Cleaned the firepot the morning after a 7 hour cook and found this stuck to the bottom of the firepot. Does anyone know what this is and should I be concerned?
by pyropanda182
10 Comments
Big_G2
They’re called clankers I believe. It’s from certain types of wood. I know knotty wood pellets create them pretty bad but nothing to worry about. Or your bag of pellets had something in them that you missed.
Underwater_Karma
These are called clinkers, and are why you have to clean the burn pot periodically
Fall_Dog
Nothing to be concerned with. They’re caused by things like high mineral content and other “impurities” in the wood, and have a grate chance of occurring if the outer layers of the wood are used to make pellets.
If anything, you can chuck them into the garden to help improve the soil.
jsaf420
I’ve read they are caused by high bark content in pellets which many would considerable a desirable trait for pellets. You just need to make sure to clean out your grill from time to time
CoatStraight8786
Clinkers, very common in fruit wood pellets. Still can get them with other pellets though just seems to be bigger and more common with fruit.
willfargo1231
Wow I am like… super jealous. That’s kinda cool, plus a good reminder to clean your smoker frequently. If you decide to run experiments, keep us informed. Looks like folks are saying this is minerals, so if you soak it in vinegar I’d be interested to see what happens
Salt-Fee-9543
My pellet stove that heats my house has these regularly
Chopawamsic
its clinker. inflammable impurities in your fuel source will come together and form these.
Bmoredic
Old ash must vacuum before every cook it’s a must to prevent fire
Ok-Recording8058
Clean your firepot after each cook. Specially if your grill has an ash dump my grilla grills silverbac has to be taken apart to do that. The head engineer says after 3 cooks but I do it after each cook. Grill works alot better that way.
10 Comments
They’re called clankers I believe. It’s from certain types of wood. I know knotty wood pellets create them pretty bad but nothing to worry about. Or your bag of pellets had something in them that you missed.
These are called clinkers, and are why you have to clean the burn pot periodically
Nothing to be concerned with. They’re caused by things like high mineral content and other “impurities” in the wood, and have a grate chance of occurring if the outer layers of the wood are used to make pellets.
If anything, you can chuck them into the garden to help improve the soil.
I’ve read they are caused by high bark content in pellets which many would considerable a desirable trait for pellets. You just need to make sure to clean out your grill from time to time
Clinkers, very common in fruit wood pellets. Still can get them with other pellets though just seems to be bigger and more common with fruit.
Wow I am like… super jealous. That’s kinda cool, plus a good reminder to clean your smoker frequently. If you decide to run experiments, keep us informed. Looks like folks are saying this is minerals, so if you soak it in vinegar I’d be interested to see what happens
My pellet stove that heats my house has these regularly
its clinker. inflammable impurities in your fuel source will come together and form these.
Old ash must vacuum before every cook it’s a must to prevent fire
Clean your firepot after each cook. Specially if your grill has an ash dump my grilla grills silverbac has to be taken apart to do that. The head engineer says after 3 cooks but I do it after each cook. Grill works alot better that way.