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Michael
 
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"MonopTN" > wrote in message
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> Michael wrote:
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> > "Rocky" > wrote in message
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> I use the same type cooker when I don't want to fire up the brick pit.
> instead of holes drilled in the barrell, I have a hinged door to
> regulate the draft. I got the barrel free and took it to a welding
> shop. They cut it, put the rebar in it, and the expanded metal all for
> $25...not a bad price! I simply cover the top with a piece of
> cardboard. I have a second piece of expanded metal that I use in the
> bottom of the grill to suspend the charcoal so that it will cook
> hotter...just put 3 bricks under it to suspend the metal. The only time
> I need to suspend the charcoal is if it's cold outside to generate more
> heat. On a hot day, 10 lbs of charcoal will cook chickens or ribs for 4
> hours.

Same idea I have. Firing up the pit is an effort and using the Weber sort
of limits you.