2006-07-29 03:20:51 · 7 answers · asked by hoetz_s 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you do so, and the gas grill housing / body is made of aluminum rather than stamped or spun steel, make certain you install a tempered steel grate to lay your charcoal briquettes on. Otherwise you might melt the aluminum.
You should be able to find a grate at a full service hardware store that sells parts for charcoal grills. If not, try a steel fabrication shop or blacksmithing shop (yes there are still some around) and tell them what your application is. Take dimensions with you.
This grate should be elevated off the bottom of the existing grill a few inches so you get airflow under the charcoal so it burns properly. So you'll need to devise some sort or legs to stand it on or brackets to suspend it on.
Then you will want an ash pan of some sort to catch the burned up charcoal. If it is rectangular, an old cookie sheet might do well.
Lastly, you might want to consider a layer of fine clean sand between the ash pan and the housing of the existing gas grill. This would act as an insulator for the heat. It wouldn't take much (less than an inch thick) to provide some additional heat protection.
So, although you could just gut the old grill and throw in some charcoal, I don't think you would be happy with it. Gas and charcoal fires get hot. Don't under estimate how hot they get.
T-bone or porterhouse, medium rare please. I'll bring the sweet corn and wine.
Good luck and happy grilling.
2006-07-29 03:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I was thinking of doing the same thing, I think that the only concern would be if your grill had a coating that the charcoal might burn off into your food
2006-07-29 13:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by mlawg2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, take out the gas burner and put a grate in the bottom so the air flows under the charcoal.
2006-07-29 10:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Bingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the gas burners, install a cast iron metal grating to protect the aluminum frame from the heat, you could use ceramic or brick todo the same things. pile up light up and cook up eat up
Aluminum will melt around 1000* F and the charcole will heat toover 1500*F so yoou must provide a space to protect the aluminum or thin metal bowl.
2006-07-29 10:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, just remove the works from the thing and tada.... put in your charcoal and go!
2006-07-29 10:22:39 · answer #5 · answered by ironcityveteran 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure you can just remove the burners
2006-07-29 10:58:09 · answer #6 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so
2006-07-29 10:23:57 · answer #7 · answered by bunnybunny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