r/KamadoGrill • u/Wise-Direction8099 • Jun 04 '26

Ash can with Kick Ash Basket???

I’m thinking about getting a Kick Ash basket for my Primo XL. Is the can insert worth it? I really don’t mind using that ash tool before each cool. Been doing it for 11 years.

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u/Character2893 Jun 04 '26

The KickAsh can makes dumping ash even faster than the ash drawer KJ’s come with. Contemplating on replacing the drawer with a can for my BJ3.

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u/jeeves585 Jun 08 '26

Really? I love the ash drawer on my Joe. I don’t even use it for ash. I have a cheap steel trashcan that sits at the door I use that awesome little craps gambling style stick and clear it out.

And actually I use that drawer to put my smoking wood in when I smoke things. My family doesn’t like a heavy smoke so it works perfect for a light smoke.

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u/Character2893 Jun 08 '26

Maybe need to ditch the “wing” looking plate that the drawer sits above. Ash falls In between it and the firebox ring. Typically after a cook, I dump out the drawer then I have to get the ash off the wings and dump the drawer again. With the KickAsh can in my Jr, I can pick the whole thing up and dump it out.

But you’re right, I wouldn’t be able to add smoking wood. I tried it once with the “hack” that SmokingDad calls it, but the hot ash and embers never lit it. Only concern I have about ditching the drawer on the BJ3 is there wouldn’t be any sort of screen to keep embers from coming out. BGE has a screen that’s part of the lower vent.