Make a charcoal barbecue basket
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A charcoal basket fits inside a grill or smoker and holds the charcoal in place. You can make a charcoal basket to replace a substandard, rusted, or missing basket with a few pieces of perforatd metal sheet, some baling wire and a few basic tools. This project requires a certain amount of physical strength to bend the steel and also a few hours of time to complete. You can easily adjust the size of this perforated basket to fit your own grill or smoker. But if you still think hand making is so toruble, you can purchase online, then WUZHOUKINGDA is your best choice, we can totally produce them based on your size.
Instructions
Cut a 2-inch square notch from the corner of one of the 12-inch by 18-inch pieces of perforated steel. Mark the notch with a permanent marker then cut the steel with tin snips. Cut an identical notch in the other corner of the 18-inch side of the steel sheet.
Bend the 18-inch notched side of the steel sheet up 2 inches, using the tops of the notches as guides. The strip between the notches will be the part that is bent at a right angle. Bend the strip by laying the steel on the edge of a workbench or other another hard, straight surface and hammer it into shape.
Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other sheet of 12-inch by 18-inch piece of steel. These two sheets will be the opposite sides of the charcoal basket.
Drop the 14-inch square piece of steel between these two sides so that it rests on the bottom 2-inch strips. Push the sides in to rest against the bottom. Now drop in the other two side panels lengthwise.
Stitch the sides and bottom together using the baling wire and pliers. Now your charcoal basket is ready for use.
