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07-14-2011, 10:27 AM | #1 |
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Looking for opinions: What do you have/need/want in your cooking area
Long story short, I have another project started that was born out of boredom. I had accumulated some metal store fixtures and other materials over the winter so I decided to build another cooking cart. The purpose of this is to have more of a modular design that can accommodate multiple cooker setups. It is not quite to the "reveal" level of completion but I want to get some opinions before it gets cleaned up an painted in case I need to do some more welding. On the right and left are areas that will house whatever cookers I want at that time and there will be removable doors like the left one shown below. Also, I should point out that the back of the cart will be peg board or some other way to hold commonly used items and all the work surfaces/cutting boards are removable and interchangeable. Total money invested so far: $23.
Current Project Codename: Colonel and the cart of many colors Now, here is where I need some opinions. As you can see I have a permanent area in the middle that is a blank canvas. The current plan is a drawer up top and some cabinet doors and probably shelving. However, I want to do a little more and make this a self-contained, mobile cooking environment. One thing I am thinking about is this battery operated, 4.8 gallon sprayer from HF. With a little modification I think it would work as an on-board rinsing system. Obviously its not going to rinse a bunch of meat. I am more thinking about when you need to rinse your hands or a cutting board quickly. http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt...yer-94573.html I was also thinking about mounting a car battery in there to power silly extras like lights, fans, ipod/mp3 dock, street glow , etc. I have also thought about fitting a cooler in there but that almost seems like a waste of usable space. Although, one of thoseAmazon.com: Koolatron P9 Traveler III 9.8-Quart Electric Cooler/Warmer, Grey: Home & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418y-7lG5cL.@@AMEPARAM@@418y-7lG5cL you see for cars and semi's at a truck stop would be interesting. Let it run cook during the cook to keep the bee...um, soda cool and then warm it up a bit to rest meat. So anyway, now I open it up to the brethren. What would you want or need during a cook of anything from a long cook on a UDS or WSM to grilling to cooking a pizza? I think I have most of the common sense stuff already in mind but feel free to list stuff anyway. Thanks in advance and thanks for looking.
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07-14-2011, 03:18 PM | #6 |
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Yeah, unfortunately even a small one would not fit.
Definitely will work in some sort of sanitary containment system (trashcan). Good call. This is one thing I had not thought about. Sadly those are quite elusive. Usually it's more like a short, round blonde, a speeding ticket and a bag of bills.
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07-14-2011, 06:20 PM | #7 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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I want a big farkin' sink and HOT water.
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07-14-2011, 06:42 PM | #8 |
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I don't know if 12 v. is going to be enough for ya. Think bigger volts baby! you're gonna need'em!!
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07-14-2011, 06:46 PM | #10 |
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Tall Blonde!!!! I cant get past that....sorry guys that threw me off track
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07-14-2011, 07:14 PM | #11 |
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07-14-2011, 08:25 PM | #12 | ||
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Yeah, I thought about a sink. However, since this is always outside and I won't have large volumes of water, the ground should do fine. Hot water is easy, just put the water container close to a cooker
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Thanks for the suggestions. Now if only I can work out the plan for an automated foot pedal UDS lid lifter...
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07-14-2011, 08:30 PM | #13 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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I reiterate: I want a great big farkin' sink with HOT water. I don't want to boil the water. I don't want to have to pick up a container. I want to open a tap and have it flow out -- geez modern plumbing in the back yard...who'd have thunk? YMMV, but the question was what did I want/need!!
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07-14-2011, 09:26 PM | #14 | |
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