OK. Done. There was a ton of ash in there, and like you said, flour-like.
I’m also pretty sure I had bottom grate upside down. We will see what kind of results I get, later today or tomorrow. Thanks
The easiest way is to remove the fire ring, then lift the fire basket out. I cook a lot on my Eggs, and only do this twice a year. But if you have never done it, this might be the ticket. Just be super careful with the components. Sometimes they are cracked and you never notice it because ash is hiding the crack.
For cleaning I found some scrap stainless steel banding on a jobsite, it's 3/4" wide and very flexible, and I bent a short 'L' at the end to make a mini ash tool. So instead of going straight in to the ash compartment I angle it 45° and get my tool in that small compartment and drag ash out.
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