March 24, 2025, 2:21 pm | Read time: 2 minutes
A barbecue is now part of every household’s basic equipment. However, if you are one of the few who don’t currently have one but need one quickly, myHOMEBOOK has practical DIY instructions for you. You need exactly four parts, which you ideally already have at home anyway.
Below, myHOMEBOOK explains exactly how to make a DIY Barbecue.
What You Need for Your DIY Barbecue:
- a flower pot made from fireproof terracotta
- a matching saucer (also fireproof!)
- aluminum foil
- An uncoated metal grid that you can cut to size (e.g., a 6-corner grid). Alternatively, you can also use a cake grid and, of course, an existing barbecue grid.
The flower pot may, of course, have been used before, in which case, simply clean it and remove any soil and plant residues. In addition, you should also get small trestles, bricks, or stone slabs as a base for the self-built table grill. As it gets very hot, the trivet should not be placed directly on grass or easily flammable materials.
Put Everything Together, and You’re Ready to Go:
- Line the pot generously with the aluminum foil. The most important thing is that the hole at the bottom of the pot is covered.
- Fill the pot about 2 inches high with charcoal.
- Light the charcoal. Now it’s time to use the saucer: place it on top of the pot so that the embers can draw air properly. Leave a gap to allow air to reach the fire — it would be a shame if it went out.
- After about ten minutes, the charcoal should be hot enough to grill. To do this, place the previously cut grid at the height of the top notch of the pot or the grill grate on top.
Depending on the material you have used for the grid, you should, of course, not make the grilling surface too heavy.
Safety note: As a rule, the charcoal catches fire without any aids or accelerants, especially with a smaller grill size. Therefore, never use methylated spirits, petrol, or other highly flammable liquids. A better option is to use a natural fire starter made from wood wool.