I am fan of cooking over a live fire and looking at my options for my suburban house to mimic what we do at ranch which is just building a fire on the ground. That is currently not an option at the house. I like the fire tables that some of the custom shops are doing but not sure I am ready to commit that much money. Does anyone have experience with a Kudu grill? I am curious about the expected durability of those things. Interested in what other folks are using as well.

Don't have experience with the product you mentioned. But we got one of these for a buddy for his groomsman gift and it's pretty legit. About as good of open fire cooking as you can get in a residential back yard.

https://breeo.co/pages/backyard?x-series

https://millscale.co/livefire-grills

They make a great product but are super pricey, I splurged for their offset but my wife would kick me out of the house if I bought from them for live fire. I would take these as a concept and take them to a local fabricator. I am sure the nuances on these types of pits are not as prevalent as an offset.

i see all kinds of cool things on facebook marketplace for cheaper than both those options. Of course not sure of quality. I had the ag department at my high school build me something and its pretty sweet.

BSD said:

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I love my fire table. We are breaking it out tomorrow for a long overdue cookout.

If you can haul one back from College Station, contact ProFab Custom Fabrication. He goes by "The Pit Man" on here. He did mine for 1/4 the price of the other guys.

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Anything you would do differently about this design?

Maybe a collapsible end to easily get the ash out. I have more components that aren't shown here so I'm set on those.

I was thinking that or making one of the long sides open.

BSD said:

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I love my fire table. We are breaking it out tomorrow for a long overdue cookout.

If you can haul one back from College Station, contact ProFab Custom Fabrication. He goes by "The Pit Man" on here. He did mine for 1/4 the price of the other guys.

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I should've been a bond guy.

I've never seen or heard of this type of grill before...please tell me more...

Thats a cool table. I have a custom made fajita cooker. Open end on one side with expanded metal grate on top. Can't imagine removing ash without the open end.

chilidogfood said:

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I've never seen or heard of this type of grill before...please tell me more...

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Well, you light a big ass fire and spread the coals around and cook!

Ornlu said:

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Do not cook under live fire. If you're being shot at, get to cover and return fire.

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What if you're making a roux?

the pit man said:

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I'm going to start one for a client tomorrow that will have one end hinged for clean out. I think it will be a nice upgrade

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How much does one of these run?

fishag04 said:

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I am fan of cooking over a live fire and looking at my options for my suburban house to mimic what we do at ranch which is just building a fire on the ground. That is currently not an option at the house. I like the fire tables that some of the custom shops are doing but not sure I am ready to commit that much money. Does anyone have experience with a Kudu grill? I am curious about the expected durability of those things. Interested in what other folks are using as well.

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I've been looking at Kudus too. My son just Eagled so our Scout camping days are over but I also really enjoy "campfire" cooking so looking for something to replace that. I also want to build a firepit in the back yard, so thinking about combining the projects...

If you go the Kudu route, please post a follow-up review.

Tailgate88 said:

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the pit man said:

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I'm going to start one for a client tomorrow that will have one end hinged for clean out. I think it will be a nice upgrade

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How much does one of these run?

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Can you send me a message on my Facebook page @profabtx prices vary with size and fixtures