DIY tripod cooker

[Adubree86]

I was bored and the weather was nice today so I decided to throw this tripod together. Will get a replacement weber grate so I can cook over the bonfire when camping as well. I'll put it to work next weekend with a nice Dutch Oven chowder over the fire.

 

[IamMadMan]

Nice idea......

 

[punchy]

what are the legs made of? emt conduit? and how are they attached at the top, to the chain?

 

[Adubree86]

EMT conduit. Connected by eye bolts JB welded in the top of each conduit. Will spray it all with high temp BBQ paint.

 

[cowgirl]

Nice!

 

[THoey1963]

When I was in Germany, I'd go to the fests, and there was always someone using a grill like this. There were three or four chains attached to a circular grill grate and they would spin and rotate the grate. Picture the grate spinning in a circle and the also rotating around so the meat was evenly cooked. Schwenkbraten or Schwenksteaks (a fatty pork cutlet probably from the but area) was my favorite.

 

[mikemci]

I can see some fine stew and chili coming up soon. I like it!

 

[Adubree86]

Just ordered a replacement 22.5" grate off amazon to hang from this as well. All in cost including grate $25.

 

[dwfisk]

Nice!

Indeed!

 

[Adubree86]

My weber grates came in and I now have a hanging grate.

 

[mikemci]

This is gonna be good!!

 

[pjtexas1]

I like it!

 

[Happy Hapgood]

6 kinds of Cool. Way to Roll!

 

[speed2486]

That grate looks great!

 

[55Drum]

Looks grate!!

 

[Adubree86]

It's gonna be about 70 again this weekend so too hot for a chowder. But I'm thinking BBQ chicken on the grate.

 

[Smoke Dawg]

Love campfire cookin and Chicken is a good choice

 

[doubt3]

May have to find a spot in the yard for this.

 

[THoey1963]

Nice. Now lets see some meat on it...

For anyone else interested, I found a webpage on how to build one:

http://meatfiregood.com/2012/09/06/schwenker-recipe-grill/

And here's a recipe for the Schwenckbraten I mentioned:

http://germanfood.about.com/od/meatbasedrecipesandmenu/r/schwenkbraten-grill-recipe.htm

 

[PaPaQ]

Thats cool!