Index

aviation snips, 109

Barrel Grill, 96

Brick Barbecue Grill, 102

brick barbecues, 24

Brick Pizza Oven

about, 8, 74

base for, 78

firing schedule for, 85

how to build, 80

plan details for, 77

tools & materials for, 76

brick sets, 109

brick splitters, 111

brick tongs, 109

bricks and blocks

angle-cutting, 110

cutting, 110

scoring, 110

tools for, 109

briquettes, charcoal, 33, 35

brushes, 109

bucket, 109

caulk gun, 109

cedar planking, 46

chalk line, 109

charcoal

about, 33

adding to fire, 37

briquettes, 33

lighting, 35

chimney starters, 15, 36

circular saw, 109

Clay Pot Smoker, 29, 32, 42

cold chisels, 109

cold smoking, 25, 28

concrete blocks, cutting, 111

Cooler, Pub Table, 164

counterbore, shank, and pilot hole diameters, 171

customization, 22

direct heat, 24, 26

Double Barrel Smoker

about, 27, 60

cutting list for, 62

how to build, 65

plan details for, 63

tools & materials for, 62

double burns, 28

drilling in metal, 151

Fire Pit Rotisserie, 90

fire pits, 12, 90

fireboxes, 27, 60

floating footing, 102, 103

framing square, 109

fuel

charcoal, 33, 37

choosing, 21

sources for, 31

wood, 31

gallery, 6

grilling

about, 89

basics of, 21

conventional, 23

methods and equipment for, 23

open-fire, 24

grills

barrel, 7, 23, 24

Barrel Grill (project), 96

baskets for, 12

“drop-in”, 8

open, 23, 24

recycled materials for, 17

sliding, 9

with smoker box, 14

Tailgating Toolbox Grill, 146

hardwood, 31

heat diffusers, 27

heatproof caulk, 59

heatproof gasket tape, 44

hot smoking, 26

indirect heat, 24, 26

infrared thermometers, 30

jerky, 25

kiln-dried wood, 32

kitchens

foundations for, 113

grill and door units for, 113

Outdoor Masonry, 112

planning project for, 113

utility hookups for, 113

walls & countertops for, 132

laminate, 163

level, 109

lighter fluid, 35

lighting fires, 35

line blocks, 109

line level, 109

liquid measurement equivalents, 170

Locker, Pitmaster’s, 89, 126

logos, painting custom, 155

logs, 31, 37

London trowel, 109

lumber dimensions, 170

lump charcoal, 33, 35

masonry hoe, 109

masonry-cutting blades, 109

mason’s hammer, 109

mason’s string, 109

mason’s tools, 109

metal, drilling holes in, 151

metric conversions, 170

metric plywood panels, 171

mortar

refractory, 74, 102

tools for, 109

working with, 107

mortar bag, 109

mortar box, 109

mortar hawk, 109

nail lengths, 171

outdoor cooking, about, 89

Outdoor Kitchen Walls & Countertops, 132

Outdoor Masonry Kitchen, 112

ovens, outdoor

about, 41

brick, 8, 74

cooking with, 30

materials for, 23

tower, 10

types of, 10, 16

Patio Prep Cart, 89, 120

pellets, 33

phenols, 34

pipe clamps, 109

Pitmaster’s Locker, 89, 126

pointing trowel, 109

Pub Table Cooler, 139, 164

refractory mortar, 74, 102

reverse-flow, 27

rotisserie cooking, 24, 25, 90, 94

rubber mallet, 109

sawdust, 33

seasoned wood, 32

single burns, 28

skewers, 15

sled jointer, 109

smoke chambers, 27, 60

smoke generators, 28

smokehouses

about, 28, 46

cutting list for, 48

fieldstone, 13

how to build, 51

plan details for, 49

tools & materials for, 48

smoker boxes, 14, 26

smokers

about, 41

barrel, 6, 9

basic, 7

Clay Pot Smoker, 29, 32, 42

cylindrical tube, 28

Double Barrel Smoker, 27, 60

large, 13

maze, 28

offset, 27, 60

portable, 11

Tailgating Smoker, 140

types of, 27

upright barrels, 29

water, 29

smoking

basics of, 21

on a grill, 26

methods and equipment for, 25

temperatures for, 25

soaking wood chips, 37

spacers, 109

split wood, 31

S-shaped jointer, 109

story pole, 109

tables

Pub Table Cooler, 164

surface treatments for, 163

Trailer Hitch Table, 156

Tailgate Smoker, 139, 140

tailgating, 25, 139

Tailgating Smoker, 25, 27, 29

Tailgating Toolbox Grill, 139, 146

temperature conversions, 170

thermometers

infrared, 30

installing, 45

Trailer Hitch Table, 156

trowels, 109

tuck pointer, 109

warm smoking, 25

wood

adding to fire, 36

forms of fuel from, 31

lighting, 35

types of, 34

wood chip pouches, 26

wood chips, 32, 37

wood chunks, 26, 32, 37