Fabricating a Parrilla

[Greygoose]

No detail left out !!!!

[Henrik]

Nope, this is what this forum is all about :-)

[Greygoose]

Have you thought about ship building ?

[Henrik]

Lol, now that would be a 'slightly' bigger undertaking :-)

[mnavarre]

Nightly news, three weeks from now:
"And in other news, Sweden appears to have started construction of a Supercarrier..."

[Steve B]

Great Henrik. It’s coming along very nicely. 👍👍👊👊

[Henrik]

Alright folks, I'm DONE. Finally. Here's what it looks like, with paint, an extra shelf (pine, lacqurered), the bricks 'n all. Tomorrow I'm gonna cook on it. Will report back.


Brand spankin' new




And a shot from above

[ofelles]

did not see that👍

[RickyBobby]

Troutman , I’m not so sure..... personally, I like ‘em a little dirty. 😜. I think it’s going to look even better after a little use!

[troymeister]

Amazing!! Cant wait to see it in action!!

[Sandpaper]

This looks amazing, great work! What is the bit on the left for? I'm referring to the bracket-looking-thingies (that's the technical term, I believe) next to grate.

[Henrik]

Thanks! That is where you place the logs and build a fire. When the logs turn to charcoal/glowing embers, they fall down onto the bricks. That’s when I use the shovel to move them over to the right, and use them for grilling.

[Histrix]

Sandpaper - this sort of thing...

[Henrik]

That is a beautiful photo!

[Troutman]

Dang it Henrik now I want one !!!

[Henrik]

If you ask me - you deserve one ;-)

[Troutman]

BTW, just got my Ancestry DNA results back which confirmed what I already knew, I'm 60% Swedish/Danish (from my grandparents) and the rest German/Norwegian/Finnish. Looks like we're kindred Vikings bro !!!! Henrik

[Henrik]

I knew it @Troutman!!

[barelfly]

That is SWEET! outstanding work on a fine Parrilla!

[Henrik]

Thanks my man!

[Steve74]

That is cool, I learned something new. Great work!!!

[Henrik]

Thank you!

[Ahumadora]

While y'all are waiting for Henrik to stop procastinating and start cooking I thought I would take the opportunity to hi jack the thread and post tonights cook at the inlaws place for our family. Will post more of the cook soon. Burning off all the grease from the last asado.

[Ahumadora]

Malbec from Patagonia Argentina. Roble is Oak in Spanish. I think we are going to beat anorexia tonight!

[Ahumadora]

Thin cuts we cook resonably fast. Marbling on some of this is Wagu territory.

[Huskee]

I can only assume everyone in your neck of the woods exercises a LOT if you eat like that!!

[Henrik]

So, I'm gonna hijack back my own thread

Did some dry runs, and I also cooked a tri tip. Served it with chimichurri. Overall, the parrilla performs like a champ. I'm exceptionally pleased with it. It's easy to use, and food tastes great. Here are some photos of the parrilla in action. Enjoy!

Let's get that fire started




Fire catching on




Charcoal dropping down

[Henrik]

And here's some more photos.

Glowing embers closeup




Tri tip resting on a carbon steel tray after grilling it




And here are some slices for ya. Did I hear juicy?




So, would I do anything different? Yes, one thing. I will add a line of bricks on the left hand side, so the wall extends up. That will provide a better wind cover. And I will do the same on the back side, by adding two (standing) bricks right there. That mod is easy, so I'll get it done soon. Should take less than 30 minutes.

[Henrik]

Thanks my man!

[Huskee]

Stunning! Sorry I missed this.

[Mudkat]

Farginnugin awesome Henrik !!

(I know.. I’m late to the party but love it just the same!)

[klflowers]

Man, that is nice. I don't have the skills to build one, and I don't have a place to put one, but I want one anyway. Great job young man!!!!

[Henrik]

Thanks klflowers, it sure turned out to be a nice cooker.