We used to live on a park that was popular on weekends with hundreds of Mexicans playing some game similar to volleyball but with a 12' high net. The shit was insane. Every damn family had one guy who would insist on pouring cups of starter into already lit fires. The smell was awful.
Some of my most fondest memories of my pop's go all the way back to when I was a youngster . We were going to cook out which we did most spring and summer weekends. Usually it was our family and a couple of my aunt's & uncles and their kids. For some reason they all thought the old man was a grill master and he always cooked . He didn't use lighter fluid he used gas to start the charcoal and when it was time to start the grill he'd already had a few cocktails and it was quite entertaining to watch him try and light a match and then a paper towel and throw it into the grill from 5' . I remember one occasion when the old grill he was using he'd poured to much gas on the charcoal and when it lit there was a small explosion and the bottom of the grill was blown out. He went into the kitchen got one of the racks out of the stove gathered some cinder blocks and finished cooking the steaks on his improvised grill. Having seen him do that so many times I thought it was normal...in a pinch I'll use lighter fluid but I do have a chimney that I use....before the ole man died he came down to the house to eat and I was cooking ribs on the smoker and he thought they were the best thing he'd ever tasted and he asked me where I learned to cook on the grill like that and I told him that he had taught me by watching him all those years.....but the only difference was I managed to keep the hair on my arms and eyebrows from being singed off !
It is a simple set up for sure but very versatile, and well built. I cook on that bad boy year round, and you can pretty much cook anything on it. The other great thing is they are bad ass on the warranty. I had mine outside in the elements in coastal Alaska, had some issued arise, and they replaced everything fast. I just moved to TX and want to replace the grate in the bottom and the hinge, stopped by the local dealer and its on the way. 1k is a ton for a grill but not too bad for a one time investment.
I just dont like having to pile up the charcoal. I like the ones with a basket that you just fil with charcoal
yeah I hate stacking them up in a pile
Well we don't want you to get your hands dirty princess.
LolWell we don't want you to get your hands dirty princess.
That's for when you use lighter fluid. If you use a chimney, you can put the coals however, just spread them out. Then dump lit coals from the chimney and boom! Now you can go around putting your wiener in people's butts till the fire is ready... Or at least that's what I do.
I think you have enough. If you get a grate and a lid or door, then you're in business. I would use the holes in one of the bricks at the bottom as vents and maybe use another brick to slide in front to act as a damper. im not sure if you have enough to make an offset fire box, but im sure you can make a decent smoker out of what you have there.
