Skottle Grills Can be Expensive or DIY

2022 - Volume #46, Issue #1, Page #19

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Skottles, better known as cowboy woks, consist of a concave disk heated by a propane burner. Fire them up to high temperatures for searing or low temperatures for sauteing meats and veggies. Set a pot on the surface and boil water or cook up soups.
The Oris Skottle and lid costs $360 for the 17-in. cooking surface, 10,000-btu burner, 32-in. stand, and powder coating.
The TemboTusk Skottle grill with adjustable leg kit checks in at $395. It offers an 18-in. grill plate without a lid, but also comes with a 10,000-btu burner.
Do a search on the internet for DIY Skottles and the price falls quickly. A group of Toyota Tacoma owners had several posts about homemade versions. One from “ktmrdr” gave detailed instructions with photos of one he built for around $125. That included a 17-in. cast iron campfire griddle from Amazon.
“WitchDr.Blue” (Nathan) made his own for a total cost of $25. His girlfriend’s father was a farmer who gave him a used disk blade. He patched the hole and went to work.
“I spent a few hours grinding off the coating and used a sanding disk to clean it up and get it smooth,” said Nathan. “A broken pop-up tent supplied the legs, which can be adjusted from 21 in. to 38 in. The burner setup was from a grill a friend had laying in his garage.”
Nathan told FARM SHOW that he welded bolts and supports for the legs on the bottom of the disk. He also painted the underside and the legs with high-temperature black paint.
For a video how-to, go to Narrow Road Adventures on YouTube. Taylor gives a tutorial on his version of a Skottle, built at a cost of about $65. He demonstrates its use and remarks on the device’s strengths and weaknesses.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, (www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-skottle.647841/) or Off Road Industries, 4012 S. River Rd., St. George, Utah 84790 (ph 435-612-0904; Oris@skottle.com; www.skottle.com) or TemboTusk, 1179 N. Patt St., Anaheim, Calif. 92801 (ph 714-396-4549; info@tembotusk.com; www.tembotusk.com).

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Skottle Grills Can be Expensive or DIY FARM HOME Food Skottles better known as cowboy woks consist of a concave disk heated by a propane burner Fire them up to high temperatures for searing or low temperatures for sauteing meats and veggies Set a pot on the surface and boil water or cook up soups The Oris Skottle and lid costs $360 for the 17-in cooking surface 10 000-btu burner 32-in stand and powder coating The TemboTusk Skottle grill with adjustable leg kit checks in at $395 It offers an 18-in grill plate without a lid but also comes with a 10 000-btu burner Do a search on the internet for DIY Skottles and the price falls quickly A group of Toyota Tacoma owners had several posts about homemade versions One from “ktmrdr” gave detailed instructions with photos of one he built for around $125 That included a 17-in cast iron campfire griddle from Amazon “WitchDr Blue” Nathan made his own for a total cost of $25 His girlfriend’s father was a farmer who gave him a used disk blade He patched the hole and went to work “I spent a few hours grinding off the coating and used a sanding disk to clean it up and get it smooth ” said Nathan “A broken pop-up tent supplied the legs which can be adjusted from 21 in to 38 in The burner setup was from a grill a friend had laying in his garage ” Nathan told FARM SHOW that he welded bolts and supports for the legs on the bottom of the disk He also painted the underside and the legs with high-temperature black paint For a video how-to go to Narrow Road Adventures on YouTube Taylor gives a tutorial on his version of a Skottle built at a cost of about $65 He demonstrates its use and remarks on the device’s strengths and weaknesses Contact: FARM SHOW Followup www tacomaworld com/threads/diy-skottle 647841/ or Off Road Industries 4012 S River Rd St George Utah 84790 ph 435-612-0904; Oris@skottle com; www skottle com or TemboTusk 1179 N Patt St Anaheim Calif 92801 ph 714-396-4549; info@tembotusk com; www tembotusk com

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