I received my $20 Yakitori Grill

[mgaretz]

Once when I was in Japan I was taken to a Yakitori restaurant. It was huge and so was the menu. At least 50 different types of Yakitori, so not just chicken.

[Attjack]

True, but I believe "yakitori" literally means "grilled chicken" in Japanese. But the art of yakitori is obviously more broad than just that.

[Bkhuna]

11 years in Japan. Yakitori was almost a weekly occurrence. I have my favorites but was always willing to try the off the wall varieties.

[jfmorris]

Attjack what happened - did Son of Hibachi die or something? Or do you still have him too?

[Attjack]

I still have him. He is my son. But I have a sickness known as MCS.

[Attjack]

It did great on its maiden voyage. I lit about 3/4 of a chimney and dumped it into the trough Nothing to complain about yet. I like the dimensions of the cooking grate.

[Jerod Broussard]

That's pretty darn sweet.

[acorgihouse]

OK, so that looks really good..

[Michael_in_TX]

That really does look like a lot of fun to cook on. I love my Weber Kettle, but the circular shape when doing kabobs/yakatori just drives me a little batty.

[Attjack]

I form a trough in the kettle with foil wrapped bricks and that works well.

[fzxdoc]

Nice job! I'd say you got more than your money's worth from that grill!

K.

[Old Glory]

Michael_in_TX I use fire bricks like Attjack mentioned.

[fzxdoc]

Firebricks will be the way to go for this mere mortal who didn't purchase a $20 Yakitori grill. Thanks for letting us take a peek at your setup Old Glory .

Michael_in_TX , with regular bricks you can have one of three scenarios: nothing will happen, they will crack, they will explode if the water content is too high.

Kathryn

[Attjack]

My understanding is that bricks are fired at very high heat so you shouldn't have issues with exploding bricks. I never have. Cement "bricks" might crack though.

[Henrik]

I've used regular bricks many times, they will last anything from 5-100 cooks. If you have them lying around, use them to get started. And then upgrade to firebricks if you like the cooking method and plan to do it more often.

[Attjack]

Old Glory Michael_in_TX

[Michael_in_TX]

I see now, yes. (Also, mushroom caps.....yum!)

[hoovarmin]

That’s how I do it

[fzxdoc]

Well, alrighty then. looks delicious and no grate to clean up. Win-win. Thanks for the photo.

Kathryn

[fzxdoc]

It looks as though you evenly distribute the coals along the length of your grill, Attjack . No "cool" zone needed, then? Is your chicken cooked through to the center with this setup? I'm assuming so, but am thinking I'd have to use smaller chunks of chicken to make that happen.

Kathryn

[Attjack]

No cool zone was needed, and the chicken was undoubtedly cooked through. I just removed them as they became done. I think the key is not to make the stack too long so you don't have issues with the ends not getting done. If anything I could have pulled some of them sooner. The chicken is very close to the coals so the heat is pretty extreme.

[Greygoose]

bricks work great !!!

[Henrik]

Yeah, that's the way to roll. But I would remove the center part of the grate so there's less cleanup to do after the cook :-)

[Pandaconda]

For $20 I was willing to roll the dice and I'm glad I did. Although it's certainly not high end by any means it seems pretty decent but I'll be careful not to drop it. It is lightweight, folds way down for storage, and has ample grilling space. I'll know more when I fire it up but so far this thing looks like at least $20 worth of fun.

What brand is this? I am lookin gto get into it but don't want to fork over $200 before I know I'm into it, and this one looks exactly like what I'd want

[Mosca]

It says “Vevor” on the front? Idk.

[Mosca]

Pandaconda It’s up to $25.99 now!

https://www.vevor.com/commercial-outdoor-grills-c_10585/vevor-23-inch-portable-charcoal-grill-flat-top-propane-gas-grills-compact-foldable-grill-heavy-duty-steel-bbq-grill-mini-smoker-for-travel-outdoor-cooking-barbecue-camping-picnic-patio-black-p_010698235097?adp=gmc&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=16872267312&ad_group=&ad_id=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16885000220&gbraid=0AAAAACq8bLWLrghAJgXtp8S0VfNyEZ17w&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2tHABhCiARIsANZzDWooCVw0kKAcxXaDzBNoCZtpaO3P7HCmezWEowo7vLXg4MQtF_MYEEwaAmljEALw_wcB

[JCBBQ]

Jeez! How’d I miss this thread?? Awesome stuff guys!!

[johnec00]

Here's the $15 version, apparently there's a "newer" version at $26.

https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Portable-Charcoal-Barbecue-Foldable/dp/B0C3CJ6X4J?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1LG_qefpHSN4VcXjYqoV82gIl-GiRd6aZCjV0b8Dr9bgITyzmelTYzNsH8m4GgxG7bz0GHhEBQ2psZipZQWYFBtAHfQ80Y-YNKln2jv2iWBfT-IEQ4CivBl0tnBYrp4fFtWgLX2niDyTcvUt1yeV2jvpuc8j7RW47vwVa9WUX5qeq1xmRU1QDd2gsity9mG7y0Ci57JVNXn0A8ga87pkYTmt9c93lCmPFu-tqrNm5tnuyFHNoZkZBeun7JqQfXOAzP_sCkrF38eU8IPMQMoIuh9Z2rGuNFwJZ9G2X1m2Rb4.VuOqriCNU-Q0z9dDRFmBHxVKodiZ_OE2GEVQi7oAUoM&dib_tag=se&keywords=vevor%2Bfoldable%2Bgrill&qid=1746210964&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-3&th=1

[hoovarmin]

Dang! You can't beat that!

[SheilaAnn]

Call me a purist, but yakitori should be grilled over binchotan

if you can/want afford it!

we did yakitori at my old job. The flavor profile was life changing! My neighbor across the street is a metal worker. I may commission a little something from him.

[Henrik]

That's always good, time to put your neighbor to work :-)
Actually, that made me think: I think I have some left-over metal lying around from fabricating offsets. I should be able to knockout a copy-cat version of this reasonably priced yakitori. I'll visit my basement/shop tomorrow to see what can be done...