barbecue drum roaster update

[robusto]

Hi all....

About 5 years ago I made my extremely el-cheapo barbecue drum roaster: An old Milo tin which I drilled out with hundreds of holes, and slid it over a rotisserie driven by an old electric car window motor.

I am sad   to report that after all that long, faithful service, it needs a spare part.  

Well... the lid no longer fits snuggly on the rim.  So, out with another Milo tin lid, drill a hole through its centre for the rotisserie bar.... and we are off and roasting happily again.

There of course will come a time when the whole contraption needs replacing   .... and I dearly would love to return the barbecue to its rightful state as a...as a...as a meat barbecue.

[Thundergod]

Re: barbecue drum roaster update

Commiserations Robusto.

Nice to see you posting again.

[A_M]

Re: barbecue drum roaster update

About 5 years ago I made my extremely el-cheapo barbecue drum roaster: An old Milo tin which I drilled out with hundreds of holes, and slid it over a rotisserie driven by an old electric car window motor.

AND

So, out with another Milo tin lid

So after all that time the Milo tin has remained the same and retained their quality ?

If so I would be passing on positive feedback to them..

Great to hear.

[StefanCrowe]

Re: barbecue drum roaster update

So what is the latest?

Are you roasting beans or burning cows in your coffee roaster.

Even better if you could make it do both, there may be a market for such an adaptive contraption.

The last question would be, with the cost of Milo these days is it still cost effective to run such an elaborate roaster?

Sounds awesome and makes me wonder why I spent so much to do what they do every day in third world countries for absolutely nothing. Roast the bean.

[cksyd]

Re: barbecue drum roaster update

So what is the latest?

Are you roasting beans or burning cows in your coffee roaster.

Even better if you could make it do both, there may be a market for such an adaptive contraption.

The last question would be, with the cost of Milo these days is it still cost effective to run such an elaborate roaster?

Sounds awesome and makes me wonder why I spent so much to do what they do every day in third world countries for absolutely nothing. Roast the bean.  

You can find the continuation of Robustos travels from here and then on in the same thread...

http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1260469418/399#389

I am pretty sure the BBQ does cows along with other meat offerings, but has been retired from bean duty.

...unless he becomes vegetarian...

<shudder>

Chris