tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post204439531904960941..comments2024-02-11T05:19:41.585-05:00Comments on Barbecue Master: Cooking on the Old Family Cast Aluminum GrillCAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02902450883159711629noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-53799400322431928402021-04-22T11:52:11.429-05:002021-04-22T11:52:11.429-05:00I believe this to be an Executive Model PK grill m...I believe this to be an Executive Model PK grill made in the 1960's. I have one my father bought in 1960. I has set outside to this day with little ill effects.Nelms F Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-41003064938939347432020-10-09T10:05:07.149-05:002020-10-09T10:05:07.149-05:00We inherited our cast aluminum grill from her dad....We inherited our cast aluminum grill from her dad. However, it was made by Birmingham Stove Works, a predecessor of P&K. It still works great, but needs some repairs, so am looking for anyone who has one to sell for parts. I will also check with P&K. I use mine mostly for doing pork butts for small parties of guests.kurmugonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700369465460288452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-23878515092706226362020-10-09T10:01:14.072-05:002020-10-09T10:01:14.072-05:00We inherited her dad's cast aluminum grill. I...We inherited her dad's cast aluminum grill. It was made by a predecessor of P&K, Birmingham Stove Company, so I am guessing it is really old! I need some parts so am looking for one someone wants to sell for parts. Will also check out P&K.<br />Interesting article. I mainly do pork shoulders on mine now for small groups of guests.<br />kurmugonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700369465460288452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-15607272562799251352020-08-25T13:47:36.791-05:002020-08-25T13:47:36.791-05:00I know this thread is old but I just found it and ...I know this thread is old but I just found it and I had to comment. your story sounds exactly like mine. My dad's old grill exactly.. A squared off PK grill.. I still cook on this grill today. My dad passed away a couple of years ago and he cooked on it since the '60s when he bought it brand new. Thanks for sharingRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592622430327385362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-44789942534432812882020-08-25T13:47:35.063-05:002020-08-25T13:47:35.063-05:00I know this thread is old but I just found it and ...I know this thread is old but I just found it and I had to comment. your story sounds exactly like mine. My dad's old grill exactly.. A squared off PK grill.. I still cook on this grill today. My dad passed away a couple of years ago and he cooked on it since the '60s when he bought it brand new. Thanks for sharingRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592622430327385362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-63697213168795774822017-05-27T09:13:01.048-05:002017-05-27T09:13:01.048-05:00
Believe it or not I found this disassembled Chica...<br />Believe it or not I found this disassembled Chicago Iron Works Cast Aluminum Cooker during a house cleanout yesterday. I lost to BBQ so i decided to build it. The instructions were eaten away by bugs but I still managed to get it assembled. Every nut bolt was in the box. Does anyone know how old this is? I fired it up later last night and I could not believe how hot it got. By far the best Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505611943831579728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-26638964224566138572017-05-22T15:38:51.824-05:002017-05-22T15:38:51.824-05:00I have one and love it but need a new ash pan. Jus...I have one and love it but need a new ash pan. Just found the original instructions and they are from W. C. BRADLEY Enterprises out of Columbus, GA. My parents bought it for me in about 1975 from L.L. Bean. Anybody know where to get parts. Chef JohnChef Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-87263292716707437722013-06-23T13:52:37.616-05:002013-06-23T13:52:37.616-05:00Haha it's nice to come full circle like that i...Haha it's nice to come full circle like that in life. Thanks for sharing. I grew up outside of the US and weren't real close to my dad, but the best memories were doing yard work and grilling stuff up! Course he didn't have a nice PK but usually just a stamped metal rust bucket. But man delicious chicken and hot dogs over some lump charcoal were the best things. Good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-46574364194741501242012-10-31T14:06:21.945-05:002012-10-31T14:06:21.945-05:00Man, that brings back some good memories. I purcha...Man, that brings back some good memories. I purchased one of those back in the late 60s when I first got married. I actually used it until I sold my last house in FL in 2004. I left it there as I was downsizing, but now I wished I had kept it. I could smoke a whole Turkey on it and it was so good it would make you slap your mommy to get a piece. It was actually made in Columbus Ga at Columbus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-84289801031189464902012-02-19T15:13:01.547-05:002012-02-19T15:13:01.547-05:00GG - I recently found a Char-Broil cast aluminum g...GG - I recently found a Char-Broil cast aluminum grill from the 60s on Craigslist. I have been experimenting with in-direct cooks in it - much fun<br /><br />3-pages to the thread<br /><br />http://forums.charbroil.com/index.php?topic=6755.0<br /><br />captjack50@yahoo.comCaptJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397184442078730345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-84781060819266555392009-07-07T13:19:10.485-05:002009-07-07T13:19:10.485-05:00I've got that same old boxy beauty. My dad bo...I've got that same old boxy beauty. My dad bought ours around 1970, and it got some serious use over the years, especially as a smoker. When we lived out in the country and our oven broke and we were waiting for parts, that grill got used for everything, including my birthday cake one year. That was the only thing I remember not being a resounding success.Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-65845020099079677592009-05-12T10:17:00.000-05:002009-05-12T10:17:00.000-05:00I have a new Portable Kitchen PK grill now. Woot! ...I have a new Portable Kitchen PK grill now. Woot! It's just as great as the old one. If you want a nice sear, you get it with this grill. Offset the coals, and it doubles as an excellent smoker too.CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902450883159711629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-20721157775770584192009-02-11T19:33:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for the fun note on the PK grill. Mom still...Thanks for the fun note on the PK grill. Mom still has the old one. She just never grilled, so I use that at her house when she wants something cooked out. <BR/><BR/>I don't even know the age on the Portable Kitchen. It's at least 35 yrs old. That's when I used it - about age 12. <BR/><BR/>Dad did get a gas grill at some point, but that went somewhere. He hated the gas grill and went right back CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902450883159711629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-48864340968063332772009-02-11T12:28:00.000-05:002009-02-11T12:28:00.000-05:00I got my step fathers old PK, and it's still my fa...I got my step fathers old PK, and it's still my favorite. I've got two smokers 1 at my lake house and one at my home.After Leo died ,Mom told me to take it and use it (it s so old it,s probably not any good she said) new grills and it,s good to go. Mom died last year but I know mom and leo,s mouths are watering every timeit,s smokin.Leo said iv,e tried them all and it,s the best!He said its got Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-5752790343636806192009-01-16T15:00:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:00:00.000-05:00I have one of the new PK grills and love it. They ...I have one of the new PK grills and love it. They last forever. You have a keeper there. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-74132178845561372132009-01-15T19:42:00.000-05:002009-01-15T19:42:00.000-05:00Yes. You are correct. I need to go back and edit. ...Yes. You are correct. I need to go back and edit. This is a Portable Kitchen Grill (PK). It was out in the 1950s and now available again. It is cast aluminum. The new model out is not identical to my Dad's grill, but it's very close. The top opens different mainly.CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902450883159711629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21056886.post-29285755593548805182009-01-15T09:06:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:06:00.000-05:00I think it is cast aluminum.I think it is cast aluminum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com