DIY Kamado BBQ grill - from Flowerpots
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- In this video I show you how I made a Kamado BBQ from flowerpots.
A Kamado is a traditional Japanese wood- or charcoal-fueled cook stove.
Nowadays they are really popular, there are many brands like The Green Egg, Joe, Yakiniku, etc.
I decided to try to make one myself using flowerpots and some other materials like heat gasket, a thermometer, some steal en heat proof paint.
It worked surprisingly well. The BBQ is very easy to control and the food turns out super yummy.
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🙏 Thank you all for your nice comments and questions. I really appreciate that. Here are some answers to the most asked questions:
• Some people claim that clay pots can contain metals, like lead. My terracotta pots are unglazed pots and made in Italy. From what I know they don’t contain any lead. But please do your research to make sure you use the right pots.
• The gasket is a special heat proof gasket for grills. Not rubber or plastic
• The paint is heat proof too and I only applied it on the outside of the grill.
• Before I used the grill I fired it up for a couple of hours to let all the bad gasses (if they where there) evaporate.
• I always heat up the grill slowly to avoid a sudden rise in temperature and try to prevent it from cracking. So far it didn’t crack from the heat. I got a small crack from tightening one of the nuts too tight. But I fixed that and the pot is air tight.
• The hinge is bought in a local grill shop as a spare part for kamado grills.
• This project was just for fun, I know that a flowerpot can not be compared to your expensive Kamado grill. Tough im still enjoying the juicy food from it.
• I did some simple burgers as a first test because after the build I wanted to test the grill quickly. Later on I tried things like pork belly etc.
• I try to keep the grille under 300 to 350 degrees Celsius. Because you know, they’re still flowerpots. Most of the time I bbq around 250/300 C. The venting holes can control the temperature.
• The pits are just for decoration purpose. I wanted to make it look less like a flowerpot.
Use your common sense and only do or make things you feel comfortable with. But most of all; enjoy your life! Peace ✌️
#Kamado #Flowerpots #DIY - Навчання та стиль
I am convinced everything in his house is hand made by him! He goes to a shop, eyeballs something, buys some parts and gets building. Mad skillz
Haha 🙌 making things is fun 👍
@@BobBee Yes it is!!! 👍
Except hamburger paddies!
@@BobBee So So True! You’re an artist after my own heart! New subscriber here! That was awesome!
Thats the way to do it!
For those making one, use a masonry\carbide drill bit or you will ruin your bits. Also can soak the terracotta pot overnight to make it easier. Will also reduce risk of cracking.
Good tip! I ruined some drills 😂 cheers
That's some sage advice.
It also helps to just spray with water while drilling. That's what I do when adding bottom holes on pots that don't come with any.
Idk about the sense of some Plastik adhesive at the rim ... i think, after a few times using it, ist will be devastated ...
also, use a dust mask when drilling into ceramics
Now I’m thinking of turning my Komodo into a flower pot! But seriously, great video!
Haha
You'll have the most expensive flower pot on your block lol 😆
No joke. I've seen someone do that online. I think the top broke or something and instead of replacing it they used it as an incredibly expensive flower pot.
😂
Great comment mate. Nearly choked on me food. Lol
Here are a couple of tips that make assembly slightly easier ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxCx5fHawkK9OoV-ojFrY8JLnZrFwAmvUt . 1) One person can assemble, but if you have a buddy to help, it will make it go faster - especially steps 1-3 and 8 (the legs aren't heavy but can be difficult to hold while screwing things in). Step 8, 1st part will take some time unless you have two more hands OR are really lucky. 2) Use a socket wrench! 3) Step 7, 3rd part - the flame carry over tube has an open side, MAKE SURE THE OPEN SIDE IS FACING THE FRONT. If it's facing the back, the tube won't work. 4) Step 10, 3rd part - if you don't have small hands (I don't, they're gigantic) getting the nut on is really difficult (but not impossible). It took me about 4 hours to assemble, but I took a "union break" every 60-90 minutes and ate a quick lunch. Also, I'm really OCD so I took my time, looked at the instructions carefully, and cleaned up as I went.
You sir make what UA-cam is ALL about...well done!!
Thanks 🙌😃
Boy aint that the truth ! True Stars With Talent ...not hollywood uselessness
well all fun until you get arsenic or heavy metals poisoning for cooking with unsealed clay pots, but hey is cheaper and looks beautiful.
@@juanfelix9949 can't find any information about toxic poisons in terracotta pots anywhere, this must be a hidden scandal in the gardening world with grandma's dying all over the place......or are they special heat activated heavy metals you are talking about?
