The subtleties of organizing a barbecue complex

With the arrival of warm spring days, each of us thinks about what it would be nice to build a barbecue complex at the summer cottage where you can gather for gatherings with friends and relatives.

Today, building a full-fledged comfortable place for outdoor gatherings with an already equipped stove or barbecue is as easy as shelling pears! They are often used as an additional summer kitchen. Most often they are operated during the warm season.

The gazebo equipped with a stove is very comfortable. Many people prefer to roast meat under a roof.

From a functional point of view, the following types of ovens are distinguished.

• Built-in. Has a brick grill or stove. A gazebo equipped with a similar complex can serve as an alternative to a summer kitchen.
• Brazier oven. This is ideal for those who love to cook kebabs. The difference between this grill oven can be considered the ability to cook dishes exclusively using skewers and grates. The oven is not very complicated, sometimes it is combined with a smokehouse. A stationary structure can be erected simultaneously with a canopy or a gazebo. A portable metal brazier can be installed in a wooden gazebo. For lovers of stationary ovens, you can brick the portable version.
• B-B-Q. This design is very similar to a brazier oven. The difference is the lack of skewers. Barbecues can only be cooked on the wire rack. The disadvantages of this method of cooking include the difficulty of cleaning the grate itself. A stationary barbecue can be made of bricks. Among the most advanced models, you can find options that are complemented by a sink and a countertop. This option is optimal for those who like to spend time with friends and family in the fresh air. In an option where a portable barbecue can be used, an extractor hood above it should be provided in advance.

• Portable version. Mobile portable grill made of metal structures. Has an impregnation against corrosion. With proper operation, it can serve for a long time. This is the simplest version of the barbecue. If you do not want to constantly move the grill, you can line it with a brick. Thus, reliability and durability will be increased. This will also affect the service life - it will increase it.
• Accessories that can be disassembled. These are often inexpensive designs. They can be disassembled and assembled for transportation to the desired location. The disadvantages of such structures include the manufacturer's savings on material, which in turn leads to a loss of strength and deformation due to temperature drops.
• Gas grill. In order to prepare meals, only the heat coming from the stones is needed.

• Smoker. It is considered a novelty novelty among food preparation devices. It is often used to make grilled meats, as well as to smoke a variety of foods.
• Kazan. This type of oven is equipped with an opening for a cauldron. It is used for cooking shurpa, pilaf, as well as stewing meat and vegetables.
• Brazier. Cooking takes place using solid fuels.

Mangal mini-complexes for summer cottages can be placed on a garden plot. To make a tandoor for mangal projects, you must first prepare construction drawings. For a complex zone, a brazier structure with a forged element can be made with your own hands.

Small covered areas with barbecue are used mainly as a summer kitchen. Additionally, they can be equipped with a countertop, a sink. There are options with a place for eating. It all depends on what time of the year the structure with a barbecue stove will be used. For different seasons, their own building materials are selected.

The modern barbecue oven is a fashionable and convenient design. Today it will not be difficult to find a barbecue project that you can do yourself.

The barbecue complex can be of two types - corner or frontal. The design necessarily consists of a number of elements. The complex includes a heating chamber, a wardrobe, an area for preliminary preparation of food, a countertop and so on (a side stove, a smokehouse, a place for a cauldron, a fireplace).

Front barbecue standard size - 3700x1280 mm. The corner version can be of standard sizes - 2560x2950 mm and more. The larger the barbecue complex, the more delicious dishes you can cook. Arrangement of a sink, additional cabinets or shelves for storing preservation or kitchen utensils is allowed.

A modern barbecue complex can be equipped with three or more fireboxes. The dimensions must correspond to the previously agreed construction project. Chimneys, in turn, are equipped with three or more special channels, which must be necessarily divided among themselves. The brick complex is multifunctional.

Despite the fact that such gazebos are being built on modern summer cottages, the old Russian stove is again relevant. Modern designers recommend combining such designs with barbecue ovens. When arranging a barbecue with a stove, it is recommended to preliminarily agree on a project for the construction of a structure.

To build a solid foundation, it is necessary to take sand and cement. Crushed stone will serve as a filler, which must be poured onto the bottom of the pit. The use of foam blocks is allowed.

The furnace body itself must be made of bricks. Outside, the most intense heat exchange usually takes place, therefore, facing bricks can be used for laying the walls of the furnace. Thanks to this, there is a chance to reduce the cost of building the complex.

Laying bricks is necessary as follows:

• After the base has hardened, it must be laid with a layer of roofing material so that moisture does not get onto the brickwork.
• Clinker bricks can be used for laying the first row of foundations.
• On the second row, it is necessary to lay an ash pan and a grate. In the center of the barbecue, you need to lay out a firewood - the base for the lower tier.
• For the combustion chamber of the barbecue, refractory bricks are used.
• Next comes the final stage of building the base. For this, clinker bricks are used according to the project.

An important nuance - we recommend making fire-resistant insulation directly between the walls of the barbecue and the combustion chamber.

• The cooking plate for the cauldron is installed on the base of the oven. At the same time, it is necessary to install a partition over the barbecue firewood.
• For the construction of the combustion chamber, refractory bricks are used.
• Clinker bricks are suitable for the basic structure. If there is a desire, equip the arches for the barbecue and firewood. Due to the presence of radial vaults, it is possible to retain the heat and center it in the firebox.
• The very last stage in the construction of the barbecue complex is the laying of the oven pipe.

You can start using the barbecue in a week and a half.

To date, various manufacturers offer ready-made sets of ovens, which include hobs, smokehouses, a cauldron panel, as well as a barbecue grill. Additionally, in the project, it is necessary to take into account the arrangement of the workplace, make sure that there are boxes, shelves for storing various kitchen utensils.

It is not difficult to build a barbecue complex. The most important thing is not to deviate from the agreed project and responsibly choose the material for construction. The correct design will delight you and your loved ones with pleasant gatherings in the fresh air near it.

What you need to know to build a barbecue complex with a Russian oven is described in the video.