To cook food on a grill using a kazanok, you definitely need a special holder. You can buy it in a specialized store.
Or you can do it yourself. In this case, the tools and materials can be improvised objects, old buckets, pipes or remnants of reinforcement.
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Types of stands for cauldrons
Cooking cauldrons are most often presented in the form of cast iron cookware in the shape of a hemisphere.
Because of their structure, they are inconvenient to place on an open fire. Therefore, special stands were invented. They come in several types.
Tri-legged tagan
The tagan is a metal structure that consists of a small ring and three long legs.
The tagan is installed in such a way that the legs rest firmly on the ground at an angle, and the cauldron itself is located above the fire in a ring.
Tagan on four legs
The four-legged trivet has a similar structure and mechanism of operation. This design can be produced disassembled. Thus, you can adjust the length of the legs, and even the ring itself for holding cauldrons of different sizes.
Table or stove holders
A ring with small legs (about 30-50 cm) is called a podkazannik. It is mainly used to hold semicircular cookware over a regular burner.
Construction of a support and a hook
Three long legs connected to each other are firmly installed in the ground, and at the place where they intersect there is a hook - this is what the simple design of this holder for a cauldron looks like.
But it will only work if the cookware has an additional handle by which it can be hung where the barbecue is located.
How to choose a stand for a cauldron
The choice of a stand for a cauldron depends on several factors:
- the environment where the cooking will take place;
- stand material;
- ring volume.
For example, stands made of cast iron, although they retain the heat of the fire well, are very heavy. Therefore, they are more suitable for stationary use.
The best option for lovers of picnics in nature are steel and aluminum stands. They are much lighter than cast iron and are not inferior to them in terms of reliability. Therefore, they are more convenient to transport.
Important! When choosing a stand, regardless of the type and material, it is necessary to constantly compare the diameter of the cauldron and the ring of the structure. The latter should be slightly narrower than the dishes so that it is firmly held in the air.
How to make a stove from a pipe
You can make such a stand with your own hands from a metal pipe. Due to the fact that its design is quite simple. The cauldron stove consists of a long cylinder, at the bottom of which there is a grate, two holes for feeding firewood and at the very top several petals for holding the cauldron.
It was made in such a way that all the heat coming from the fire was concentrated inside the walls of the stove cylinder. And from it, the cauldron with food heated up faster.
Materials and tools
Materials
- A section of thick-walled pipe for the cylindrical part of the stove. Approximately 100 cm.
- A narrower chimney pipe. Approximately 12 – 13 cm.
- Metal corners for handles and legs of the structure. There is no specific size. It all depends on convenience.
- Metal grating.
Bulgarian.
Tools
- Bulgarian;
- drill;
- welding machine;
- hammer;
- building level.
Welding machine.
Important! According to safety precautions, when working with a welding machine, the master must have gloves, glasses and a mask to protect exposed skin.
Creating a project
The process of creating a stand for a cauldron with your own hands in the form of a stove comes down to three main stages:
- preparatory part;
- creation of a design drawing;
- assembly of all parts.
When creating a drawing, it is necessary to accurately indicate the length and quantity of grate for the bottom of the stove, as well as calculate the size of additional elements such as handles, legs, the size of the firebox window, etc.
DIY assembly
When all the elements of the stove are assembled and prepared, the stage of assembling the product begins. To do this, according to the drawing, you must first mark on the pipe all the holes that will be cut with a grinder, as well as the petals for installing the pot.
Important! It is better to cut holes for the chimney and firebox using circles of different diameters so that the cuts are more accurate.
The following steps are carried out using a welding machine. With its help, the chimney is welded. It should be installed at an angle of 45 degrees. Next, a door is made for the hole where coals will be poured, and additional elements in the form of legs and handles are mounted.
Finally, if the structure has successfully passed its first baptism of fire, namely the firebox, then it can be covered with fire-resistant paint and left to dry.
Possible difficulties
At the assembly stage, some difficulties may arise that were not taken into account at the time of the project creation, namely:
- quality of materials;
- Is the pipe metal suitable for welding?
- weight of the structure;
- distortion of the shape of structures under the influence of high temperatures, etc.
It is imperative to test the oven.
They can all be eliminated by a preliminary test of all metal structures. Several pipe options are taken, made of different materials (cast iron, aluminum or steel) and each of them is tested using a welding machine. The material that retains heat best and is not too heavy will be chosen as the basis.
If none of the metals pass the test, then the problem may lie in the welding machine itself and its current strength.
Conclusion
There are many options for making a stand for a cauldron on a barbecue with your own hands. Conventionally, they can be divided into two types: for a barbecue and open fire, as well as closed large independent ovens.
Both types of cauldron stands can be used outdoors or even made by hand.
All you need is a standard welding kit and some metal parts. However, in all cases, you need to consider the properties of certain metals, as well as safety precautions.
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