How to Make Barbecue Grills
Grilling is an extremely popular method of preparing food; in fact, many people are such passionate grillers that they prefer to cook their food in this way over cooking indoors. Few people realize that BBQ grills are slightly different from traditional grills, and that they can avoid the expense of purchasing a separate BBQ grill by building their own.
You will need:
- Metal container with surface area of 3 to 5 square feet, it should also be tall enough to grill from
- Lid
- Drill
- Grill rack
- Sheet Metal
- Four metal rods, 1/2-inch in diameter and slightly longer than the diameter of your metal container
- Drill holes in the lid and sides of the container. One hole should be drilled in the lid of the container, whereas eight holes will be drilled in the sides. The holes will be drilled at two different heights with two on each side. The first four holes should be 2 to 3 inches from the top of the container, and the second set will be around one-foot below them. Make sure that the holes are even in height and opposite of each other.
- Place the four metal rods into the holes on the sides. You can then place the sheet metal on the bottom rods and grill rack on the uppermost rods.
- Add charcoal to the grill by removing the grill rack and placing them on the sheet metal. Light the charcoal and replace the rack before use. Cover the barbecue grill and use the hole in the lid to insert your thermometer so that you can monitor the temperature.