Not a single holiday organized at summer cottage or when going out into nature, therefore, in the arsenal of any owner there is usually such a convenient device as a brazier. The main thing is to correctly imagine how to make a brazier with your own hands from metal, to have the necessary tools and materials for this, to have certain skills of locksmithing. There are many types of this useful "field" kitchen equipment on sale, but it is quite possible to make it yourself.
The first step is to decide on the most convenient model, since the brazier can be stationary, constantly standing on the site, or collapsible and mobile.
A stationary brazier can be multifunctional, since during its manufacture, by adding a few additional elements, you can get not only a barbecue grill, but also a grill, barbecue or even a smokehouse. In addition, such a grill sometimes becomes a real decoration. landscape design plot.
The mobile grill is good in its own way - it is compact and can fit in the trunk of a car. This option is ideal for those who like to travel often not only to the country, but also to nature. A similar brazier can be collapsible or folding.
Braziers can be different, but the materials, as well as the tools for their manufacture, in principle, do not differ from each other. The only thing that may differ is the amount of material, since if you plan to make a stationary brazier with a roof and additional decorative design, then various elements and much more metal is needed.
So, for work you will need:
— angle grinder machine - "grinder" with the required number of cutting and grinding wheels;
- an electric drill with a set of drills of the required diameters;
- jigsaw with metal cutting elements;
- tape measure, square;
- screwdriver;
locksmith tools - hammer, pliers, core.
From the materials you will need to purchase:
- metal sheet, thickness 2 ÷ 3 mm, old gas bottle or a metal barrel;
- metal corner, 25 × 25 or 20 × 20mm in size;
- pipe-square with sides 20 × 20 mm;
- fasteners;
- for some braziers that have a lid, hinges and a handle will be needed to open;
- for mobile grills, which are planned to be moved around the site, wheels will be needed for convenience. Their number will depend on the chosen model - two, three or four.
There are many types of metal braziers, and they are made in different ways, so it is worth considering some of them so that you can choose the most suitable one.
A barrel is an excellent starting material for making a barbecue A model of a barbecue made from a barrel can be made in two versions - with and without a lid. The first of them is made from two halves of the barrel, and the second from one.
Whichever option is chosen, you first need to draw a drawing of the future barbecue.
The figure should be clearly visible and understandable all the details and their dimensions. One version of the drawing is presented as an example, but it is quite possible to make changes to it. The drawn up plan will be the most important assistant in the manufacturing process.
The second point in the work on the barbecue is the preparation of all the elements from which it will be assembled.
- In half, in the height of the container - this method is suitable for both the first and second options of the barbecue.
- Another way is when only the top of the barrel is cut out. Subsequently, the cut out element will become a lid for the barbecue.
The edges of the cut container must be cleaned, freeing them from metal burrs.
Brazier making
1. A brazier made of half of a barrel is easier to make than with a lid fixed on its back wall. To make it easier to work on the top of the barrel, it is best to start with the legs and stands. They are made from a square or round tube.
If it was planned to use the brazier also as a grill, then the racks for it can be fixed, as shown in the diagram, to the stand for the container or to the sides of the half-roll itself and to the corners at its edges.
If it is decided to make a lid from the second part of the barrel, it is also scalded with a corner. Then the hinges are welded to the halves - and the lid is ready. To make it comfortable to use the lid, you need to attach a handle and a metal holder with a movable mount to it. It is installed on one or both sides of the barbecue.
2. In the second case, the barrel is not cut in half, but a pre-marked part is cut out of it, which has a rectangular shape in plan.
In this model, the food being cooked over the fire will be protected from the wind by the back wall of the barrel. The photo clearly shows how barbecue grills are installed.
It should be noted that a function can be added to this brazier. For this, a chimney is fixed in the side part. In any barrel on top there is always a neck with a stopper, which can be used to install the pipe. But you need to think about this in advance before starting to cut the barrel, since the hole needs to be located at the top of the barbecue.
If necessary, for convenience, from the sides of the barrel, both in the first and in the second version, you can arrange shelves-tables. To do this, metal brackets are welded to the barrel, on which a wooden or metal coating is subsequently fixed.
Braziers are made in the same way from gas or oxygen cylinders. But it must be borne in mind that they will be narrower and designed for short skewers.
As mentioned above, wheels can be attached to any of the described braziers for the convenience of moving it around the site. But the described options have mobility only within the territory of a suburban area - it is extremely inconvenient to transport it over long distances.
A barrel or cylinder is an excellent material for making a barbecue. There is always room for imagination - just look, for example, at the options presented in the video:
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A collapsible or folding brazier will not be superfluous in any house or even in an apartment. It is compact, so it does not take up much space, as it can easily fit on a shelf in a pantry or mezzanine. Such a brazier can be used not only when leaving the countryside, but also in the courtyard of a high-rise building, of course, observing all fire safety rules.
When planning work, one should proceed from the fact that when folded, the brazier looks like a thin suitcase that will accommodate all the accessories for frying meat. So, for example, camping skewers have a length of no more than 600 mm, which means that the length of the barbecue can be only 630 ÷ 650 mm, and its width when unfolded is 400 ÷ 450 mm.