Second that!
The dislikes for this video are from people who payed $2399 for the Japanese bbq thing
Haha yes! But they have to understand I said it with a wink 😉 ofcourse a flowerpot can not be compared to their 2400$ bbq. But I was surprised how well it worked though
😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏
🤣👍🏽
@@BobBee exactly, I was surprised either - it will not hold the heat as well and it will propably break faster but worked out very well!!!
Hahahaha right?!
All this magic while working on the ground. Somebody get this man a table and he'll conquer the world. Well done!
I'm sure he'll build an egg nest or table next!
Gives him the idea of building a table out of plant pots.
This guy's grinding game is on point.
As a fellow fabricator and enthusiast of practical solutions, you sir are a genius! And your fabrication skills are as good as I have seen anywhere.
Thank you 🙏
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD " NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION ", WELL DONE.
Thank you 😃
Man I’ve no clue how I got here but after watching the whole video I have to congratulate you to your amazing talent! You’re blessed my friend
Haha love it
I love this! Not only is it massively cheaper but so much more satisfying knowing that you made it yourself. Absolutely brilliant!
Holy crap, first time I've ever seen a vid by this guy. You sir, are a true craftsman!
Thank you so much 🙌😃
I LOVE THIS!
I can’t even move a flower pot from the truck without cracking it and he’s pounding and grinding and drilling it, I’m impressed
THIS is TOTAL GENIUS!!
youre an artist
Dude, you're the MAN for building that and going to the extreme making it so detailed. Great video.
Totally awesome!
Wow you did marvelous job....thankyou for sharing
Me: “looks interesting... I’ll watch the first minute or so.”
Also me: watches the whole video. “That was the best thing I’ve seen on UA-cam in a while!”
Thank you! That really nice to hear 🙌
Agreed.
Same here. Let's watch some more.
Haha I did the exact same thing!
Same here!
Wow! How cool to even envision the possibility of making your own Kamado BBQ out of terracotta flower pots, and THEN having the tools and skill to make your vision real!! Hats off to you BobBee for making it happen!
Brilliant! Looks good too!
Japanese barbecue wood stove thing!!!! Priceless 👍
This is one of the best diy grill videos I've ever seen! Please post more!
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while.
Brilliant job!! Works perfectly!!
Brilliant job mate 👏thanks. I love the idea. Big respect.
Hell yeah. The father of invention is necessity. You sir, have won the internet
Dude, this might be the coolest video I have ever seen on here. That was incredible. Nice job!
Thanks 🙌
Absolutely Brilliant!!!
Wow!! Awesome!! Great job
Your attention to details is admirable
I could see that in Ann Arbor with a Maize and Blue paint job! HAIL TO THE VICTORS.
Videos like this convince we have a whole more in common than we do than separates us. Awesome video. And now I’m legitimately thinking how fun the process of building that would be.
Thanks 🙏😃
Amazing job Bob Bee ! You nailed it!
That’s awesome!
Love it! Makes BBQ from scratch then buys pre-made burger patties 😂
Haha just for the test run after finishing the build. Nowadays I make pork belly etc.
He deserves a break from all that making. Let someone else do something every now and then. :) stay humble. :)
Maybe he built his own burger press? Could happen, LoL
Lmaooooo
Lol
Such awesome job and I love your attention by giving rustic theme like the divot you were making. That looks legit as if its coming from a store. I will surely make one for myself once my friend returns my power drill and the angle grinder.😅
That is awesome!!!
Brillient idea !!!
I couldn’t stop smiling watching this
"I am very happy with my BBQ"
...and probably even more happy with the $3000 you saved.
Really? ! That's how much those are wow I love the red just is beautiful
The small ones like that are about 600 but your point is well made . The green egg and others like it are ridiculously overpriced. They cook great because of heat distribution. I hope the makers of those things see his video . Lol .
@@noclu4u384 we found a 22 inch egg style bbq onlinr and it is basically a kamado without the brand name. £600. Very happy 😊
Not even close to the same product. Won't hold the same temps for long cooks. He built a Chinese RIP off grill for too many man hours.
Grills like these have existed since the iron she and probably long before then. Also they are what the expensive modern ones are based on. Love my green egg. Glad I bought it. Also will definitely be buying a crap load of terra cotta pots and sheet metal lol. This gives me a ton of ideas
Wow just wow! Such genius!
This is absolutely incredible
Fantastic video.
All I could suggest is that the finished Kamado grill is highly likely to crack if you put charcoal or briquettes the very first time you use it, as the terracotta would not have been seasoned.
