My Aussie Lives

[JLR]

It is time to come out of the closet: I have an Aussie grill.
My son bought it years ago from a local thrift store for $5. It’s ancient. It is a humble grill. It only garnered a bronze on the AR review. But I love it.
The square shape is great for two zone cooking. On top of that, I can hold 225 for 6 hours without adding any charcoal. Throw on a few pecan chunks and ribs, and the results are great.
A couple months ago, it broke. The attachment for the folding legs broke (rusted) off the bottom of pan, so the grill would not stand. After years of faithful service, how could I toss it in the trash heap? I know it sounds absurd, but I have an emotional attachment to it (as I do with all my grills/smokers).
So today, I put a new bottom in it and welded a hook so the leg would catch. I gave her a thorough cleaning and shined her up. Doesn’t she look sexy?



I’m cooking ribeyes for Mother’s Day. I may have to use her and let the SNS have a day off.

[Bad Hat BBQ]

Nice project!

[HawkerXP]

We may have to review your membership.

If it works, it works!

[WayneT]

That looks very similar to a Meco grill my dad used to own. It was awesome.

[JLR]

It is the same grill. Meco makes them.

[Mosca]

I have one, too. Someone gave it to me. I used it a couple times, but I have no room for it on the deck. But it will probably do 3 dozen burgers at a time. Those things are huge.

[MBMorgan]

Looks DeeLucks to me. My grill is an old Folgers can with holes poked in the sides to hold the charcoal and some hardware cloth for a grate.

It’s true. It’s a rare original Karubecan:

[JLR]

Back in the day when coffee cans were metal!

[texastweeter]

I have charcoal chimneys made very similar to that.

[Texas Larry]

Respect, man. I have a history of letting my grills go too easily.

[Huskee]

I have vague memories of a square charcoal grill similar to this growing up (I think it was more grey or blue though) before those fancy gas grills came out and my dad went gas.

[TripleB]

My dad too!!

[Huskee]

Gas grill or just gassy? JLR TripleB

[JLR]

Huskee Yes

[troymeister]

I had a tenant who left one of those behind after they moved. I used it on and off for a couple of years before it disintegrated. It was really good for direct grilling....Burgers, Sausages etc...Low and slow....Oh No...