Hot to Build a Pit BBQ for $250

[Elenaluvsmakeup]

awesome video! Thank you

[khatzeye]

Sounded like he said "barbeque tit" at first LOL

[SOUTH3RNPRIDE]

My experience has always been that the cinder blocks break after being heated for a long time. Am I the only one?

[ImbikerTrash]

@SOUTH3RNPRIDE Yeah well... First, Those are CEMENT Blocks! there is absolutely no CINDER in them! ( Real Cinder is Red and would withstand more heat but still not Fire Brick)

Second, And very Important  to mention. PIT BBQ is done in a PIT! In The Ground! (A Pit!)

Because<<<< (Secret) SHHHH!! A PIT in the Ground is very much Pressure Cooking! Steam Cannot Escape Easily! But Don't tell anybody! people don't know the difference because of Video Experts like this Guy!... Happy New Year!

[stlknowswhy]

@ImbikerTrash HA!!!

[Unclemael26]

Hey Joe, Awesome Tutorial.... I loved the humor.....I was laughing my ass off... But thanks for the tutorial though... One question, if i wanted to do one half that size will it have an affect on the cooking time or temp....

[carloslg83]

Hey Joe... so um, where is the list of materials on your site? Help please?

[MrDeerMeat]

Thank You infamousm80. Great web site - no material listing. Anyway, this monster needs to be downsized for the average Joe doing a BBQ for a few friends, e.g., use 3 blocks on the sides, 2 on the ends, cut down on the steel plates and expanded metal. Build a seperate fire off side of this unit and shovel in coals. Use a rake to level coals and try to keep heat around 300 degrees. Like Joe39363 says, go 24" off the coals. If you want to grill, get a Weber. "Low & Slow" girls and boys.

[toicat]

@MrDeerMeat Right on all points! If ya ain't got time to BBQ proper, then go to Wendy's. Best,

[joe39363]

is 16" between your meat and coals enough?.I want to build one of these but a griend told me that I should go 24".

[brwilli6]

how do you add charcoal or wood to that bad boy while the hog is on there?

[infamousm80]

Parts list is not on site, so here it is to he best of my abilities.

48 cinder blocks. 2 pieces of 16 gauge steel that's 4 foot by 4 foot, and 1 piece that is 2 foot by 4 foot. a piece of expanded metal that is 4 foot by 80 inches long

If somebody already posted the part list, please vote their list up so it can be found

[YeuxGris]

I did not have sexual relations with that BBQ.. anyone tell you that you sound like bill clinton?

[itouchipadz4you]

THUMBS THIS UP IF YOU NOTICED THE TITLE SAID A " Hot to build a BBQ pit for $250"

[steelbrzz]

That cat has fleas...

[sixstrangtommy]

how do you get ticks of a cat??

[Dvdog007]

I wish u would do a video of how to build a fire for this bad boy and how to maintain the fire through out the cooking process......Please

[Dvdog007]

where did u get that grate?

[techguy3000]

Anyone else notice the title? "Hot to Build a Pit BBQ for $250". Wasn't it supposed to be "HOW to Build a Pit BBQ for $250" Thumbs up if you noticed!

[hobartmanseg]

Very interesting. This is a mobile or a modern version of what my dad used as my brother and I still do. We dug a pit about 4 to 5 ft. long, 3 ft wide, 2 ft, deep put cinder blocks around it, and put expanded metal over it then put 2 blocks high on each corner 2 on each side and covered with a sheet or 2 of roofing tin and smoked some of the best beef, pork and chicken. We use Oak, Hickory, and or Pecan wood.

[Flomounier1]

Damn shes kind of young for him.

[wrathletik]

@Flomounier1 "kind of"?? She could easily pass as his daughter.

[thelegend22]

bill clintons building bbqs now??

[Tamarfleury90]

i love the instructions for the break

[darrenlora]

What gauge expanded metal do i need?

[EasyRecipesHQ]

Good BBQ video

[dag1240]

this is the way its done in the old days we used card board top and put oak coals next to the blocks on the inside we used no charcoal yuck...

[dag1240]

@dag1240 learning to cook a whole hog like this is an art

[JoeNusz]

Seems like you could get more air circulation to the fire if you turn the bottom cinder blocks with the holes outward. Don't want to kill the fire with too little air.

