Hi, Fantastic effort mate, thinking of having a go at making one of these myself after Christmas this year . Having been to Argentina myself always wanted one of these Parillas too. I would appreciate any advice of things you think would have made a significant improvement to the build. Also i suppose this grill will last many years if not forever if looked after, looks great!
Only thing I wish I had done differently is an easier way to adjust the grill height. When the grill is hot, its hard to unlatch and move the grill, and its dangerous with food on there, easy to flick stuff off.
Great Video but I will add the wheel and guides to raise and lower the grill so the chicken doesnt burn! I will use a bicycle chain and cogs from the dump
Beautiful parrella, amazing skills you have. Just a suggestion, make a little tray that goes all away, at the end part of the grille... that would colect the melted fat and juices when you do steaks. And by the way, this is not a mini size 😏 it’s good enough to be a pro grill!
Looks great ! I’m from Uruguay and we use these grills as well. I built a full size one at my house but I used rebar for the grates and it rusted tremendously. Do you have any tips on how to remove the rust and season the grill to prevent it from rusting again or do you recommend rebuilding the grates using mild steel like yourself. Thank you!
Hmm, well rebar is usually high tensile, so it may have other stuff in the metal to help it be strong, but may increase its tendency to rust. I have made a lot of cooking stuff out of mild steel, and rust is a problem, but as long as it gets greasy whilst cooking, the grease burns on and seasons the metal and stops it rusting. The grill in this video is af ew years old now, and the grill itself is rusty, but the grill itself is shiny oily greasy black, with no rust. I would say re build the grate with angle steel so you get V bars, which gives you the advantage of fat drain off, and I doubt it would rust as much as the rebar...
Congratulations on it working well and thanks for making the videos. My immediate thoughts are that you probably don’t need so many stops on he height mechanism. If you need to make adjustments with lots of food on a hot grill, it might be harder than necessary to get both sides clicking to the same height screw head. Probably just 5 different heights would be enough and easier to find. Also would be interested to see what eventual home you make for it, because in a brick housing you would be able to control the heat a lot better. Your brasero is quite brutal and I would prefer something more attractive, like an ornate cradle, that would be sheltered by the brick housing rather than sheet metal. Finally, in Argentine Spanish it’s pronounced “Pareesha”.
