Looking for ideas for creating a charcoal ring of sorts in order to perform longer cooks and to also have opportunity for indirect heating. I also want to keep the charcoal off the sides of the kettle since I have heard this is not ideal.
I don't have access to a welder or expanded steel, so what I was thinking was to get several lengths of 100% aluminum gutter guard (if there is such a thing) and create a donut shaped ring (interior and exterior) so I can put a round pan in the middle for water, drippings, etc.
The idea also would be to use a modified minion method to have un-lit coals partway around the ring and then use lit coals to start the minion to start the other coals burning. I've seen someone do this with expanded steel and where I got the idea, but looking for something me and others could readily accomplish.
Can this be done with expanded aluminum gutter guards? Is this "food safe"?
Figure I can find some sort of heavy gauge wire to make the connections?
Thoughts?
I don't have access to a welder or expanded steel, so what I was thinking was to get several lengths of 100% aluminum gutter guard (if there is such a thing) and create a donut shaped ring (interior and exterior) so I can put a round pan in the middle for water, drippings, etc.
The idea also would be to use a modified minion method to have un-lit coals partway around the ring and then use lit coals to start the minion to start the other coals burning. I've seen someone do this with expanded steel and where I got the idea, but looking for something me and others could readily accomplish.
Can this be done with expanded aluminum gutter guards? Is this "food safe"?
Figure I can find some sort of heavy gauge wire to make the connections?
Thoughts?