The brazier shown in the photo is not so difficult to make on your own. To make it you will need:
- steel sheet with a thickness of 2 ÷ 3 mm - large walls of the barbecue and installed triangular side elements will be made of it;
- steel corners 10 × 10 mm - they will scald the main planes. In addition, such corners are fixed in the inner part of the walls of the barbecue and serve as supports for a grate made of steel wire;
- loops for fastening and folding two halves of the barbecue;
- folding legs are fixed from the sides, which, when disassembling the barbecue, fit exactly along the height of its walls;
- steel bar Ø 7 ÷ 8 mm - needed for the device of the handle on the halves of the brazier;
- finished steel mesh or wire for its manufacture.
Manufacturing process
- Two main walls of the barbecue, measuring 400 × 630 mm or 450 × 650 mm.
- A square of 400 × 400 mm or 450 × 450 mm. Then, it is cut diagonally and two equilateral triangles are obtained, which will rigidly hold the entire structure.
- Cut out blanks from the corner, you need 4 pieces. 630 ÷ 650 mm and 4 pcs. 400 ÷ 450 mm for framing the walls of the barbecue and supports for the grill.
When all the elements are prepared, you can start assembling the barbecue. To be indistinguishable from a factory-made one, you need to carry out work very neat.
At the end, you can assemble the entire structure completely, lay it on its bottom. metal mesh and try to cook barbecue.
In addition, if desired, a nozzle is made that will help you cook barbecue. In this case, the grill will become multifunctional. For this element, you will need to cut and weld five elements together. These are the side parts-nozzles, having an angle of 45 degrees in the lower part - they will be installed instead of the side triangles, two long front sheets and a grill installed from above. You can also make this part collapsible - cut in the side parts large canvases holes and weld to the side parts narrow cloths special hooks that should easily enter them.
Another interesting option barbecue is presented in the proposed video:
If you plan to use the grill only in the country, without transporting it from place to place, then you can, without complicating the task, stop at the simplest option, which can only "roam" on the site and be installed on a flat hard surface.
Before starting work, of course, you need to make a drawing - it is very easy to draw up it yourself, since there are no complex elements in this option. Having purchased everything you need, cut out the blanks, relying on the dimensions indicated in the drawing.
As an example, consider finished drawing, and based on it, make your own, adding elements to it that will make it more comfortable to use.
The walls are bent perpendicular to the bottom ... 
... and then boiled in vertical corners 
Possessing the necessary tools and experience with them, you can safely one two day to make a brazier, thereby saving a considerable amount of family budget... Having done the work with high quality and accuracy, you can be sure that the resulting product will not differ from the factory models and will reliably serve for many years.
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⭐ 100 / 100 | ||||
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⭐ 98 / 100 | ||||
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Balezinsky LMZ | ⭐ 97 / 100 | |||
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Doorz Summer cottage brazier with TIR tiles | ⭐ 99 / 100 | |||
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Doorz Brazier with a cauldron MSC 2 mm | ⭐ 98 / 100 | |||
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MOUSSON VULCAN MAX | ⭐ 97 / 100 | |||
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Grillver Firecraft Comfort Air | ⭐ 96 / 100 1 - voice | |||
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Doorz brazier with a roof collapsible MKR | ⭐ 93 / 100 | |||
An excellent model for a summer residence, which began to be sold in 2017 and is in demand to this day. The walls are made of 4 mm thick steel, there are perforations at the bottom to increase the heat. The legs are slightly decorated, so the product will not only become functional, but also complement the look of the yard. For more convenient carrying, handles are installed on both sides.
The product is of high quality, durable and easy to use and maintain. The structure is quickly disassembled and assembled. The construction is made of stainless steel, the walls are 3 mm thick, so the device does not deform. There are stiffening ribs to increase strength. The dimensions in the bag are 49x31x48 cm, and the weight is only 10 kg. The bag is made of synthetic material, strong, suitable for carrying in the trunk or carrying by hand. The product is of optimal height when assembled, which will allow you to cook comfortably, the depth is sufficient, excludes burning. In addition, the manufacturer provides a 1 year warranty.
Not a bad option for the dacha, if you need to constantly pick up the grill from there. This is due to its low weight and convenient transformation, which allows the product to be transported even on a bus or train. The brazier is completely collapsible, and the legs are the main components for fixing the walls and bottom. Total weight only 2.3 kg, length 50 cm, for 6 skewers.
Balezinsky LMZ is one of the best models of cast-iron barbecues for a summer cottage, which will serve for 30 years or more. Its walls and legs are made of thick cast iron steel, so the structure is not subject to corrosion and other external factors. For reliable installation of skewers, there are holes in the amount of 10 pcs. side parts with patterns for decoration.
How to make a metal barbecue with your own hands? It is impossible to dispute that meat, fish and vegetables cooked on coals are much tastier and are not in vain considered gastronomic delights. When cooking, you will need to work with hot metal and open fire. The result, namely the taste of the dish, depends on how convenient and simple it will be for the cook to work on the barbecue grill or grill.
