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To grate or not to grate
GQuiz
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Hate to admit this… the cast iron grate had rusted to the the Kick Ash basket. Ordered a new basket. Do I need a new grate? Would I be ok with the rusty grate? Or do I go with the basket alone?
XL BGE; Schertz TX by way of Stow OH. #egghead4life
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You don’t need the grate. You’ll get much better airflow without it.
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basket alone. My basket has become a small shelf on the nest crossbars. I keep my ceramic top there.the vegegrilltarian
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Cast iron grates are over rated in my opinion. I love my old KA Baskets which themselves are iron and not SS. Whenever they rust before I do then I will buy new SS KA baskets!Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time
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I haven't used my grate since I bought my Kick Ash basket three years ago. It is much easier to clean up the ash with no grate. Just shake the Kick Ash a few times without really removing it, and scrape the ash out the bottom vent.
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The whole purpose of the basket is to get rid of the grate, thus allowing the ash to fall into the ash pan.
My sure you get a kick ash can as well!
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