Backyard Imu - Tiki Drinks and Food

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10866	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Jun 18, 2008 8:43 AM On 2008-06-18 06:11, Limbo Lizard wrote: Looks like a washing machine drum. Do you use that for the coals, so the ashes are easier to remove? Or, to lower the meat into the pit, on top of the coals? Both- a metal washing machine drum fits in there perfectly. The bottom one is to remove the spent coals (they never actually burn to ash), the top one holds the meat and has some chains on it for handles to raise and lower it. Edit - Johnny Dollar, looking forward to seeing the pictures of that. Does it work like a big "caja china" that the Cubans make from plywood? http://www.lacajachina.com Sounds like a semi-temporary set-up (not mortared together) Anything worth doing, is worth doing to the point of wretched excess. [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2008-06-18 08:48 ]

On 2008-06-18 06:11, Limbo Lizard wrote:
Looks like a washing machine drum. Do you use that for the coals, so the ashes are easier to remove? Or, to lower the meat into the pit, on top of the coals?

Both- a metal washing machine drum fits in there perfectly. The bottom one is to remove the spent coals (they never actually burn to ash), the top one holds the meat and has some chains on it for handles to raise and lower it.

Edit - Johnny Dollar, looking forward to seeing the pictures of that. Does it work like a big "caja china" that the Cubans make from plywood? http://www.lacajachina.com Sounds like a semi-temporary set-up (not mortared together)

Anything worth doing, is worth doing to the point of wretched excess.

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2008-06-18 08:48 ]

Post #387812 by MadDogMike on Wed, Jun 18, 2008 8:43 AM