At my last meet i used a briefcase BBQ and charcoal for my cooking needs. I found the BBQ buckled with the heat and was not impressed, I also wanted to find an alternate fuel and thought wood pellets would be worth a shot.
As luck would have it we did a party for my mums 60th and got through 2 helium cannisters. I cut one in half and used the bottom for the stove body
next i drilled 4 holes for legs and some vent holes for my central chimney
I used some long coach bolts for the legs
As pellets are notoriously difficult to get going, i decided to use a mesh tube down the middle of the stove to keep them back from the vents in the bottom. I cannabalised one of those anti splatter frying pan covers which use woven stainless mesh. I cut it square, rolled it and used a staple gun to keep it together
Filled with 500g of pellets
Im forever whittling maya wood for reasons ill not go into but i used the leftover chunks dropped down the chimney to start the stove. It worked a treat.
once the mayawood had burned out i was left with the wood pellets burning nicely. There was little or no smoke. as the wood pellets eventually start to burn from the top down, it does need a stir once in a while to maintain good heat but the benefit of this is that if you dont stir it you get a great heat for a simmer.
I just need to fashion something to put my pot on now and ill be in business. At £2 for 10kg of pellets it will be cheap to run.
As luck would have it we did a party for my mums 60th and got through 2 helium cannisters. I cut one in half and used the bottom for the stove body
next i drilled 4 holes for legs and some vent holes for my central chimney
I used some long coach bolts for the legs
As pellets are notoriously difficult to get going, i decided to use a mesh tube down the middle of the stove to keep them back from the vents in the bottom. I cannabalised one of those anti splatter frying pan covers which use woven stainless mesh. I cut it square, rolled it and used a staple gun to keep it together
Filled with 500g of pellets
Im forever whittling maya wood for reasons ill not go into but i used the leftover chunks dropped down the chimney to start the stove. It worked a treat.
once the mayawood had burned out i was left with the wood pellets burning nicely. There was little or no smoke. as the wood pellets eventually start to burn from the top down, it does need a stir once in a while to maintain good heat but the benefit of this is that if you dont stir it you get a great heat for a simmer.
I just need to fashion something to put my pot on now and ill be in business. At £2 for 10kg of pellets it will be cheap to run.
