Keg Shell Cooker

I needed a deep outdoor cooking pot that would contain splashes of hot oil and was easy to clean. I cut the top off of an old keg shell I had lying around and attached it to a LP burner ring.

It works well for fish fries or crab/crawfish boils.

Step 1: Obtain Empty Keg Shell

Get yourself an empty keg shell. We live in a college town so I can pick these up from the frat houses for $5 or $10 each at the end of the school year.

Step 2: Cut the Top Out

I cut out a hole with a 4" cut-off wheel and use the lip as a guide. I cut out a hole large enough to work with while leaving a little lip inside in case I want to fashion a lid later on.

Be sure to release any pressure from the keg first by pressing the valve down with something hard. Watch out for spewing beer!

Step 3: Valve Removed

Here it is with the top and valve removed.

Step 4: Attaching Shell to Burner

I used stainless hose clamps to attach the keg shell to the burner frame through the four built-in drainage holes in the shell lip.

Step 5:

Here is an older frame that fit so snugly into the keg shell I can't get it out now.