Particles on smoke grate

[Paulie Walnuts 440]

I noticed on the bottom and top grates inside the wood smoker there were what looked like actually small pieces of wood particles unburnt on the grates and i have no idea why?

 

[smokin peachey]

Can you upload a pic?

 

[flatbroke]

Yeah I’m curious to see the pics too

 

[Paulie Walnuts 440]

I ended up cleaning it off i believe I had fresh wood on that caught fire a bit but I think I choked it off too soon and a lot of white smoke dirty fire and think maybe not fully burnt wood

 

[smokin peachey]

Were you burning ash wood?

 

[Paulie Walnuts 440]

I accidentally threw a ash split in

 

[daveomak]

OK @smokin peachey , tell me about Ash wood....

 

[smokin peachey]

Ash wood produces a lot of white ash. I’ve had people give me ash that they thought was hickory. It works but definitely a lot of ash. Guessing that’s where the name came from.

 

[daveomak]

OK... I've seen that with elm but also the meat taste like krap from elm... I did use it once... horrible flavor to the meat....

 

[smokin peachey]

When I burn ash in the open pit aka campfire there are often lots of ash particles floating around. Locust can be the same way.

 

[Paulie Walnuts 440]

There is the wood particles on the grates..i wonder if it's because I'll blow in there to get some of the log splits fired up quicker