Summer vacation in the villa area or long-awaited weekend with a company of close friends in nature is almost impossible to imagine without the delicacies cooked on the coals. Therefore, when approaching the holiday season and vacations, it is worthwhile to think about purchasing a portable mangal-smokehouse or installing a stationary device in your garden. In this article we will talk about what kinds of barbecues, grills, smokeless and barbecue exist and how not to make a mistake with the choice.
Stationary garden smokehouse
The brazier-smokehouse, built of bricks, will become a wonderful object, complementing the overall ensemble of your garden plot. Such a design can be created by you yourself and, therefore, have the dimensions and additional devices you need. However, this variant has drawbacks, among which one of the main ones is the high cost of construction and a large number of forces and time spent on erection. Under the fixed braziers it is necessary to lay the foundation. In addition, for the preparation of different types of dishes will require the presence of several furnaces. So, for simultaneous operation of a barbecue, a smokehouse and an ordinary oven, three separate functioning furnaces will be needed. In the cold season, heating such a large structure will be quite difficult, which can also be attributed to the minuses of such furnaces.
Compact Smokehouse
Mangal-smokehouse made of metal is a simpler and easier to use design. In stores you can find a large number of different models, and pick the one that will fully meet your requirements and preferences. The device for such a brazier is very simple. It is a tightly closed container, inside of which are several tiers. The lowest one is intended for laying coal, on the floor above the product for smoking is laid, and on top all this is tightly closed with a lid. There are larger models with several tiers for products in which you can simultaneously cook more than one dish. In some designs, you can also find special pallets for collecting draining fat to prevent it from getting on hot coals.
Combined mobile braziers
Among the rich selection of modern models of grills and barbecue you can find interesting and functional devices that will allow you to cook both classic dishes on charcoal and smoked products - these are compact barbecues with a smoker's cupboard. Such a model, as a rule, has a rather high cost, but the variety of dishes that you can cook with this device justifies this price.
Rules for choosing a smokehouse
We will tell a little about what should first of all pay attention, choosing barbecues and smokehouses for cottages. A good smokehouse can not be easy. The thickness of the walls of the structure should be at least 6 mm. Therefore, considering the overall dimensions, it will weigh 60 kg. This option is suitable for those who are looking for
Those who are looking primarily for light and mobile construction, which could be taken with you on hikes and picnics , should be guided by other figures. The thickness of the walls of the portable unit can be about 0.8 mm. With a medium-sized case, such a smokehouse will not weigh much, and you can easily take it with you on a journey. The longevity of such a model, of course, will be much lower, but after all, hikes do not happen every week. Therefore, with infrequent exploitation of the mobile brazier-smokehouse will last you up to three years.