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Build A Brick BBQ Grill On The CheapThis is the brick bbq grill design to use when you want something quick and cheap to build; it takes about 30 seconds to construct.
Whether you’re a student, unemployed or just plain strapped for cash, this is the barbecue grill design that will allow you to continue to enjoy outdoor charcoal grilling. Many moons ago I was a poor student in Manchester, England and even in those days I enjoyed outdoor cooking and entertaining. I lived with a group of students in Kedleston Avenue, Victoria Park, and even it I do say it myself, the “Kedleston Barbecues” became almost legendary. To be fair it was partly down to some pretty alcoholic marinades (and there’s nothing wrong with a splash of wine in any marinade) but in the main it was the simplistic grill made out of bricks and a cake cooling rack. Referring to the picture above, the charcoal is laid out on the flat layer of bricks. The cooking grate (the cake cooling tray) is supported by a brick at either end of the grill (if your charcoal is running hot them you might need two bricks) and the whole thing is built on a further base of bricks. This base is purely to give the grill some height so it's not such back breaking work to cook the food. Don't be tempted to raise the height any further though because there's no mortar holding the bricks together so it will become unstable. This brick bbq grill is designed to be functional and nothing more. You can see how simple it is to construct and the beauty of it is it’s modular design so if cooking for more people, just add another unit and you’ve got one long BBQ. You can even set the individual fires off at different times to ensure that there’s always gentle, medium and hot coals available – and all for the price of a few bricks and cake cooling trays. To be truthful, there was one house on the street that was being knocked down so we had a free supply of bricks too! Note:- I dropped a clanger when preparing this picture in that I've placed the bricks frog side up in the brick base where the charcoal sits. It doesn't alter the performance of the grill but placing them frog side down makes it easier to shovel up the ash after the cookout. Related Pages:-
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