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Smitty, $6.50 for the grill, with shipping $11.50. I though it was reasonable and a lot cleaner finish than the paint roller things? Gamalot, I made the pilot shield, works great.Can't wait to try the Buddy "Cooker".
Necessity is truly the mother of invention !!!!!
I have been cooking or for a better term heating up my meals on my Buddy for a few years now. I disagree with anyone who seems to think you could add a grill and fry up burgers and dogs on your buddy. I have never had to clean it since nothing ever drips down on to the ceramic and if it ever did you will probably be replacing the entire heater.My idea was to make a shelf to place already prepared food on for reheating and nothing more. I can use the little meal size aluminum pans or wrap a sandwich in aluminum foil and have a hot meal in a flash while sitting in the middle of the frozen lake. A buddy heater was never designed as a cooker and should not be altered in any way other then to heat something up that is wrapped or in a pan.Defeating the tip switch is a very bad idea. My shanty got blown over on Monday while I was catching a fish. The buddy did what it was supposed to do and shut off so I did not burn my ice house down.I guess if what you want to do is cook hot meals from scratch out on the ice then you ought to just buy a Coleman stove and lug that gear with you. For warming up my stew or an already grilled cheese sandwich the buddy does a pretty fine job and with no adverse safety issues.There is plenty of heat going straight up from the front that you won't need to tip the heater at all. You could boil water but it might take a bit longer then on a real cooker. I just figure it is a heater and I can heat up my prepared foods while I heat up the shack, 2 for the price of one.When the shanty flipped my old grill screen got crunched. Stopped at the hardware store and they had a different type. Took me half an hour and cost me $2.29. Just a couple bends and some copper wire soldered to hold it on.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
any ideas on doing this with a little buddy heater?? It doesn't have quite the btu's but it should be able to keep brats warm... right?
Ok,I am going to update my heater,I have a Frabil Predator,and the old heater I have just don't cut it.Which one should I buy? Small or big? I have seen the big ones really cook you out. Jerry