I love my PBC but didn't like the idea of turning the thing upside down to get the ash out... I found a simple fix in an 18" pizza pan and some metal band strapping. Sheet metal screws secure the band to the pan. The PBC grate brackets are not evenly spaced... I put the pan inside the PBC and used a marker to know where to cut. I'd improve this by cutting larger slots in the pan to make it easier for the Ash Catcher to pass the grates. Using a smaller pan would help but would not protect the whole bottom of the PBC.
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Sweet, simple and effective. The ash lifts out right along with the basket. The bottom of my PBC is barely discolored and there is zero ash on the sides. I've been using it that way from day one... about April of this year. It probably needs a 'tune up' as the metal strapping is starting to weaken from the repeated exposure to heat. But that's a simple fix.
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Sorry to bump this thread, but I was wondering if anyone had any other fixes for catching ash. I've just been dumping my PBC, but the ash falls to the side of the PBC and turns it a rust looking color. I was thinking about buying the pizza pan below, but then need to figure out what kind of "handles" to install to it to pull it out (and even more importantly, how to install them):
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You could suspend it an inch or so below the coal basket with a short piece of small link chain with a hook on the end. Attach the chain to 3 points on pizza pan and lift the hooks up over the edge of the basket. When the basket is lowered into the PBC the chain will sag, but stay hooked. This will allow the basket and pan to be separated for cleaning.
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Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen
- Jul 2014
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron GriddleGrill Grate for SnSGrill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:Extreme BBQ Thermometer PackagePit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:Thermapen MK4 (pink)Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Yup, Munch , I replace the heavy duty foil liner at the bottom of the barrel (double layers) every cook. It's easy to do and the double layer is double insurance against the ash going through a split piece of foil.
I couldn't do it any other way--I don't like inhaling ash, so being able to lift out the basket and set it directly into a large leaf bag, closing the top, and emptying the basket, then letting things settle before opening the bag to extricate the basket works for me. After I have removed the basket from the PBC, I fold up the foil into a neat little pouch and tuck it into the trash bag as well. Next I ask my husband to carry the trash bag out to the trash can. Sometimes that even works.
Kathryn
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Originally posted by Max Good View PostPBC will soon roll out an ash removal accessory.
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