Tofer Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm looking for practical suggestions and designs for a built in barbecue for our outdoor wet kitchen area and wondered if any of you had built anything similar and could give some good advice of how best to build it. It will be built into a low walled area with the usual Thai style concrete worktop and I assume a charcoal pit with a griddle over and an ashtray on a lower shelf would suffice. I'm sure some of you Aussie contributors have loads of experience in this field. We never had that much call for them in UK to justify building one in situ. Thanks in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Depends on what sort of bbq you are planning. Just grilling stuff for you own table or small parties or smoking and other slow-cooking methods.There's a wealth of designs and ideas on the internet. Pretty much no problem with chicken and pork here in LOS but getting decent beef may be a challenge depending on where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofer Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 13 hours ago, NanLaew said: Depends on what sort of bbq you are planning. Just grilling stuff for you own table or small parties or smoking and other slow-cooking methods.There's a wealth of designs and ideas on the internet. Pretty much no problem with chicken and pork here in LOS but getting decent beef may be a challenge depending on where you are. Thanks for your reply, I'll have a search on the Internet. It would only be for grilling stuff for our table and parties at home, just your regular home barbecue, nothing special or commercial involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I would go to Makro and buy a grill there, i've seen great ones with the burners at the sides so all drippings fall on the bottom, not on the burners. They are stainless steel so can always be cleaned. For me the best grill can adjust the flames very well (or the height of the racks or both) and are easy to clean. Electric ignition is also a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofer Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 13 hours ago, fruitman said: I would go to Makro and buy a grill there, i've seen great ones with the burners at the sides so all drippings fall on the bottom, not on the burners. They are stainless steel so can always be cleaned. For me the best grill can adjust the flames very well (or the height of the racks or both) and are easy to clean. Electric ignition is also a plus. Thanks, I'll have a look and consider that option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Check Aliexpress.com! Seems like the grills in Thailand are overpriced and there all made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jing Joe Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Saw one recently at a function;- . A 44 gallon steel drum cut in half like two half moons. One half mounted horizontally on suitable height steel legs, a motorized spit turning device bought on line rather cheap. A small hole at each end on the ends accommodated this device. Maybe screwed in place? not sure. Bar B Que fuel beads in the bottom started with fire lighters. The top half was hinged one side and suitable handles to open/close. Took about 45m max for tender delicious chooks skewered on the turner. A cooking plate could be easily mounted in place of the spit turner, and maybe combined with a raised steel fire tray to speed up the heat compared to the slower spit cooking. Need to be a DIY metal handy person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Try Global stores they have a range of great BBQ s, various sizes and better than using oil drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madox66 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightTalk Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 There is no foundry in Thailand; Good sized (alone) cast-iron plates/griddles/grills are hard to acquire. The 'smaller-sized' imports are expensive and may break during transport. S/steel is readily available but IMHO won't give you optimum bbq results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen mills Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Here's a pic of the one I built in Koh Lanta at my bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooinekrsa Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 On 2017-7-1 at 3:45 PM, NanLaew said: Depends on what sort of bbq you are planning. Just grilling stuff for you own table or small parties or smoking and other slow-cooking methods.There's a wealth of designs and ideas on the internet. Pretty much no problem with chicken and pork here in LOS but getting decent beef may be a challenge depending on where you are. Google braai designs rsa. We live outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofer Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 13 hours ago, stephen mills said: Here's a pic of the one I built in Koh Lanta at my bar Hi Steve, seen it, thanks. Don't operate it yourself though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofer Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 Thanks all for your input. Being of a certain generation, Google and YouTube don't automatically spring to mind, but now I've had a look I'm inundated with ideas! All I need now is somebody to make a decision for me, 555.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 21 hours ago, stephen mills said: Here's a pic of the one I built in Koh Lanta at my bar Good job on the BBQ. Looks like chicken on the right but what is the other? Looks like Armidillo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 However you end up building it, burn it a few times before actually cooking to get all the fabricated contaminants off the parts that food will touch. They won't kill you but they sure will make the food cooked taste nasty. Might also consider mesquite chips for smoking rather than just straight coal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Anyone know where a person can buy the lava rocks for a gas grill? Lots of places to buy a gas BBQ grill, but they all seem to come without the porous lava rocks that soak up the grease and give the meat some flavor when it burns off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 2 hours ago, impulse said: Anyone know where a person can buy the lava rocks for a gas grill? Lots of places to buy a gas BBQ grill, but they all seem to come without the porous lava rocks that soak up the grease and give the meat some flavor when it burns off. Gadenshops sell lavarock from Srilava. the biggest size stones cost 350 for a big bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen mills Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Pork butt roast. Skin ( crackling ) left on. YUMMMMMMMMMM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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