For this reason, many connoisseurs of open-air fried meat prefer to make their own comfortable barbecues from metal with their own hands, which will be discussed in this article.
There are several ways to choose the barbecue design that suits you:
Important! Whichever option you choose, take only real projects as a basis, not ideas. No matter how the stoves look, first of all, it is worth paying attention to practicality.
Metal is the ideal material for grills, ovens and braziers. A structure made of cast iron or steel will quickly warm up, and this will not allow heat to be lost to warm up a stone or brick slope. But you can make a portable model out of metal, or even a folding one, if you often go out into the countryside with your barbecue.
There are a large number of schemes and options, designs and ideas, but not all of them are safe and convenient.
In order not to get into a mess and not to copy other people's mistakes, consider the following points:
Useful advice! Do not purchase or copy metal barbecue models that are decorated with a huge number of welded and carved parts.
No matter how hard the cook tries, when working with the oven during cooking, a layer of soot and fat will stick to the metal surfaces, which must be removed and cleaned by hand. In addition, really successful designs are extremely rare with exquisite design.
Many people believe that a barbecue brazier and a brazier are exactly the same designs in terms of operation and design. While most DIY designs can support this claim, it really isn't. Masters rarely attach importance to all the subtleties when arranging a barbecue, and only true connoisseurs and admirers know all the secrets and nuances. For this reason, if you want to make the perfect DIY metal barbecue roaster, you should get to know these connoisseurs better.
What is the difference between a barbecue and a barbecue?
There are only two main differences.
Firstly, despite the fact that the principle of operation and the device are somewhat similar, the brazier and barbecue differ in the furnace part during operation. It turns out that the heat released also affects fish and meat. different ways and the final effect is different too. In the grill, food is warmed up by combustion products from wood and a little heat from hot coals. And in a barbecue, cooking and heating are due to radiation, since in this case the flow of air to the surface is weaker and goes to the inside.
Secondly, in a barbecue, the heating of the product is softer, since the bulk of the heat goes to heating the coals, metal, and thanks to the grate, cold air flows around and cools the already fried surface. Unfortunately, only the chef can fully explain the difference, but in short, when cooking on a metal barbecue roaster, fat and moisture remain inside the product, and do not evaporate with a stream of hot gas, making the dish juicier and richer in taste. If you have a barbecue, it will not be difficult to cook a juicy steak, and to get the same result on the grill, you will need to wrap the workpiece in metal foil.
In the classic barbecue brazier device, there are metal bowls in which the coal is kindled, and in them it smolders. In the old varieties, firewood was used instead of coal, and they were piled up in a heap in metal container and burned to coals. As soon as the cup was filled to the brim, they put a wire rack or some steel rods and start cooking. To obtain a similar effect in the grill, you need to constantly turn the skewers with meat and try not to overdry the meat or vegetables, and at the same time achieve good roasting.
The classic device implies that a metal / stone bowl will be used for cooking, over which there is a metal grill (ideally, nickel-plated), but you can use the most common one, even from thick steel wire. In modern production, braziers have special heating bowls for metal barbecues.
Air enters the glass, partially burns the coal, and after that the combustion product is removed outside along the metal walls. This is how you can save high fever and don't bother fanning yourself.
By design, the system is a box with four corners, which is welded from metal sheets. This structure can be stored in a collapsible form, and if necessary, assembled and installed on a picnic.
The features are:
Note, that this scheme of a barbecue made of metal with their own hands is considered one of the best in existence today.
If you use all the features of the brazier correctly, then, as an addition to the oven, you will need to make several removable grates that will provide the ability to fry at different heights from the coals. The structure itself is assembled from ready-made parts, which are cut in advance in shape and size.
In the bottom part, fasteners for supports are welded to the corners. The bottom itself is made so that it is solid and without holes. A perforated false bottom is laid on it. Air is supplied through a side slot and a false bottom. By bridging the gap, the required heating capacity can be achieved without burning food. There are also notches that make it possible to install a skewer or skewers. The structure itself can be easily disassembled, cleaned, and even packaged if necessary.
In addition to charcoal types of braziers, you can do-it-yourself electric ovens or gas-heated braziers. Although real gourmets will not appreciate this method, it will be possible to cook on a barbecue even on the balcony, and nothing will smoke.
The air, in which you can smell meat or vegetables roasted on coals, will not leave anyone indifferent, even a vegetarian. A barbecue cooked on the grill excites memories of a clear spring day or a warm summer evening when we were relaxing on the shore of the lake or at our dacha. There is a desire to repeat it again.
A tradition has firmly entered our life when not a single picnic or gathering around an evening fire with friends and family is complete without cooking meat over an open fire.
With sincere conversations, the waiting time passes faster and jointly fried meat delicacy, it becomes tastier. The brazier made by our own hands, in this matter, is our best friend and helper!
