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Quick question about galvanized metal

Started by brettbrown, July 31, 2015, 08:02:10 AM

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brettbrown

Can you safely use galvanized metal in a bbq. I'm making a mini wsm and have some galvanized metal I want to make a charcoal ring out of. It's basically a wire mesh you would find at a home depot. It's probably a one time use thing. I am going camping tomorrow and this is all I have time for. I know it won't last , but could it be used without any problems.
Thanks

Troy

NO
Galvanized is chemically treated and when it heats up it will emit chemical vapors.

Some say that you can burn it off - but I'm not a subscriber to that belief.

Craig


jcnaz

I do not believe that it would be worth the risk.
A bunch of black kettles
-JC

brettbrown

Sounds good. Thanks. It's a no go on galvanized

Idahawk

Galvanized metal is coated in zinc. Zinc begins to break down at temps far lower than those a BBQ can reach and it's a toxic in high amounts it reacts harmfully to certain foods and basically isn't something you'd want to chance with  your food


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Josh G

I know a lot of guys use expanded metal for their charcoal bins in drum smokers. You can get it in sheets and use a grinder or some heavy duty snips to cut it to size and weld it together or add a few stainless bolts to it.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-24-in-x-3-4-in-x-24-in-Plain-Expanded-Metal-Sheet-801427/204225784

Jason

#7
You don't necessarily need that, for your mini, to get really long burn times on one load of charcoal. I have done 7+ hour cooks on one load of fuel.