Saturday 17 September 2011

Steel Wheel Barbeque (African style)

Ingredients                                        Preparations
1
1
Steel wheel
1
Acquire a suitable steel wheel from a vehicle.
2
3-5
Steel rods
2
Find a good welder to construct your steel wheel barbeque.
3
2
Steel handles
3
Do a test with a bag of charcoal.
4
1
Grill


5
1
Bag charcoal



Andreas misses his good times in Australia,
so has decided to introduce a "barbie" to life in Entebbe.
The aim of the excercise was to make one of these:


A professional ozzie, would of course have gone for one of these:


But in life, it's always good to keep things simple.

Less is more!

First of all find a car,
possibly one parked illegally outside your house...


Then take a good look at the wheels....
Seriously, we do not recommend the 458 spider ferrari
for conversion into a barbeque.

The Toyota pick-up has had a serious puncture last week.
However, do not be tempted to borrow the wheel for the weekend...


Here is the Toyota Rav4.
Sorry, also not suitable...


The Mitsubishi Pajero?
Getting better...


This is really the design you need - lots of small holes to let in the air,
but not so big that the charcoal falls through.


The standard saloon car wheel is the right size for a family.
If you need to feed more people, consider a tractor wheel.
For small tribes, you may even consider something bigger!


Get a welder to mount the steel wheel at the right height
with three legs, as shown below.


View from the top.
Note the small air holes, and handles.


Side view.
Note the steel tray below to catch any ash that may fall through.


The steel wheel BBQ is portable, even when filled with charcoal.


To start the BBQ,
build up the charcoal with a few pieces of wood in the centre.
Start it with some paper.


You can use the steel tray to keep food warm.


If the fire gets too hot, you can add two bricks to lift the grill.


It is perfect for grilling your standard family size fish...


...and you can of course use the coals like a normal stove to cook your rice,
as demonstrated here by Valence...



Credits: Design adapted from Andreas's barbeque developed in Ghana (2002).
Note that the standard Ugandan design is used for smoking fish, and has a
basal plate welded to the bottom of the wheel. In order to work, this design
has holes cut into the sides of the wheel to let in the air.

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