On 20 Dec 2003 14:20:36 GMT, "Howard R. Bricker"
> wrote:

>Mark Shaw wrote
>
><snip>
>
>>
>> Also remember that ashes are hydro- um, something. They suck
>> water out of the air, and this encourages rust.
>>
>> I clean mine out within a day or two and wipe everything down.
>>
>
>Thanks for the reminder. I have been remiss and will regret it
>if I don't get get my butt out there and clean the pit out. I
>don't cook often enough to leave ashes in it.
>
>M&M Man

You could move to Phoenix, where there's no water in the air.
Or the rivers, either.
I sometimes don't remove ashes until the next cook; the humidity is so
low.

--
Bill Funk
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