To season it (the same way you would do with a Chimenea), you would need to put a bit of sand at the bottom, then build a small fire out of a fire starter (newspaper) and allow it to die down and fully cool down.
Then build another fire out of kindle and do the same.
Finally, do another one with a single log and do the same.
You'd need to allow one or two days altogether.
(I think you got lucky it didn't crack)
As someone who followed this design - you are right. My flower pot cracked the very first cook since I didn’t season it
How does seasoning it keep it from cracking? I just assumed it had to be made of a specific material.
@@eyesofthecervino3366 It cracks because of the presence of bubbles of air and droplets of water in the matrix of the terracotta structure.
you can prevent the cracking by increasing slowly the temperature, doing this the matrix has time to dissipate the stress generated by the variation of the volume of air and water droplets.
you can do it burning a small fire into the kamado or you can also put the pot into the oven at low temp for some hours.
you can also put all the pot in water before doing all this steps, this also help because it reduces the thermal shock
Okay, I’ve wanted a big green egg my whole adult life!! I’m so doing this!!
When you do, please make at least a recap video and comment here if you remember. Would love to see it!
Unless you already have the several hundred dollars worth of tools and materials laying around and the skill to use them, it will be cheaper to spend $400 on the same size Big Green Egg that will last more than a decade (maybe 2 or 3) with a lifetime warranty and it will not crack and dump hot coals everywhere.
well yeah. Why would you attempt a diy project without any tools unless you plan to buy them and use them on other projects? None of the tools he used are terribly expensive. Maybe the tool he used for the welds is a little pricey? Other than that, you can get everything he used at China - err Harbor Freight for under $30 each.
@@brucerudd69 I have a drill and bits and an angle grinder. Pretty much every one who want to make it, have these tools already. Welder, though useful, not required for this build. It is possible to get the iron bent around the pot and fixed with bolts. Not so many expensive tools are required.
Thats nuts! Amazing! Respect!
Love it!
I made one before, as seen from Friday Night Feast with Jamie and Jimmy. Broke several years back. This will be the second time I will make one. Your design is super and your passion in even putting the design outside the pots is admirable. I will just add some sand between the inner pot and big pot for energy conservation. Thank you. I love the color of your grill.
Try some roxul insulation, it might work better than sand to keep the heat contained.
I’m a bit late to the party but that was brilliant. Love the dimples you drilled into the body and then the paint job, looks just like a baby Kamado Joe, well done 👍 from Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺
You are a genius and a hero! Viva DIY!!!
Outstanding project!
That is really cool man!
Looks good and works well for a whole lot less than what a factory made one is selling for!
Nice!
Mike 🇨🇦🍁
It’s amazing how some people just have a craft like that. I can’t build a damn thing by hand or find studs in my wall to save my life. Awesome vid that’s really cool.
Amazing !!!! 👏👏👏👏
That's brilliant!!
Absolutely brilliant. Think I'll try this one, looks so good, may I ask what kind of hinge did you buy. Thank you
Dude, you have some serious DIY Maker Skillz. Your grill is awesome and way cooler than dropping $2800 on a Kamodo. Great Job!
A store bought kamado that size, 13 inch, is about $200. Clay pots aren't really cheap either. I appreciate the skill and the quality results he made.
That is sooooo cool!
Way Cool... LOVE IT!
Sir, I award you 💯 Dad Skill Points.
I'm tempted to do the same thing with the giant flower pots so I could do a brisket.
Just make or buy a smoker
@@coryhyatt2035 I've got a good smoker right now. Always looking for something different
Do it and post it!
The world needs more people like you.
Excellent stuff
Side note::
My dad flew freighters to japan in 60’s and would bring these eggs back for family and neighbors.
I love those stories. I hope one day I can check them out in Japan 👍
Wow. do you still have one of those? They sound very interesting
Who in dee phukc would give this video a thumbs down? Simply amazing.
phuckturds, that's who
Haters. They're everywhere these days. Worse than Covid.
Vegans.. LoL
japanese bbq dealers and manufacturers.
People that spent too much on a real kamodo
🤩 wow amazing!!
LOVE that mini
This was a strange one,
Top two things I look at on UA-cam are food stuff (BBQ's) and classic Minis. I stop watching a mini vid and start watching this and low and behold a beautiful example of a classic mini behind him.
I hope you and your daughter are making many memories working and driving together.
