Go to the Article: How to Build the Ultimate Hibachi Grill for Yakitori, Skewers, and Kebabs
Given the high heat, what is the safest type of metal grate to use instead of skewers? Thank you!
Wonderful and would work very well in my retirement one bedroom on the porch. Question:: how to get the unit up to waist or so level so I am not on the floor….72 years young and auto accident does not allow down on the ground activities. Can you put on top of a rolling wire rack? Thanks. Anne
The best part is acknowledging the Ultimate (cooking) Maniacs! Put the jet fuel in the rocket and the cream rises to the top! Oh yeah!
But really, very fun project. Big fan.
Guys where can we get your Apron? I am freaking out trying to find them . We want the Chefstep
apron!
Hey guy! Just an important heads up.
I'm a bricklayer, for 23 yers now.
These home depot pavers are absolutely terrible for this purpose. They are not fire regulated, like at all, and they are constructed with bonding agents and dies that will contaminate your food, even though they claim to be clay pavesr, they are not. The only commercially available product to do this with safely, is Fire Brick. Bricks that are constructed with the sole intent of being used in hot environments. Please do not use this pavers. God knows what you are consuming.
This article kind of breaks it all down.
https://pizzachefhq.com/can-you-use-pavers-for-a-pizza-oven/#:~:text=So, can you use pavers,will make you very sick.
I see fire bricks tend to be thinner, e.g. L x W x 1.25". Maybe an obvious question, but is it as simple as doubling up the pieces and following the same layout?
Yes, if this guide is going to propose something intuitively unsafe, I wish it would go into detail explaining why it's actually ok (if it is).
I made this setup with the 1.25" firebricks and just added another layer. Will post pics soon.
For anyone interested, this is my build using fire brick. Most fire bricks are 1.25" in height so I had to purchase more brick to raise it up enough. I also laid firebrick on the bottom of the ditch where the charcoal would rest on. This photo doesn't show the paver stones that I set the grill on. I just wanted to make sure the coals weren't touching any cement. It worked wonderfully. Fire brick is also 6 times more expensive than cement bricks. I needed about 48 bricks and it costed roughly $170. It worked like a charm, the coals were above 1400 degrees, which was as high as the thermo-gun could even register. I had to create more ventilation as the night went on but it was fine. Bring an electric hairdryer, my coals started cooling down too quickly, I used the hairdryer to give it some love. Good luck!
I think the pavers used were just to show how the came up with the concept. In the list of building materials it specifically mentions clay or firebrick.
