Posted 09.03.2010 at 1:30 pm
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Mini Grill
via Instructables
Looking for a DIY project this Labor Day weekend? Wrap up your summer by cooking with this mini charcoal grill, made from a repurposed Altoids tin.
The micro-grill uses a tiny Altoids Sours tin, which Instructables user vmspionage built after seeing a similar device made from a full-sized Altoids box. The larger “eBQ” uses a bent coat hanger as the grill surface; the round one ingeniously uses two small metal computer fan guards.
Instructables has a wealth of DIY grills and smokers, made from materials like terra cotta pots, match-filled condiment cups and more.
The Sours grill is powered by a standard-sized charcoal briquette and is capable of cooking wee hamburgers, tiny s’mores or a full-size hot dog, as long as you cut it down to size. Find out how to build it here.
[via Makezine]
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Mmm boy! I want to throw a nice thick steak on that thing.
Now I really have no reason to keep toasting mini marshmallows with a lighter
hey @densengo.....that really cracked me up.....and your right too.....no more excuses for using the lighter
steak shaped cookie cutter + bologna or something. lol ingenious use of computer fan grills. i have so many unused that look just like that
You could cook a whole white castle sized burger on that.
I'm concerned about the "two small metal computer fan guards". They were certainly never meant to be exposed to these temperatures nor were they meant to be in contact with food. Who knows what chemicals are released from the coatings, contact welds and base metals, and are being cooked into the food? 100 points for clever; 0 for safety.