Quick BBQ Pit........?

batosai117

batosai117

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Hey everybody, I'm a little embarassed to say this as a Texan, and even more, a hispanic Texan, that last night I couldn't bar-b-q because my pit was at a friends house and my back up pit was in the trunk of my car (which is 45 minutes in another town) :yawn:

My fiance and I had a nice plan to bar-b-q some steaks and corn on the cob with some grilled shrimp. Sounds good don't it :p

I had everything ready to go, wood, food, utensils, my fire steel, knife, foil, ...........and then it hit me, I don't have a bar-b-q pit!!!

It was terrible, we had to cook on the stove and everything just tasted the same :grumpy: Not that good smoked flavor, the meat was tough, the shrimp tasted like the meat, the corn was the only thing that still came out half descent :rolleyes:

So, this got me thinking, for you city dwellers who can't just dig a hole and start a fire, what do you do when you bar-b-q? Any quick do-it-yourself pits that could have saved my bar-b-q that wasn't?

Thanks for the help, J.
 
I've improvised before now using housebricks and the metal grids out of the cooker. You need to leave some gaps between the bricks to let the air in though.
 
A.W.U.K. said:
I've improvised before now using housebricks and the metal grids out of the cooker. You need to leave some gaps between the bricks to let the air in though.
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That sounds good, I had a grill from my tri-pod hanging set, but couldn't find something to set it on. That would have saved the BBQ :D *goes looking for bricks*
 
I went to Lowes and bought 12 of those cement bocks that go around the base of a tree or bush. It makes a 3.5' round area to build a fire in...
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I can't help you out on the "improvising" part.

But, unfortunately, I am a city dweller, but I don't give up the BBQ. I have a weber kettle for grilling, but when I want BBQ, I have a Backwoods Smoker.

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I have been toying with the idea of building my own pit from bricks, I am not so sure. May be too "permanent" for me :D

Brian
 
As a reluctant but long-time city-dweller, I have been forced to go without regular access to a grill for at least ten years. While there is really no substitute for a grill when it comes to steak, I have found that you can accomplish quite a bit with a really good iron skillet, particularly because you can easily transfer it from the oven to the burner, allowing you to cook slowly and then pan sear. It's ideal for fish, but it works for steak too.

Best,

- Mike
 
Heres what I used when we ran out of propane. It was bought at a Cdn tire store, but you should be able to get them, their just a folding grill, stick the stakes in and let it sit for a while over some coal, or even an open fire.
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Or, just get some rocks and a grate, then cook till you hearts content.
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