The following factors directly affect the choice of a barbecue model - the frequency of use, its location, the amount you need to invest in when buying materials if you want to make a barbecue on your own. Taking these points into account, the most suitable product is selected. Braziers are:
Stationary... Massive structures that are placed on a base, most often concrete. Brick and cast-iron barbecues are immovable. Best suited for country houses, roadside cafes. They are rightfully considered the most solid and heat-resistant. Cast iron products are decorated with carvings and floral designs. If you build a gazebo for such a barbecue and, with forged elements, a single original composition will come out. A brick brazier is decorated with masonry made of facing material, a chimney is built, a place is allocated for a cauldron, an oven, a niche for storing firewood. For convenience, a tabletop is mounted for cutting food and serving. Such structures will last for many years, but installing them on your site will entail significant financial costs and it may be difficult to find a suitable place.
Portable... They have a metal case, which can be collapsible, for one-time trips to nature and welded. Welded structures are used in suburban and garden plots. The advantage of such a barbecue is the ability to rearrange it from one place to another. When the metal brazier is not used, it is disassembled and stored in a dry room. These measures will help to avoid rusting of the elements and thereby extend the service life.
Braziers made of metal, which are convenient to take to nature, should be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled, and also have a low weight. This is an advantage, but the main disadvantage follows from it - not durability, therefore the case quickly burns out and deforms.
Advice! On the occasion of using a camping grill, it is better to light firewood in a fire, and in the grill itself, then put ready-made coals, which will extend its life.
Which grill is the right one is up to you, but you need to make it, adhering to certain standard parameters, which are adjusted to the requirements of the place of use, the number of eaters and external preferences.
It is necessary to adhere to them so that the meat does not burn, but does not remain raw, firewood is consumed economically, the heat does not go into the air. Product parameters that you need to pay attention to:
Barbecue wall height... Depth is of the utmost importance. Metal and cast iron models can withstand not only the weight of coal, but also firewood. If you assume that you will use firewood when firing up, then make the depth up to 30 cm, since firewood takes up more space. When using the grate, the coals should be located closer to it, and if you are making meat on skewers, then the maximum distance from the coals to the meat is about 20 cm. When it is less, the pieces burn, and if it is more, then the heat will not be enough. This will cause the kebab to dry on top and remain moist on the inside.
Length... When calculating it, it should be understood that the longer the brazier, the more difficult it is to move it, the consumption of coal will also increase, it will be more difficult to maintain the optimal temperature regime... It is customary to take 100 cm as a basis. For most summer residents, 60-80 cm is enough.
The optimal size will help to calculate the formula... The length of the barbecue is equal to the required number of skewers, multiplied by the distance between them. Example: 6 skewers * 10cm (the gap between them) = 60cm (the length of the barbecue we need). This size is enough for a company of three. The meat is cooked in one go. The desired spacing between the skewers is 7-10cm. Then the meat is close, but not tight to each other, which contributes to uniform heating and a beautiful crust is formed.
Width... The optimal size is 30-40 cm. A standard skewer holds 5-6 pieces of meat. On a grill with such a width, it will be easy to choose a grill for. You can find it at any hardware store.
The height of the barbecue from the ground... For portable folding barbecues, the required height of the legs is about 30 cm. If you do it higher, the structure will be unstable, and below it, dust and debris can get into the food. For stationary products - 80-100 cm, it will be the best solution.
When you make the brazier yourself, then you need to make the height for the person who will be the cook. If he is comfortable, then the food will be especially tasty.
The most acceptable option for manufacturing by a beginner is a stationary metal brazier. Taking into account all the listed recommendations, it is necessary to make a drawing of the product that meets your requirements.
For the production of a rectangular model, on four legs, prepare a sheet of metal (thickness from 1-3 mm.), A welding machine, a grinder, metal corners for the legs, a drill (drill holes in the sides), fasteners.
Stages of making a brazier with your own hands from iron:
To increase the strength, you can strengthen the walls with metal, horizontal rods that are tightened with nuts. It will be necessary to pre-drill holes in the sides for screws.
If you have experience, you can make the product more complicated - with an additional grate that lowers the intensity of the flame, shelves for firewood, add decorative forged elements.
Craftsmen are still altering cylinders for a gas grill, with a capacity of 40 liters. If you have a balloon like this, it is perfect because it has thick walls and an interesting shape. The product can be made in 2 versions - with and without a hinged lid.
Approximate algorithm of actions:
Everyone knows that a brick retains heat for a long time and therefore it is wonderful to cook on such a grill both barbecue, meat on the grill, and pilaf, fish soup. The choice of dishes is limited only by your cook's imagination.
If there is enough free space on the site, it is advisable to combine a brick brazier with a gazebo or a place under dining area... The building occupies a decent area, has a foundation and cannot be removed or moved, so be careful when choosing a place.
The foundation is poured with a tape, going deep into the ground by half a meter. Material that fits perfectly - a natural stone and oven bricks. Fireplace laying requires knowledge and skills, so entrust this process to a specialist if you are not confident in your abilities.
When you undertake to erect yourself, then consult the master, do everything carefully and slowly.
Boldly bring your ideas to life. On sale there are all the materials necessary for the manufacture of a barbecue - steel, cast iron, brick and stone. Following building codes and choosing a place, observing the technique fire safety, you organize an oasis on your site, where you can fully relax, recharge with energy, in the circle of friends and family. Good luck to you!
