Hey pit members what's up? I just started my vacation, and I had an itch. I've wanted to build a Parrilla for some time now, and today was the day to get started.
I tend to do more and more live fire cooking, using oak wood only, so this feels like a natural step. And even though I don't know a word in Spanish/Portugese, I know how to build one, and I know how to use it. I figure I should keep it simple, no fancy wheels raising/lowering the grates. But I'm gonna paint it (with high heat paint), and make it look good.
I have bought fireproof bricks, and I'm gonna make it like a 'table' so it's got good working height.
Here are some photos of today's work. Come along for the journey, and let me know what you think as the build progresses. Smart ideas or "did you think of X" is much appreciated.
Here's my (highly advanced) drawing, Lol:
As you can see I plan on having the 'Brasero' to the left, and then shuffle glowing embers to the right.
Here's a bunch of cut up square tube (1") I'm gonna weld together
Getting part of the leg frame welded up
I focused on getting all the angles a perfect 90 degrees, always helps when you put a lot of square tube together :-)
One half of the leg frame coming together
Time to weld together the left two legs with the right two legs
I tend to do more and more live fire cooking, using oak wood only, so this feels like a natural step. And even though I don't know a word in Spanish/Portugese, I know how to build one, and I know how to use it. I figure I should keep it simple, no fancy wheels raising/lowering the grates. But I'm gonna paint it (with high heat paint), and make it look good.
I have bought fireproof bricks, and I'm gonna make it like a 'table' so it's got good working height.
Here are some photos of today's work. Come along for the journey, and let me know what you think as the build progresses. Smart ideas or "did you think of X" is much appreciated.
Here's my (highly advanced) drawing, Lol:
As you can see I plan on having the 'Brasero' to the left, and then shuffle glowing embers to the right.
Here's a bunch of cut up square tube (1") I'm gonna weld together
Getting part of the leg frame welded up
I focused on getting all the angles a perfect 90 degrees, always helps when you put a lot of square tube together :-)
One half of the leg frame coming together
Time to weld together the left two legs with the right two legs
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