Brought keg on eBay ($81), borrowed Grinder from son ($0), had s/s grill welded and cut ($50), total cost $131. Good value I reckon, especially when Kai Cooker sells for close to $AUD700 (which includes shipping).
opened several kegs one day last summer, by pressing down on the check valves. first one hissed a bit, second one hissed a bit, third one not so. INSTANT BEER RINCE!!!! from head to toe!!!! guyser of beer went 16 ft in the air and foam covered my 10 x 14 ft garden shed as well as a good portion of my backyard!!!!! didn't get hurt,I looked around too see if any neibours had seen it.HOPE NOT. laughed like hell-yet kinda humbling too! Dontcha love the smell of guiness on a sunday morning?Seriously,play it safe out there guys.
I guess it's as long as it works and saves you digging a hole in the ground then that's all good. The only problem we had was - 2 days after posting this video, the safety boots got stolen from a party. Any infomation leading to the capture the the thief would be grateful.
I learned welding stainless is different than welding regular steel but it's really easy once you get the hang of it. I didn't even burn through my keg with 1/8" rods which surprised me. Got the stainless rods off of ebay $10 a pound.
Hangi with Mr. Cooper! Sell a couple of them and buy a nice MIG welder- they're great for the small welds like you did and less grinding to clean up. Great job, now I'll go get a keg from the scrapyard (under 30 bucks) and make one too.
Next time when you weld that stainless steel, tig weld it- without fluxing gas like argon you get that oxidized metal at the weld, not to mention those stainless steel electrodes are highly toxic only use them with great ventilation. looks like a good idea, i never thought of making a giant steamer~ turkey day is commng up- and have a keg shell, i might give this a shot.
If there is no spear (valve) in the keg, it is impossible to be pressurized. My big concern is the welding helmet being used as safety goggles. Welding helmet clear glass is NOT impact resistance, and should that grinding disc bite into the material and shatter, this welding helmet gives ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION. Someone is going to get hurt BADLY......
brotherman thats alot of work to make a hangi keg last one i did only took me about an hour useing only a grinder all ya need is a keg lol grinder, 3 cutting disc, 1 sanding disc tape to mark out a strait line for cutting around the keg and a old oven tray to shape for the bottom of the keg for the food to sit easy.
Not bad at all bit too much work for me. I built my own as well similar process but i didnt cut top of keg to make 3 pieces. I cut bottom third like he did then cut handles off around the top of keg, then cut the top of the keg where pump sits to make surface flush cut lines 5mm apart. Then turn flipped it around on it self. Only probz was had to make a lid. But all is well now
A hangi is a New Zealand Maori method of cooking food in a ground pit using heated rocks. A lot of work is involved in the preparation of a traditional hangi from the hole digging to the wood gathering/ burning/ food preparation/ assembly/ covering and burying. A keg hangi is similar to a steamer but will feed a family of 30. And then all the extra cuzzies and uncles and aunties and neighbours and neighbours kids.
You have a very rinkley head haha any ways great video love the humour,would love to make one buy its hard to get a keg anyone in wellington got one lying around that they dont want send me a message
Goodonya cuz , have done the same with the chainsaw , cutting down old trees in the back yard , shorts `n jandals bro , ok as long as you take it easy , think about how ya gonna do things and everythings kapai , cheers
MagicPup69 just prize the circlip out, or cut in 2 places and the whole ball bearing and spring will come out yu might hear a "psssss" noise but very safe.
The bro that made the keg hasn't gotten back to me but it cost me a box and i helped hom drink it. oh, and there was this one time when his missus locked me out of the house but thats a different story..
Manuka and hickory wood chips on the bottom underneath the grill adding little bit of water to steam through giving it that flavour absolutely delicious.♥️👌
+AcE It .. I've heard of throwing a bit of soil onto the base (and water) to get the earthiness flavouring but honestly, hangi in the ground are the best. A lot more work but worth it on a large scale. I had a Ti-tree log off cut. Used a builders plane and shaved trimmings off the log. Threw a couple of handfuls onto the base dry to smoke out the contents for about 45mins then added water for steaming. The smoked falvour of the ti-tree comes through.