Brazier is the main attribute of a country picnic and comfortable country holiday... You can buy this accessory today in any supermarket. Unfortunately, almost all factory structures are made of thin metal, which begins to deform and burn out after the first "barbecue season".
The creators have not always thought out the system for assembling the frying box, the connections of which, when used, turn out to be inconvenient and unreliable.
Knowing the problems of serial braziers, home craftsmen prefer their own braziers. In addition to the impressive strength of homemade constructions, they allow creators to fully express their talent and creativity. It is for these reasons that we will consider in detail the topic of how to make a brazier out of metal with our own hands, convenient, durable and beautiful.
In addition to traditional designs, among homemade products, you can find unique options. Each of them can be copied without any problems, decorating your summer cottage with an original and useful frying installation.
The simplest and easiest to manufacture brazier for field conditions - two U-shaped metal racks stuck into the ground. They take up a minimum of space in the backpack and are quickly brought into the "working position". The only drawback of this system is its low height.
It will not work to put such a grill at a level convenient for baking, because the fire is kindled right here on the ground. Otherwise, this design captivates users with its practicality.
A classic metal brazier - a box on legs also has the right to a camping life. Only for this it needs to be made foldable in order to reduce its dimensions.
For this, window hinges are most often used, welding them to the bottom and long side walls. The end sides of such a brazier are inserted into the sides of the bottom and attached from above to the side walls using hooks.
A useful detail to look out for are the holes for adjusting the frying height. Thanks to them, you do not have to re-ignite the hearth in order to "turn on the heat".
If you think that the imagination of homemade people is limited to a banal frying box with holes, then we can easily convince you.
Childhood memories of pirate battles inspired the author with the idea of a treasure chest mounted on two scimitar swords. In addition to the usual frying of kebabs, such a box with a lid can be used as a mini-smokehouse. To do this, you will need to provide the structure with a small chimney.
In general, forging is a win-win decoration for any brazier. With its help, you can easily turn an ordinary iron grill into a real piece of "country art".
A useful part of this design is the side shelf. On it you can lay out kebabs that have passed the heat treatment process. At the bottom, you can make a grate for storing firewood.
Any home craftsman can make a forged brazier today. This does not require building a home forge and buying a blacksmith's hammer. It is enough to look into the building supermarket and buy forged decorative elements there. Fastening them to a metal box and legs is a simple matter.
A steel grill for a summer residence should be not only beautiful, but also mobile. Therefore, we advise you to pay attention to the mobile version of such a frying hearth.
It can be easily moved to any place in the summer cottage, hiding from sudden rain or the scorching rays of the sun. Equip your brazier with a handy spit and try your hand at roasting upland game.
Of course, you will not take such a frying structure with you to the forest. However, it will look at the summer cottage no worse than a stationary one.
And here is a copy with a roof that protects the owner from the vagaries of changeable weather. The swivel holder for the cauldron, which expands the capabilities of this hearth, deserves special attention.
Do not rush to part with your grandmother's inheritance and hand over a foot-operated sewing machine to scrap metal. Better look at how great its cast iron frame looks as a support platform for the barbecue.
The smoke from the brazier disturbs the creative imagination of the craftsmen. Why not make an original brazier-steam locomotive, they think, sitting down to the drawing?
The main part of this brazier is an old gas cylinder. By welding wheels, a pipe and a driver's platform to it, you will pleasantly surprise your friends and neighbors. By the way, the chimney in this case is not a simple decoration, but a channel for the exit of smoke. Such a hearth with a smokehouse can be successfully used for roasting meat and preparing other homemade delicacies.
The military theme, steeped in smoke and fire, often finds its expression in original installations.
A car enthusiast who is friends with a grinder and welding will be happy to make an original brazier out of the front end of an old car. Fortunately, such work does not require special efforts. A traditional broiler box with a grate is placed in the engine compartment and the structure is ready to go.
Some craftsmen manage to make such a brazier mobile, supplying it with a full-fledged suspension with springs.
Take a look around. You will see many unnecessary metal items that can be used to make a barbecue.
An old steel barrel is an almost finished brazier. Yes, not simple, but elegant and functional. By cutting out a part of the sidewall, you can make a rotary cover from it. A frying grate is placed inside the container or two supporting corners are welded for installing skewers.
Rims. What could be better and easier for making a country barbecue? They have all the attributes of such a hearth: a round shape, ventilation holes and thick metal that will not burn through a fire soon. The only improvement that needs to be made is the installation of a perforated steel plate inside the disc.
The native slots on the disc are a little too big, so small coals will fall through them. A steel skewer holder can be adapted into the rim from above, or you can simply install a grill rack of a suitable diameter on it.
Someone else's ideas are good, but how to make such a brazier yourself, you ask? First you need to decide for how many people kebabs will most often be prepared. If only members of your family (3-4 people) are among the lucky ones, then the optimal sizes are 40 cm long and 30 cm wide. The last size is the length of the skewer excluding the handle. It cannot be increased so that the steel rod with meat does not fall into the brazier.
