OT - Tiny BBQ - anyone got one?

In message snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, David snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.com writes

We have a smallish one, perhaps 15 inches diameter which is more than adequate for the three of us, but it works perfectly well with charcoal in one side only, when son is away. A couple of burgers or say four sausages and veggies on a stick for wife and self only.

Alternatively, how about a disposable BBQ? Just about large enough for two of us, but ample for one, I would imagine.

I've had a couple of these

You need to pour on beer to lower thge burn rate and marinate the lamb chops

How many fewer than two?

Thanks - trying for something very small instead of using half of something larger.

The usual disposable ones are far bigger than I was planning on.

Cheers

Dave R

Thanks.

I had one like that years ago. A friend has one and uses it to cook for four when we visit.

Again a bit larger than I was intending.

I should really get off my lazy arse and measure the smallest that I currently have to give a size comparison.

Cheers

Dave R

We used to have a little tabletop hibachi - it worked very well, heated up quickly, and didn't need much fuel.

Or something like this?

Thanks. Similar to the one in the OP but looks well made.

Cheers

Dave R

P.S. on one of the similar ones a question asked if you could use it indoors and the supplier said yes. I would have thought that the danger of CO poisoning would rule that out.

Make your own!

There are japanese grills ("konro", "shichirin"), shaped from blocks of a naturally occurring clay/ diatomaceous earth mix. They mine blocks, and shape them and fire them, leading to an extremely well insulated grill that is miserly with charcoal. Cheap in Japan, prohibitively expensive outside Japan as they are heavy to ship, relatively fragile, and attract customs, duties, and "handling fees". (There are cheap knockoff's -- careful reading of Amazon reviews showed that some will dissolve when wet...)

So I made my own, using "aerated concrete" (aka "gas concrete", "porous concrete"). ~1 Euro per slab, three slabs, rebar as a grate, bit of sawing, drilling, done. Use and extra slab as a lid, to stop the charcoal once done grilling. (Sawing can be done with any expendable saw with teeth, pretty much -- no diamond needed.)

Instructions here, text in German, photos mostly self-explanatory:

The notes say: using baling wire wrapped around the outside would also work, and be less material and drilling. Heat slowly the first time to avoid cracking.

Thomas Prufer

Baling 'twine' ?. when I was a kid that was made from something like jute or hemp (it had a lovely smell), but these days I thought the dreaded 'rafia' plastic had taken over ?. Not good for hot areas.

Interesting.

However, as shown, it is far too large for my needs.

I am aiming for 1/3 to 1/4 of that size.

Also, no spare time for projects at the moment.

Cheers

Dave R

The large ones are expensive because they're made from 5 slabs of diatomite but small ( 105(h) x 120(w) x 120(d)mm )diatomite konro tabletop grills cost £23.99 inc VAT

Delivery on orders under £75 is £4.99

michael adams

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Naah.

"Baling wire, otherwise known as bale wire, farm wire, or soft wire, is a type of wire used in agriculture and industry for everything from mending fences to manually binding rectangular bales of hay, straw, or cut grass. It is also used to band together corrugated cardboard, paper, textiles, aluminum and other materials that are processed in the recycling industry.

Baling wire is commonly used in many non-agricultural applications like in the recycling industry.

Baling wire is sometimes used in an informal, make-do manner as an easy fix. It is frequently referred to as one of the basic repair materials. Typical uses range from supporting loose mufflers to patching chain-link fences. Common phrases often include baling wire as an ad hoc, fix-anything material, alongside chewing gum, duct tape, and the cable tie. "

Thomas Prufer

Then make it smaller? The blocks cut easily, and are also availabel in other sizes.

I.e. 600x240x199mm, dig a "konro" out of it, the stuff is soft enough.

well then...

Thomas Prufer

Very odd. The site won't offer *any* konro to me, and using an external search, it only offers the image of the large.

Clicking on the search result leads to a "oops not found"....

Thomas Prufer

In message snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Thomas Prufer snipped-for-privacy@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes

Takes me back to the baling machine that came with the threshing drum. A U shaped slotted steel former had to be manually placed across the bale chamber in front of the ram to allow the wires to be fed across to the

Perhaps not so commonly here but fencing/garden wire certainly.

Interesting.

I think this may be one referred to on Amazon for having a flimsy grill (unlike their product). The grill bit does seem a bit light weight.

However, thank you for the link,

Cheers

Dave R