[Sca-cooks] Sca-cooks Digest, Vol 35, Issue 58

[Myles Durga]

> Why is dumping the hot ash into the alcove under the oven
> any more dangerous
> than dumping it somewhere else? Where somewhere else? What
> do you carry these
> live coals in, when moving them to this somewhere else?
> Now, we think metal
> shovel. But back then shovels tended to be of wood. But
> perhaps they
> wouldn't scorch too badly. But scrapping out the coals,
> letting them fall to
> the ground and then scrapping them into the hole
> doesn't sound too bad.

I agree.   I don't think this would be so bad.  About the same as shoveling coals into a bucket and setting it aside.  Also, if there were some coals underneath, would this not slow down the loss of heat in the above oven.  If it is covered in front like the oven I don't forsee this being a large issue.  I am going to try it, and maybe my opinion will change.

Cerdic