Yakitori Grill

newby84

Anyone have/ have an opinion on those Yakitori Grills that the Meat Church guy had on his Facebook the other day? They are made by Mill Scale Metalworks out of Lockhart. It seems like it would taste like cooking over a campfire. Something about cooking a steak over a campfire can’t be beat IMO. 

https://millscale.co/collections/cookers/products/yakitori-ii

lkapigian

They are a solid unit for sure , and “ fat smoke” is far different than smoked foods , that being said ,direct fire cooking is super simple to DIY and it’s a cooler that probably won’t get used a lot … my Santa Maria is lined with fire brick and I use it like a Yakitori , growing up, we just used bricks and coals  on the ground 

HeavyG

Sure looks solid. $pendy also!
That's not what I would consider a true yakitori grill. I'll agree with their statement tho - "Our yakitori grill is a central-Texas take on a traditional Japanese grilling style." Their grill reminds me more of a hibachi. With traditional yakitori you want to keep the food close to the coals.

lkapigian

Full Disclosure, I have had one in my shopping cart at Mill Scale for a few months, was going to weld it onto my Fat Stacks Trailer 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Uh…$2300 for the full kit for a 14” grill. That be a hard no for me. 

cool looking rig though but no way I would spend anywhere near that for a tiny hibachi 

caliking

I've had my eye on this for quite a while. Don't know why i haven't pulled the trigger yet. I imagine you could leave the griddle/grate off, and use it for yakitori.

hunsakersmokers.com/collections/vortex-smokers/products/hunsaker-portable-camping-grill

Edit: upon closer inspection, I'm not so sure about the V-shaped part of it that holds the charcoal. i would have preferred a rectangular boxy type of structure. 

Which brings me to what I should have recommended first... the Weber Go Anywhere (charcoal). Powerhouse of a grill for the price, and so versatile. The Lodge Sportsman would have been the second.

lkapigian

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Uh…$2300 for the full kit for a 14” grill. That be a hard no for me. 

cool looking rig though but no way I would spend anywhere near that for a tiny hibachi 

That’s why I went the brick route lol

Thatgrimguy

You can buy a full 60x30" santa maria for less than that. https://lonestargrillz.com/products/santa-maria-grill?variant=8149287043176

fishlessman

i couldnt build it for that in my shop unless it was a full production job. i would do it for 5k maybe and i would still lose on the first one.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Thatgrimguy said:

You can buy a full 60x30" santa maria for less than that. https://lonestargrillz.com/products/santa-maria-grill?variant=8149287043176

And have $800 left over!

Jstroke

newby84 said:

cooking a steak over a campfire can’t be beat IMO. 

no opinion other than I’m cheap and caveman steak on the coals seems to do pretty well. You entertain alot, or just have the cash, by all means give it a rip.

newby84

Jstroke said:

newby84 said:

cooking a steak over a campfire can’t be beat IMO. 

no opinion other than I’m cheap and caveman steak on the coals seems to do pretty well. You entertain alot, or just have the cash, by all means give it a rip.

I try my best to avoid having people come over. I was looking at the little one, it’s only $1500, not much different than what I have in my egg and accessories. That being said, I still have never tried doing the caveman steak, I should give that a try. 

SamIAm2

If you are going to go Mill Scale Metalworks route, you might as well spring for this: 

"Prized by Japanese chefs Binchō-tan is sometimes called white charcoal because it leaves only a fine white ash. It is stronger than steel and one single piece can burn for as long as 4 hours."

https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/is-binchotan-the-best-charcoal-in-the-world

Worth the read.

Ozzie_Isaac

Thatgrimguy said:

You can buy a full 60x30" santa maria for less than that. https://lonestargrillz.com/products/santa-maria-grill?variant=8149287043176

I really need to spend less time on here.  I had successfully gotten over my desire for a SM grill.  Now I want one again.

Grogu

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Thatgrimguy said:

You can buy a full 60x30" santa maria for less than that. https://lonestargrillz.com/products/santa-maria-grill?variant=8149287043176

I really need to spend less time on here.  I had successfully gotten over my desire for a SM grill.  Now I want one again.

I had a really hard time deciding if I was going to make my big grill splurge an egg or a SM or Argentinian style grill. I ultimately went with the egg due to how much winter we have here, but I’ve used the eggspander in it with grates at different levels and the lid open as a wannabe SM a couple times haha.