How to Make an Outdoor BBQ Pit
If you want to have a backyard barbecue, yet you do not have a barbecue grill, you can easily make an outdoor barbecue pit in your backyard that will allow you to cook you food in the same way. All you need is a few materials and a little time to create your own outdoor barbecue pit.
- Locate a spot where it is feasible to put a fire pit in your yard. You want to choose a spot that is nowhere near any flammable materials and also away from your house or any other outdoor structures such as a shed or garage for safety.
- Use a shovel to dig a shallow hole. You want the hole to be circular in shape and be approximately eight to twelve inches in depth.
- Press down firmly on the dirt inside of your fire pit and around the edges to compact it. You do not want loose dirt ending up in your barbecued food.
- Use bricks or large rocks to place around the perimeter of fire pit that you will be barbecuing on. This will help to keep the fire contained and will make it much safer. Make sure that the surface of your bricks or rocks are level so that you can evenly place your cooking surface across the top.
- Find an old barbecue grill rack if you have one lying around. If not, you can purchase a replacement barbecue rack from your local home improvement store inexpensively.
- Place wood or charcoal into you backyard barbecue pit, and soak it with a 1/4 cup of lighter fluid.
- Allow the lighter fluid to sit for a half-hour before lighting the charcoal with an electric barbecue lighter.