Gas Grill to Rocket Grill conversion
Aug 3, 2017 16:54:15 GMT -8
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Post by DCish on Aug 3, 2017 16:54:15 GMT -8
Latest experiment:
- Found and gutted an old gas grill
- lined the bottom with 1/2" ceramic wool (covered in aluminum foil to contain the fibers / catch drippings)
- old tile is the base for the firebox
- "j" style burner made from insulating firebrick (held together with kanthal wire)
- 6" flue pipe lined with 1/2" ceramic fiber insulation (to be coated in rigidizer to contain fibers)
LOVE this build! Cruises at 450F easily, and stoked hard I had it at 600F per the built-in thermometer. Once hot I started tossing in scraps of anything I found, and it ate up anything I threw at it, including tips of young, half-cured bamboo shoot tops that were sitting out in the rain. Plan to cook on it this weekend before we take a trip out of town for a few weeks, and maybe later on throw on a chunk of 1" soapstone counter-top that I have lying around and see how it does with pizza.
Gutted grill with first tile in place on base
Air port in brick so that I can slide it out during the coaling stage and have air flow to the coals instead of in from the top. Not sure if it will be a net positive, negative, or neutral.
Front of "J". Top red brick is cut to fit close to the riser to close things down if I want to. Here you can see the air regulator brick slid partway out.
Riser entering the grill area and foil-covered ceramic wool grill floor.
Diffuser plate over riser.
Max temp on first firing -- 600F!
Video of first firing. Three bits of bamboo and one bit of cherry wood.
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- Found and gutted an old gas grill
- lined the bottom with 1/2" ceramic wool (covered in aluminum foil to contain the fibers / catch drippings)
- old tile is the base for the firebox
- "j" style burner made from insulating firebrick (held together with kanthal wire)
- 6" flue pipe lined with 1/2" ceramic fiber insulation (to be coated in rigidizer to contain fibers)
LOVE this build! Cruises at 450F easily, and stoked hard I had it at 600F per the built-in thermometer. Once hot I started tossing in scraps of anything I found, and it ate up anything I threw at it, including tips of young, half-cured bamboo shoot tops that were sitting out in the rain. Plan to cook on it this weekend before we take a trip out of town for a few weeks, and maybe later on throw on a chunk of 1" soapstone counter-top that I have lying around and see how it does with pizza.
Gutted grill with first tile in place on base
Air port in brick so that I can slide it out during the coaling stage and have air flow to the coals instead of in from the top. Not sure if it will be a net positive, negative, or neutral.
Front of "J". Top red brick is cut to fit close to the riser to close things down if I want to. Here you can see the air regulator brick slid partway out.
Riser entering the grill area and foil-covered ceramic wool grill floor.
Diffuser plate over riser.
Max temp on first firing -- 600F!
Video of first firing. Three bits of bamboo and one bit of cherry wood.
plus.google.com/107386714429613343642/posts/6n7NVKMsQde