[ShootYerEyeOut]

he sounds like bill clinton

[sidney72579]

This was very eazy to do thanks Joe Davidson

[SAILERBOY68]

damn cat!!!lol

[ilovechipotle85]

hahaha! "i'm gonna keep going though, cuz i'm a workhorse". moments later he only lays down that expandable metal, then suggests a break.

seriously though, good video!

[bryan4cicely]

This is amazing !, I've been wanting to try something like this in my backyard for a long time.. Thanks, Joe Davidson you make it look easy ! and believe you me, I will not forget the "beverages"

[mclmatty]

Revolation and hot to. Wow you fail.

[whyuhit]

thats a big ass cat wtf

[mattybock]

beverage? we know you meant beer, you can say it. a good idea- build it longer than wide, channel your smoke into a line and use less fuel, saving cash in the way!

[midamerica100]

I see in other videos, that other people line the inside of the blocks with tin-foil? Is this recomended? Do you lose allot of heat?

[midamerica100]

Thanks for this video Joe. My friend and I plan on cooking a hog soon and will try this pit out. I will take some video footage of the process and the outcome.

[brusac]

OMG ! man , WTF ?????



[Phretbender]

I was at a BBQ that cooked a whole hog on a very similar pit. 2 layers of cinderblock and a stainless steel fencing rig, top and bottom, witih the hog in the middle.  Made turning the whole hog very simple and the top was covered with cardboard, not even plate steel like this pit. The wood/coals were placed around the perimeter of the cinderblock base. Was an excellent cook!!!!!

[1337skiller5]

EPIC FAIL!

-No way you can cook a whole hoog in this ''PORTABLE'' BBQ

PLZ post a video of you fireing this up and BBQing a hoog

[justaguyX74NJ]

@1337skiller5 Your post is an epic fail. #1) This pit has enough room for 4 whole hogs easily. #2) It's HOG, not HOOG. I'd say it was a typo, but you spelled it that way twice. #3) Why is "PORTABLE" in quotes? Are you implying that it is not portable? If so, why not? All the components are easily disassembled and relocated. #4) Its FIRING, not fireing.

[1337skiller5]

@justaguyX74NJ 1.) average weight of a swine is 100-120kg (75cm wide to 1.5m long)thats almost half of a metric ton. 2.)i apologies for my spelling ( english is my 3 foreign language ) 3.)sure portable, but by far not practical.

Thank you very much for the spell check. Have a nice BBQ

[vonImages]

I like this pit because you have a hibachi on top, or at the very least, a hot griddle! ;)

[fuckiraq12]

places u can steel the things u need for this fine bbq pit..

-peoples back yards

-construction sites

-dilapidated houses

-steel an old dumpstuser and make that into a fine bbq pit.

these are just ideas,make it ur own have fun with it and get out there and GRILL!!

[fuckiraq12]

u can get it for even cheaper if u steal half of the stuff u need

[jak1727]

lol he calls cerment sea ment

[grlettau]

so realy this took 250 dollars and a case off beer



[TV1530]

It's portable, you just need to load and unload 48 cinder blocks.

[kinout69]

Nul, franchement, arretez de parler et mettez vous au travail !

[ajw159]

i like when he dropped the grate, that cat was like "fuck this, out!" i didnt see it the rest of the video lol. anyways thanks for sharing this, very nice build.

[sebastiantm]

and this is Quality ????

[musicbingham]

no offence but $250 for that...

[Dropkickacadian]

Love the Stevie Ray Vaughan at the start!

[JimboJitsu]

48 blocks

2 16 gauge steel plates 4x4

1 16 gauge steel plate 2x4

1 expanded metal grill 4'x80"

3 layers for BBQ

4 layers for whole hog.

Not sure how that end piece of metal works though... Would be nice to see it in action! Us ametures will take a long time figuring that one out!

[carnypimp]

@JimboJitsu $188 for all that at lowes not counting the beer. Lowes does not sell beer.

[csbumbaloughd]

That man just likes to hear his own voice.

[PopdaddysBBQ]

And another thing the Thighs at the first of that vid I could eat bone and all.

Donnie Thomas - Minnie Howell Good Vittles and Wood Cookery Society, Dickinson, Tex.

[PopdaddysBBQ]

Good Job. One day you gonna see me with some backhoes in your yard digging real pit just for you to cook in. If I had that much land I'd be making me a real pit 4 by 25 Buddy!

This is a great project for someone to start with.

[BossmanBBQ]

Went to the site to download the PDF file of building materials and couldn't find it. Hopefully its up soon.....

[JimboJitsu]

ya, me too...