If the brazier will serve a large company, then its length is calculated according to the scheme 8-10 cm per 1 skewer. That is, for a company of 6 people, a frying box with a length of 50 to 60 cm is needed with a constant width of 30 cm. A more voluminous box should not be made so that there is no overconsumption of firewood.
The optimum depth of the brazier is 15-20 cm. This is quite enough for the temperature during baking to be high enough, but the meat does not burn.
Ergonomics is another factor that must be taken into account when sketching a diagram of the future barbecue. Its height from the ground should be such that you do not have to constantly bend over, turning over the kebabs. Lower your arm, bend it slightly at the elbow and measure the distance from the ground to your fingertips. The resulting size is optimal height barbecue with legs.
The plate thickness for the brazier must also be selected correctly. Experts say that 2 mm black or stainless steel will be optimal. A thinner sheet quickly burns out, and a thicker one is difficult to process and increases the weight of the structure.
The toolbox for this job is obvious:
The first step, from which the manufacture of a homemade barbecue from metal begins, is cutting sheet steel. Having marked on it the dimensions of the bottom and side walls, we cut out all the blanks with a grinder. At the bottom of the long side walls, we need to make holes for air in. To do this, we fix a 6 or 8 mm drill in the drill chuck and make ventilation (the distance between the centers of the holes is 3-4 cm).
A more rational option is not to cut out all the parts separately, but to make slots in the sheet with a grinder, so that you can then bend them into a volumetric structure.
Having bent the cut sheet into a volumetric box, we boil the joints of the walls. This can be done not with a solid, but with a tack weld, so that the metal is less deformed. For better fixation of the skewers, shallow grooves can be cut on the upper ribs of the long walls.
The next operation is the welding of the legs. Better to make them removable so that the brazier can be transported in the car. For this, some craftsmen use nuts, welding them to the bottom of the bottom. Then threaded rods are screwed into them. We'll do it easier and use the lower parts of the old door hinges. They have a weld-on eyelet and a hole deep enough to fit a steel pin-leg.
Our grill is ready for the first barbecue. All operations for cutting and assembling it will take no more than 2 hours.
Barbecue masters can cook this dish even in the middle of a dense forest without a single device for this. But it is still much more pleasant and convenient to use reliable, proven and durable devices for cooking in nature. But most often this process takes place with the participation of braziers.
The most common barbecue device is a metal barbecue.
These are its main advantages.
The disadvantages include the not always aesthetic appearance and fragility of some models. However, all these nuances are eliminated and adjusted individually for each user and for each case.
A unique feature of metal barbecues is that they can be easily made by yourself.
You do not need to have any special knowledge or skills for this. You just need to decide on the model and materials, listen to the advice of professionals or just knowledgeable people, and also be sure that your idea is being implemented at 100%.
Starting to consider the device from the bottom up, be sure to pay attention to the legs. As a rule, these are four metal corners, pointed downwards so that they can be thrust into the ground. The height of this element is selected individually if the product is made to order. In construction and gardening stores, you will most likely come across standard universal models with a length of 80 to 120 cm. Metal reinforcing rods are sometimes chosen as this element, some craftsmen resort to forged execution of the base of the barbecue.
There are also unique home-made structures installed on the lower iron part. sewing machines, unusable tables, etc. Practically everything is used that stably adheres to any surface and is able to withstand the mass of a metal box and its contents during cooking on fire.
The steel box, which consists of four sides and a bottom, is the basis of the barbecue structure. Often, the lower part of this box is made reinforced in order to increase the life of the entire structure. The side walls are necessarily perforated so that the heat does not accumulate in one place and air circulation occurs. Thus, a kind of blower is created, like in stoves.
On the upper edges of the long sides of the metal box, recesses are made, into which the skewers are then very conveniently inserted. This minimizes the movement of the mini-skewers on metal.
The principle of operation of such barbecues is known to everyone. Coals or logs of firewood are laid at the bottom of the metal box, a fire is kindled. When the fire dies down, and only coals, ash and heat from them remain in the grill, skewers with pre-prepared meat or vegetables are laid out on the structure in orderly rows. The heat in the hearth is supported by improvised means that create a powerful air flow inside the structure, but do not rekindle the fire on the ashes.
As for various designs, which imply a comfortable preparation of a barbecue, then here you should first deal with the main types of metal barbecues.
There are four types of them in total.
Each of the modifications has both positive aspects and disadvantages. Making a metal brazier with your own hands, you take responsibility for its design and operation. And it plays into your hands.
Having decided on this crucial step, you can plan to have a smokehouse or barbecue grill.
Some projects also include a cover in the overall design of the barbecue. Having covered the barbecue grill, you can achieve the fastest preparation of your dish and be sure that all the most valuable and useful properties and vitamins will be preserved in it.
In order for the correct air circulation to occur inside the metal box of the barbecue, it is better to make the slots, called the blower, at the bottom of the sidewalls of the structure. Special holes with a diameter of 10-12 mm are made in the bottom so that the oxygen entering these holes burns out, thereby enriching the meat over the fire.
