Question about disc cookers

[4barchery]

We used our disc cooker a lot this year. When we were putting it up after the last hunt, we noticed there was a lot of soot on the bottom. I understand that there is going to be some soot on the bottom, but it was just caked on to the disc. What is the cause for this? We tried cleaning off the bottom with water, but we just ended getting soot all over ouselves and the sink. Any suggestions?

[DrenalinJunkie]

maybe your fire hasn't been hot enough? To much yellow flame and not enough blue.......

[F250DSLPWR]

Try coating the bottom of the disc with a little liquid soap and the soot will wash off easier after using it.

[blacksunshine]

Try coating the bottom of the disc with a little liquid soap and the soot will wash off easier after using it.

old boy scout trick, put a coat of dish soap on the bottom of whatever you cook on the fire with and all the black stuff will come off with ease...

[LGLP]

We've been using discs to cook meals around our campfires for years...Texas eggs, Migas, you name it.
Don't try to wash it in the sink...there is way too much fat in the metal...
The best way to get that off is to get the disc over a hot, hot (natural wood) fire...pour some water in the disc and use a shop paper towel to work the water back and forth with a giant spatula...the residue will come off.

[Bill]

Bring it to a car wash that you do it yourself with a high pressure hose and leave the mess in their drain. I use a crumpled ball of aluminum foil to clean the cooking side when it gets crudded up after making something and it sticking.

[cosmiccowboy]

I pretty much retired my disc cooker when I found 22" stainless/teflon coated Woks at Costco for $22.

[cosmiccowboy]

Try coating the bottom of the disc with a little liquid soap and the soot will wash off easier after using it.

X2

I do this with my bean pots too.

[Nova]

If you are using a fish cooker you need to adjust the oygen on the flame to reduce soot.

[temple droptine]

After I am thru cooking on any of my disk, I clean the cooking surface with some ice and alum foil with a small flame underneath. This removes any excess food or oil that may be caked on. Then I will coat the surface after it cools slightly with a large amount of lard or vegetable oil. I then flip the disk over on the cooker base, and let the rain wash the soot off of the bottom. I would be very leary of using soap on mine, mainly because I like mine very well seasoned, but the idea of the carwash to remove the soot from the underside is a great idea if you only have one, and it travels with you.
-crb