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Dozer183e
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Greetings, I have been researching quite a bit here and elsewhere as I am about to build a pig pit that I would like to combo as a grill for steaks, burgers, etc. The main reason I am building it is to have somewhere to roast pigs, which I do about 2-3 times per year. Might become more frequent if I had a permanent place to do it! I grill maybe 2 times per months. Getting it to work great for both is a little bit of a challenge, but here is what I have come up with. A brick rectangle in the same dimensions I currently use my portable blocks to roast pigs. The means 63" x 48" x 30" high. The idea is simple, I'll build a ledge to hold the pig "cage" I have made from rebar. The same ledge could be used to hold a steel grate I'll have made, so the grilling part will be at the far end of the rectangle. By placing rebar in the bricks, across the short side, I can set a firebox close to the grill for my direct heat meals. I'll put coals in the four corners on the ground for my pig roasts. I think this should work, I have large pieces of tin for the lid which lay across the top. Not sure how this would work for grilling, but that's what Iuse for the pig roasting. Here is the layout/design I have come up with, please hammer away and give me any feedback.