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DIY Friday: Make an Altoids Mini-BBQ. Perfect For S’Mores!

> > View all This is adorable: a tiny charcoal BBQ grill using an Altoids Sours tin, two metal computer fan guards, and some sheet metal screws for legs. It looks like it fits one regular-sized briquette. As one of the commentors notes, this is great for marshmallows, but you could also cook a shrimp at a time. Making it doesn’t require tools more sophisticated than a Dremel – no soldering, no nothing. Release the GeekDads. You could probably bang this thing out and be eating S’Mores before your neighbor’s charcoal grill is hot enough to cook. Instructables user Vmspionage’s mini-grill was inspired by the earlier eBQ, which uses a full-sized Altoids tin . He also writes that “the propane version is coming soon! ” Now we just need someone to make a MintyBoost-powered electric starter, and we’ll really have something cooking. Altoids Sours BBQ Grill [Instructables] via Makezine . See Also: DIY Friday: Charge Your iPhone With AAs or Solar Power 100 Essential Skills for Geeks (GeekDad Wayback Machine) Fire Up The Grill: GeekDad Field Tests A Trio Of Portables … Read the rest of this entry »
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