Deep braai, why?

[I.am.Sam]

use the back for a potjie and the front for the meat

fanie doesnt know how to do both at once so he will say its wrong

 

[Duan]

It is worth noting that there is a fair bit of science behind a proper built in braai. Computational fluid dynamics plays a role and you really need to know what your doing or have a tried and tested design.

I worked with Jetmaster’s R&D department a number of years ago and I was seriously surprised by the amount of engineering that goes into a braai.

The best part was the Friday afternoon testing.

 

[Geoff.D]

It is worth noting that there is a fair bit of science behind a proper built in braai. Computational fluid dynamics plays a role and you really need to know what your doing or have a tried and tested design.

I worked with Jetmaster’s R&D department a number of years ago and I was seriously surprised by the amount of engineering that goes into a braai.

The best part was the Friday afternoon testing.

There you are! It is more than just piling some bricks on top of each other. You also have to know about prevailing winds and trees and adjacent buildings and roofs that will influence how the chimney draws.

 

[PilgrimToHyperion]

Seems everyone is in agreement. It's kind of *** ! Definitely building something decent in the near future. Even just closing up the current braai-hole (??) and breaking through the wide side would work much better. That won't solve the fugliness though. What does a decent braai built out of bricks cost these days? R10k?

 

[SauRoNZA]

The depth would only have made sense if it was moer wide as well.

Then you could spit a whole sheep in there.

 

[faniebraai]

The depth would only have made sense if it was moer wide as well.

Then you could spit a whole sheep in there.

You still can... you just have to do it front to back, instead of left to right

 

[faniebraai]

Seems everyone is in agreement. It's kind of *** ! Definitely building something decent in the near future. Even just closing up the current braai-hole (??) and breaking through the wide side would work much better. That won't solve the fugliness though. What does a decent braai built out of bricks cost these days? R10k?

What? no. Bricks are like R2 each and cement is around R50 a bag. You'll probably just have to get some firebricks for the bottom where the fire will rest on which is a little pricier.