For the legs of barbecues, sometimes metal rods or even pipes are easily used. The main thing is to properly cut, weld or fasten to the main structure.
Craftsmen make metal barbecues practically out of thin air.
So, there are options from a barrel, a gas cylinder and even from the drum of an automatic washing machine.
Before starting the production process, it is worth deciding on the model, dimensions, material. The next step will be to create a small but correct project plan, in which you need to display all the nuances and necessary numbers. On the sketch, you need to schematically depict the future structure.
Consider the main components and tools that you need to work.
The main dimensions of a standard stationary metal barbecue are shown in the diagram. But in order to make your measurements, you need to understand why such numbers were chosen. The width of the box is always focused on the length of the skewers minus 8-10 cm.On average, this will be somewhere around 30 cm.
The length depends on the number of skewers that will be simultaneously used in the preparation of kebabs. Here, the distance from one semi-finished product to another is also taken into account, because they should not fit tightly to each other. So, the figure is taken as a basis - 10 cm per one skewered skewer.
The depth of the metal box of the barbecue is calculated clearly and has parameters of 20-25 cm. This distance is enough to fry the meat, but not burn it. If the depth is made more than 25 cm, the fuel consumption and the time for barbecue will increase.
There are also original mini-models, all sizes of which will have to be cut, depending on the reduction of the layout itself.
They usually have short legs and are located close to the ground. But even such designs look beautiful and practical thanks to a systematic and careful approach to manufacturing and assembly.
It is worth understanding stepwise process creating stationary metal barbecues with your own hands.
The first step is markup. On a solid sheet of metal, we outline the silhouette of the future structure in a disassembled state. You should have a cross.
At the second stage, we cut out the drawn figure with the help of the grinder. Next, you need to bend all sides and weld them together. The box is ready.
Then we drill holes in the bottom for air and cut the ashlar in the walls of the box. It is also important to follow a certain system here. The holes must be at approximately the same distance from each other and from the edges of the box. Approximately 60 mm per row.
Considering that the holes are staggered, the distance from the bottom to the top is only 30 mm. This is necessary so that oxygen enters the brazier evenly.
The next step is to cut the grooves for a stable fixation of the skewers on the grill. These "teeth" are located in the upper side of the long sides of the structure. The manufacture and fastening of the legs is planned to be done last.
The stationary metal brazier is ready. You can attach additional handles to it (for ease of moving from place to place), hooks, grates and even wheels for transportation.
You can make a collapsible iron barbecue for a summer residence yourself.
All work is carried out in four stages.
Homemade collapsible iron brazier can be used for its intended purpose immediately after the completion of all work.
After cooking, it can be easily folded up and stowed away in a shed or garage. It won't take up much space and won't get in the way.
The travel case is also easy to make at home. To do this, you need to make a drawing on a metal sheet, where 4 cm is added to each side. Holes are made on the long sides. The bottom and walls are fastened together by door canopies. Bolts are welded to the bottom for attaching the legs. We supplement the design with a hook and loop so that the brazier itself does not decompose. We weld a handle to the side to comfortably carry a metal "suitcase", even if you travel to nature by public transport.
Making an original barbecue from scrap materials is as easy as shelling pears. The most popular projects today are recognized as a brazier from a metal barrel, from a gas cylinder and a drum of a washing machine.
The barrel design can combine two functions at once: a barbecue and a smokehouse.
There are at least three ways to make it. At the first, the barrel is placed on its side, its upper part is cut out, leaving the ends intact. The cut-out cover is attached to the main body of the future barbecue with ordinary door canopies. Legs are welded to the ends of the barrel, for example, metal rods. At the cut line of the upper part, corners are attached with a welding machine, on which notches are made to fix the skewers.
The second option for trimming the barrel is to split it in two. Putting the base of the barbecue on flat surface, make a vertical cut from the top to the bottom. The percentage of parts can be different: from 30/70 to 50/50. But the bottom must be greater than or equal to the top. Further, the whole process is identical.
Making the perfect smoker is also easy. But this will require two barrels. One will become a base for a smokehouse, inside which a fire will be made. The second one will be cut into two parts horizontally and will become the smoker itself. Sawdust must be placed on the bottom of this barrel. The lid must be in the closed position throughout the entire process.
Making a metal barbecue from a used gas cylinder is schematically very similar to the same process for a barrel.
The main nuance that you should pay attention to is the preparation of the used container for work.
The cylinder must be at least 50 liters in volume so that the brazier turns out to be of good quality. The next step is to clean the tank from gas residues.
To do this, you need to do three steps.
In order to carry out the third step as safely as possible, this procedure is recommended to be performed with an assistant.
First of all, while one cuts off the tap with a grinder, the other periodically pours water over the cut point so that sparks do not get inside and do not react with the remnants of the gas substance on the walls of the cylinder.
