Looking for suggestions on an open fire cooker.

bucket · BBQ Fan Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 272

I'm looking to build an open fire cooker/rotisserie and need some opinions from those that may have some experience with them.

I am thinking about an A frame type with a swinging 2x4 cooking grate. It will be suspended by chain or wire (not sure which yet). My only problem is that most of the ones I've seen have the cook grate attached to vertical posts on slides. I could probably do that, but I like the idea of something a little more portable. Basically I'm thinking of something like a swing set with a cook grate on it that you can set over a fire.

Anyone have any thoughts on the fact that it will be able to swing?

smokeyjim44 · Joined: 25 Jun 2017 Posts: 7

I thinks all it would take would be to suspend your grate by all 4 corners. It should be able to swing pretty freely that way and still be stable enough to cook on.

All this is assuming that I understood the question. Laughing

animal · BBQ Pro Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 935 Location: Wisconsin

I cloned a UCS and love it, had it for a lot of years.

http://www.uniquecookingsystem.com/
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animal · BBQ Pro Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 935 Location: Wisconsin

No tripod to trip over, sit in a chair and bring the food to you from the fire with your hand on the back of the swivel, universal height adjustment. It is great.
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IXL · Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

Google "schwenker" grills, a rustic German method of cooking.

biker.chef · Posted: Tue Oct 10 17 11:46 pm Post subject:

Here is a video of a swing steak
https://youtu.be/gsb6ZTBw2rc

I had a swing steak at, Mexican Hat Lodge in southern Utah. It was great with a couple of
Polygamy Port

https://youtu.be/pK2gV9I205A

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bucket · BBQ Fan Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 272

Biker, that's what I was looking for...perfect.

Time to get building!

Canadian Bacon · Posted: Sun Oct 29 17 7:48 pm Post subject:

Interesting videos BC...never seen that swing steak grill before.....looks like a great way to grill.
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jess · Posted: Mon Oct 30 17 4:50 pm Post subject:

Or you could put a Santa Maria in a row boat... Laughing