Can I barbecue with ashes from recent barbecue and new charcoal.?
Posted by admin on Sep 17, 2009
You know instead of throwing it out, can I use the ashes from my most recent cookout right along with new briquettes?
If yes, what benefit does it add?
If no, why not?
The ashes are spent and have no further value. That said, if you have left over charcoal from a previous fire that was only partially burned you can and should use the remaining unburned (partially burned) pieces to cook your next meal. I always do that and make up any shortage with new unburned charcoal.
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No, clean it out and start fresh. You’ll just have a bigger mess to clean up, plus the new briquet’s won’t burn as evenly with all the extra ashes.
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yes. dan is an idiot. it increases the flavor. It’ll be more smokey and savory though- which is what I hope you are going after.
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The ashes are spent and have no further value. That said, if you have left over charcoal from a previous fire that was only partially burned you can and should use the remaining unburned (partially burned) pieces to cook your next meal. I always do that and make up any shortage with new unburned charcoal.
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My Dad used to have a wire mesh basket that he would put the coals in after a bbq. Then he poured water over to put them out. Sitting in the basket, they dried out great to use with fresh charcoal the next time. Don’t think it will work for briquettes, tho’. But you could try it.
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Good Luck and thanks for trying to recycle, reuse and reduce!
The old ashes can be used to slow the burning of the new charcoal. Just push the ashes into the part of the fire that you want to moderate. Do it slowly so that the ashes do not fly into the food. This is better than vermiculite since vermiculite contains asbestos.
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clean your unit out. no reason to keep old ashes laying around. every reason to have a nice clean barbie.
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I suggest throwing away ash. It can sometimes end up on your food in the wrong circumstance. Excess ash may have a minor effect on efficiency of new briquettes.
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http://www.grilldemon.com