A hose is inserted into the resulting hole, from which water is supplied under good pressure. While the liquid flows inside, the cylinder is periodically shaken in order to thoroughly wash all the walls. Pour in a full container and leave for several days. After the allotted time, the water is drained, but remember that this is already poison. To remove the pungent smell of gas from the cylinder, it is burned inside before starting to make a barbecue from it. Further manipulations look and are performed in the same way as in the case of a metal barrel.
The original designs of barbecues are obtained from old cars. Using the hood and the front of the old vehicle, you can get an excellent heat-resistant and unusual brazier with a lid.
The simplest is considered to be a barbecue made from improvised means.
The fastest and most durable in this category is the automatic drum brazier. The average processing time is 10-15 minutes. The main condition is to find a drum. You can use it completely, or you can cut off the unnecessary part if you think it is too high. As for the support, the convenience of this option is that it can be placed directly on the ground, bricks or stones. And you can make legs specially for him from reinforcement rods. Both options are noteworthy. Pick it up individually for yourself.
It is impossible to do with just assembling the constituent parts of a metal barbecue. There are a number of features in the operation of this device that must be adopted and implemented to improve its functional qualities and performance.
After all the manufacturing work is over, it is necessary to clean the finished grill from dirt and rust. To remove the latter, use a grinder or drill with a special attachment.
The inner walls of the barbecue do not need to be cleaned of carbon deposits during operation. It is believed that this is what gives the kebabs a special flavor and "health".
It takes place in two stages:
Such processing will not only provide a special heat-resistant film, but also protect against metal corrosion for the entire period of operation of the device.
If wooden parts are used in the overall structure, special attention should be paid to their treatment with various antiseptic, moisture-resistant and heat-repellent agents.
The place where the brazier is planned to be located must be freed from dry grass, branches or other flammable objects in advance and a container with sand must be installed nearby, which, in the event of a fire, will be extinguished.
So that the pungent smoke from the fire does not interfere with cooking and enjoying nature, you can independently build a hood for a metal barbecue. It is made from the same material as a device for preparing food in nature. It differs from standard barbecue structures installed indoors in that it looks like a cut pipe. The area of the hood of the hood is usually equal to the area of the barbecue itself. This minimizes the emission of smoke outside the cooking area as much as possible. The hood dome is welded to the barbecue body. It is also important to take into account the mass of the structure so that everything together stands stable.
The original stationary brazier made of metal, made with forging elements. In this case, the forged parts represent a table-stand for the brazier. There is a place under the table for preparing firewood or coal, so as not to run far behind them. Such a grill will not be easy, but quite mobile. That is, it will not be difficult to rearrange it in a convenient place or put it in a shed for the winter. Forged Products O
A metal brazier with a roof allows you to cook meals over a fire, even in bad weather. If you don't have a shed or a gazebo in your yard, but you want meat or vegetables fried over a fire, this option is an excellent solution. In addition, the design is equipped with a stand for installing a cauldron and also a convenient place for placing fuel.
Unusual models are also found among stationary barbecues. Two large wheels are very successfully attached to the legs of this design. Simulating a garden wheelbarrow, the device easily moves around your site and stays firmly and stable where you need it.
This configuration of metal braziers in the shape of a boot is quite common. It combines a barbecue maker, a barbecue maker and even the possibility of cooking meat on a spit. Convenient table-lattice allows you to optimally arrange everything necessary tools and ingredients at hand.
Folding metal brazier when packed resembles a suitcase. This allows you to take it with you wherever and whenever you want. If necessary, skewers and other necessary little things can be folded inside. The only drawback of this design is the height. It is as compact as possible, and therefore you will have to cook on it only in a sitting position.
Another example of a suitcase barbecue, which is already equipped with legs. These additional parts are conveniently folded inside the box, which is closed with a special fastener so that nothing falls apart. The photo also shows other models of folding braziers, which are also compact in size and convenient in their operation.
A spacious stationary barbecue made of a sheet of metal with the addition of forged patterns. It is also equipped with a device for cooking in a cauldron, has a convenient side table and a place for firewood or dishes under the box itself.
The original way install an exhaust pipe over the barbecue. Suitable for those who do not want to fix the barbecue in one place and install a bulky exhaust structure in the gazebo or on the veranda. All the nuances have already been taken into account here. Some manufacturers even offer benches and chairs in the same style.
A fabulous brazier in the form of a carriage with a roof will impress even the most skeptical buyer. However, the price of such a forged model may not be the most pleasant value. Of the features of this design, it is possible to note the presence of a lid on the barbecue grill.
The original hearth is obtained from the front of the car. This allows you not only to surprise your guests and get a convenient device for cooking on fire. Thanks to this non-standard approach, you also get rid of an unnecessary vehicle that only took up space.
A chic forged brazier in the form of a caravan, equipped with a roof and a chimney, will become a true decoration of your site. The design is bulky, but it allows you to cook immediately for a large company both on skewers and on a barbecue net.
There are a lot of beautiful and practical examples of metal barbecues. It is important to remember all important safety measures when using them so that the external aesthetics do not turn into trouble. Making metal barbecues for your own use with your own strength and hands is a responsible and creative process that requires concentration, caution and an individual approach.
For information on how to make a metal brazier with your own hands, see the video below.
