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Little Blue Egg Flower Pot Grill

Little Blue Egg Flower Pot Grill

Inspired by our coverage here on MAKE of flower-pot cooker/smokers, Nigel Vezeau (Ottawa, Canada) created this lovely “Little Blue Egg, a Big Green Egg knockoff. He used two big flower pots, an Ikea table, and a few other scrounged bits and pieces. About six months ago I was at a friend’s place jamming, hanging out, […]

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Sweet penny stove

Sweet penny stove

We’ve covered these beer can stoves before, but this is a particularly nice one. And ’tis the season to be camping… Penny Stove Instructions and FAQ [Thanks, Pete Marchetto!] More: Make a Pepsi Can Stove A better soda can stove

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Instructables’ BBQ PDQ contest

Instructables’ BBQ PDQ contest

In case you didn’t know, Instructables has been running a BBQ/grilling contest. Deadline for entry is July 6, so if you want to entry, you’ll need to hurry. You can see all of the entries to date at the link below. BBQ PDQ Contest

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Throw a “kabob pit” party

Throw a “kabob pit” party

Here’s an idea I got from Alton Brown on Good Eats that I sketched up in my Maker’s Notebook. It’s for throwing a self-serve shish kabob party using a temporary fire pit made from bricks, sand, and charcoal. You make the width of the pit so that your skewers fit over it and the handles […]

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