
I unfortunately went AWOL from smoking and my WSM for the last 2 months because of time constraints. I also, unfortunately, forgot to clean the ash from my last overnight cook in early October.
Our weather in Wisconsin has not been terrible by any means. But it has been somewhat rainy and fairly cold (teens at times). I checked my cooker the other day and found that the ash from October had gotten soggy and then frozen into a concrete slab. Needless to say, I have tried a hammer and chisel, a small handaxe, etc. and this stuff is like granite rock.
Has anyone had to deal with this particular problem before? I am tempted to bring the WSM into the basement for several weeks and see if the change in temperature (nearly 60F) will loosen the mixture at all. I am also curious if once the charcoal ash has warmed up somewhat if more warm water applied might create a muddy mixture that could be easily removed.
Please help with any advice because I feel like SMOKING again soon!!!!!!
Thanks,
Troy