ash pan
Fireplace debris tray
An ash pan is a removable tray beneath a fireplace, wood stove, or furnace grate that catches fallen ash and cinders.
Sliding it out allows easy disposal of accumulated ash without disturbing the fire above: He emptied the ash pan into the garden compost.
Fireplace floor area
- grateFramework of metal bars
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
chimney · flue · mantelpiece · andirons · poker · tongs · shovel · fireguard
Partly burned coal pieces
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- charBurn without destroying
- clinkerFused coal residue
slag · powder · grit · flakes · debris · residue · burnt · smoldering
Shallow portable platform
- receptacleContainer for items
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
scuttle · holder · compartment · liner · insert · caddy · canister · reservoir
Brittle iron-carbon alloy
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- metalHard conductive solid
- stainlessFree from discoloration
brass · copper · rust-resistant · heat-resistant · forged · welded · riveted · enamel
hearth
Fireplace floor area
kindling · chimney · flue · mantelpiece · andirons · poker · tongs · shovel · fireguard · screen
cinders
Partly burned coal pieces
clinker · slag · powder · grit · flakes · debris · residue · burnt · smoldering · scorched
tray
Shallow portable platform
- receptacleContainer for items
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- binStorage or disposal vessel
bucket · scuttle · holder · compartment · liner · insert · caddy · canister · reservoir · chamber
cast iron
Brittle iron-carbon alloy
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- metalHard conductive solid
stainless · brass · copper · rust-resistant · heat-resistant · forged · welded · riveted · enamel · patina
emptying
Removing all contents
sifting · brushing · scraping · removing · dumping · raking · collecting · sweeping
- grillinggrill, searing, gas grill, charring, coals
- ashashfall, cremains, cinder, cinders, ember
- fire pit partsgrate, fire screen, lid, base plate
- pellet stovespellet stoves, wood pellets, hopper, auger, firepot
- fire gratescast iron grate, coal grate
- barbecuebrisket, ribs, pulled pork, smoker, smoke
ash pangrate
Framework of metal bars
fire grate · coal scuttle · firebox · combustion chamber · log holder