How to Clean a Breeo firepit when Ash is Wet!!

In this video I'm showing how I clean ash out of my ‪@breeofirepits‬ firepit. I show my trick for the best way if your ash gets wet. Grab some oil dry absorbent, I use thrifty sorb from OReilly. Works really well to collect the moisture and makes it a lot easier to clean up.

[@501BBQ]

This is more so for people that can’t move their firepit or don’t have a place to just dump out the ash and rinse it out.

[@SB-tx8lg]

Good video! For everyone who goes the stainless route: A brand new stainless steel fire pit still has its protective top layer. Ones you had a couple of fires in it you will get rust. Especially on the inside surfaces. No matter the brand. I am not living even near an ocean, always have my Breeo under a cover and it does not rain much where I live. I am religious about removing ashes. No water inside of course. Low humidity air. It sits on pavers. After not even 15 burns over a year the X in my 24 x-series is rusting like hell. In the Breeo and associate videos it often seems like "a little cleaning and it will shine like new because it is stainless". After a deep cleaning the outside surely looks better than before, but especially the inside will continue rusting. You cannot really get rid of that. Stainless steel will rust - because of the heat the metal is exposed to it can't really be prevented. I never thought much about that before. When I thought about stainless I had boat equipment and pool ladders in my mind. I thought they don't really rust. Those things might get a patina over time. Some oxidation marks, but that should be it. A fire pit however is exposed to extreme heat. So no way Breeo holds up a lifetime if that is what you think. Their limited lifetime warranty only covers the first 5 years against rusting through. So that is the life span they believe in. I checked that after my purchase. My fault. It does not mean yours will be unusable after 5 years, but according to the warranty chances are pretty high. Too high for Breeo and their warranty. Breeo's warranty is not like Leatherman's or Zippo's. I initially got attracted by all their well-made youtube ads and perfectly placed texts in forums. Don't get me wrong. A Breeo surely is nice, but to my mind they are overpriced. The overall quality is not as they tell in their videos. 304 stainless is the cheapest stainless you get, most bottom edges remain sharp, plenty of parts are just bent to form rather than being welded and the weldings look mediocre - some even really bad. It is made in the U.S. which should be good, but honestly...some of the Chinese weldings look better. Considering the price point I am not impressed. And you might be mistake if you believe it wouldn't rust. Any stainless fire pit will rust. I should have known or informed myself better. My initial euphoria is gone and I probably would not get myself another Breeo. I still like it, but considering they money I have spent, I expected more and found out that you can get similar for a lot less. Costco has a stainless steel pit for under 300. Solo Stove costs only half of a Breeo of the same size. And there are other brands popping up. I guess none of them is better than a Breeo, but also none of them really is worse. You surely get thinner materials, but for a fraction of the costs of a Breeo you still can get a new one after 5-8 years. No illusions, in the end Breeo will maybe last 2 or 3 years longer due to the thicker steel. But then even a Breeo most likely will need a replacement. That said, I don't want to talk Breeo down or Solo or whatever brand up. I just say I didn't do my homework before buying, paid big money and learned my lesson. Just be realistic with your expectations and you'll be okay. Anyway, enjoy your fires and the nights you spend with your loved ones.

[@jlambert1182]

If I’m understanding correctly, you can leave the oil dry in the drum cooker while smoking meat? I recently purchase a fire pit and really enjoying your fire pit series. Thanks!

[@501BBQ]

Yes I cook on 4 gateway drums in contest and I put this same oil dry about 1/4 inch thick in the bottom of all them. And I sit the charcoal basket on top. The thrifty sorb is a clay based absorbent that is food safe

[@501BBQ]

Thank you glad you’re liking it! More stuff on the way!!!

[@onemorestop]

Why not use a copper sleeve

[@TheSaltyGamersYT]

Is that oil dry okay to burn? Just curious if I can leave it without any problems?

[@501BBQ]

Not 100% sure.

[@ironore8677]

Would it be good to just scoop it out and hit it good with a pressure washer ?

[@501BBQ]

You can keep adding until it’s dry and clean or once most the wet is out you can wash it out

[@501BBQ]

But if you have a place to just wash it out you can do that as well. This other method would work well for ones that are built in or on a deck where you don’t want dirty water draining

[@No1zHerO]

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[@501BBQ]

If it’s not a kid hollering it’s a dog barking haha

[@89five3five]

Wouldn’t a wet/dry vac be easier?

[@501BBQ]

If your coals are all the way out yes it would be.

[@501BBQ]

I normally just dump them and roll the pit around

[@adamfog5476]

Man. You have a breeo. You have just created 8:12min of wasted beer drinking time. Why add so much dirt on top of wet dirt (ash). Why not just scrape that out and start a fire. It will dry up on its own.

[@501BBQ]

Well first it’s not dirt. And I just got done with a fire the Pryor day. Wasn’t planning on a fire again for a while so this is just one way to clean up wet ash.

[@TheStrick10]

Why not turn it upside down a couple times to get the ash out and then hit it with the hose and then dry it?

[@501BBQ]

That’s what I do most the time but a lot of people don’t have the option.

[@501BBQ]

Lots of people building them in or don’t wanna dump on their patio

[@TheStrick10]

@@501BBQ yeah I take mine over to the woods and it takes a couple of dumps because of the lip of it

[@TheStrick10]

@@501BBQ could be a lot of people don't have grass or much grass or woods

[@501BBQ]

Yea I even roll mine and it gets ash out of the x in the bottom. Glad to have a setup where I can do that!