Gas Barbie Or Charcoal

[MrJay]

Hi again guys,been looking for something decent for a whilst,i know about gasbbq.co.th.but i dont want to spend so much as whilst im away holidaying the family and village will abuse it,im looking for may be a shop in buriram or korat,who either have or make them,in the mall korat topfloor used to have some good gas ones (homepro) i think on my last visit they only had cheap charcoal ones,well over priced,i dont even mind the thai style one half of a petrol drum and and the welded steel grate,but i never seen a shop selling them,anybody know of anywhere, or am i just better getting one made at metal work shop...desperately in need im getting tired of stirfry oil dishs everynite....any info greatly appreciated...thanks...jay

[Cuban]

i dont even mind the thai style one half of a petrol drum and and the welded steel grate,but i never seen a shop selling them,anybody know of anywhere, or am i just better getting one made at metal work shop...

To understand Thai mentality a little will help you understand why large BBQs and the 1/2 Oil Drum are not sold on every Soi Corner. Fuel is expensive for the average farmer so they will cook using as little fuel as possible, this is part of the reason that stir fry is common - because the food is cut small to cook quickly.

Having a large BBQ is considered industrial cooking, you can get them cut to order from places that have oil drums, look around semi industrial areas you will see a pile of drum, go talk to the owner. I bought one for 300 Baht.

Small "home" BBQ units, made from a large tin (20" diameter) infilled with a fireclay to rest a cooking pot or BBQ grill on will cost about 180 Baht from domestic hardware stores.

Small bags of cooking charcol costs about 20 Baht a bag, large sack are sold at the road side upcountry for about 150-200 Baht.

When you are all set up, go looking for the local pig farmer, get one slightly longer than the oil drum as it is best to cut off the head and lower legs and cook those bits in the pot with "chinese" spices. Mash up some pineapple to marinate the meat for a few hours before cooking on teh BBQ.

And finally invest in a small flood light to see the meat as it is being cooked on the BBQ, although it looks nice, quaint and romantic with the orange embers glowing in the clear Issan evening eating poorly cooked pig really screws up the following days, and I'm sorry to say this is experiance speaking. Have fun.

[Lourens]

I bought a 44 gallon drum at one of the many recycle places around Buriram for 50 Baht and had my friendly neighborhood mechanic build me a BBQ. He only wanted me to invite him for the first BBQ.

Also, I built my own smoker. All the details HERE.

[MrJay]

Thanks cuban and lourens,for the good info,i had a good drive around yesterday nothin.so ive bought my own drum,now i just gotta take it to the metal workers,where they will chop n weld in 2 a barbie,1000 baht,including a steel welded grill.that will do for me..regarding charcoal cuban yes it is expensive,on the main highway 1 big sack(sop in thai)is going for 250 baht,but they are making this shit all day long in my village so i got plenty of that at a fraction of the cost,and the pig recipe..lol..i got burgers bacon sausage n steak on my mind........