Alan 🇮🇪
Haha I also have those weird coincidences sometimes. Good we share the same hobbies 🙌 Enjoy 😃
And thank you for your message 🙏
wow nice Mini you have there ! am so jelous
Absolutely fantastic!! Clever chap...👏👏👏
Wow! Nicely done.
you look like someone tried to draw karl urban from memory
in a good way
More like the guy from Narcos: Mexico, Diego Luna.
I have a dumb question: Do the pits on the surface serve a practical purpose or are they just for aesthetics? Thanks in advance. :)
Haha I think they’re just for decorating purposes. I copied it from the kamado brands to make it look less like a flowerpot 😆
When ceramics glaze get hot it expanse into a spider web cracking, this is called "crazing".
I think a curve surface will help it from cracking.
Fantastic job!
Super cool looking!
If the zombie apocalypse happens, I’m going to need this guy’s number.
One huge No No is using foam sealant strip that will definitely give off toxic gasses inside your BBQ. Hope spray paint was High Temperature Paint or it will give off toxic gasses to anyone hanging around BBQ when cooking. Otherwise , good job.
The gasket is no foam, it’s special gasket for grills. And the paint is only on the outside, heatproof and burned for a while without food. So no gasses left behind . Food taste good
@@BobBee Still concerned about your adhesive backed strip that looked like a door weather strip , than something you can put on a BBQ and not worry about toxic fumes baking your food.
@@jackiefitzpatrick2906 its especially made for grills. It's the exact same tape-backed gasket the BGE or Komodo use.
This was my concern but looks like it was done properly.
Biggest safety concern is the potential asbestos and other chemicals in the pots. There was a time when they told you not to consume anything grown in TC pots for thus reason.
Fantastic! Wow! Great work!
I remember Alton Brown doing the same kind of thing on “Good Eats”. It wasn’t nearly as nice though.
I remember when he made a cold smoker for fish. Did he make an egg too?
@@musa2775 He made an electric one (sort of). Search for Good Eats season 7 episode 2 on YT and you'll find a (low quality) copy.
Came here to comment the exact same thing but checked first to make sure someone else hadn't said the exact same thing 👍👍👍
@@electricwheelchair Awesome, thank you!
It would be great if you could list the materials in the description :)
Yeah, like where he got that hinge.
I'd also like to know where the hinge came from!!!
@@adamwalker7338 there is something called Google.
@@adamwalker7338 read the description
@@adamwalker7338 The hinge is a Komodo “replacement” part. He says that under the detailed description.
Very cool idea! Thanks!
Amazing!
Wish I'd seen this before splurging £1400 on a kamado joe.
I can see him closing this too quickly and the top splitting in half from the force. Have you ever accidentally kicked one of those pots? They shatter so easily.
Cheap to replace
@@franciscovillasenor680 it’s not about being cheap to replace you have to fucking rebuild the whole thing again
@@apollothemoonman632 then don't fucking close it too quickly then ? The fucking gasket material is fucking soft and it would fucking eliminate the potential for cracking the fucking pot when closing it. I would still be worried about it fucking flipping over as the fucking lid seems heavy making the whole fucking thing seem unstable when opened.
Now that's what I call a man! Your kids and family are blessed to have you around. Many happy barbecues to you and thanks for sharing such an amazing idea!
Nicely done!
The way you use angle grinder scares me ... even though those are not my limbs ;)
I use gloves gloves 🧤 they don’t cut trough it immediately. Just be careful.
@@BobBee I heard somewhere you shouldnt be using gloves when operating spinning equipment. It will pull of your glove with your fingers still inside it
Hmmmm, so let’s see now cost of material, cost of all the special tools, the workshop, the paint, the time spent... and the fact that the clay pot is likely to break after a couple of uses..... yep... cheaper to buy the real thing...
Sounds like you invested a lot of money into your BBQ. :P
@@hschokker86 The firebox (inner pot) are known to crack hence why they come in muti piece.
@@hschokker86 ... a real BBQ is an open fire.... anything else is just showing off...
I don’t use the tools only for a bbq though 😂😂😂
@@BobBee ... sorry mate was just having a josh... you did a great job.. let’s see a video of you using it make BBQ specials like Turkish Adana kababs...🙂
Fantastic!!!👍👍👍
Amazing work!
This was AWESOME. Thanks
100% going to make one for this summer, thank you!
Best diy kamado, congrats!!
Awesome project, great video, thanks!
Genius! Thank you! I really enjoyed this video.
Yes, please. I'll take one.....the handyman that is! Great project.
Great job. Very cool.
Excelente, muy bueno. Te felicito!!! Muchas gracias por el video
What a great job!!!