Metal basket fitting inside kamado grills for removing charcoal

A basket for holding charcoal on a bottom plate of a kamado grill, comprising:

• an outer wire mesh forming a bottom surface and side walls of the basket;
• at least two handles disposed on opposite sides of an upper edge of the side walls of the basket, the at least two handles operable to pivot between a position inside the basket and a position outside the basket;
• and
• a plurality of feet disposed on the bottom surface of the basket, the plurality of feet raising the outer wire mesh from the bottom plate of a grill during use, wherein
• the sides of the basket are configured to create an air gap between the outer wire mesh and the grill when the basket is disposed on a bottom plate of a grill;
• and
• the outer wire mesh has openings sized to allow ash to flow through while retaining charcoal pieces in the basket.

A method for using a kamado grill, comprising:

• placing a basket on a bottom plate of the grill, the basket including an outer wire mesh forming a bottom surface and side walls of the basket, at least two handles disposed on opposite sides of an upper edge of the side walls of the basket, the at least two handles operable to pivot between a position inside the basket and a position outside the basket, and a plurality of feet disposed on the bottom surface of the basket, the plurality of feet raising the outer wire mesh from a bottom plate of a grill during use, wherein the sides of the basket are configured to create an air gap between the outer wire mesh and the grill when the basket is disposed on a bottom plate of a grill;
• disposing charcoal in the basket;
• using the charcoal to cook on the grill;
• allowing the charcoal to cool;
• lifting the handles to raise the basket, allowing the ash in the basket to fall through the outer wire mesh;
• retaining usable charcoal in the basket;
• removing the ash from the grill;
• and
• replacing the basket with usable charcoal for a subsequent use.