Mechoui, Algerian style...  Prepared in the heart of the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country...!

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2001 - With the new millenium came a new design, and a rig made entirely of wrought iron.  It worked flawlessly.  But the bins were a little hard to move around, so....

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In 2002, I redesigned the coal bins and set them on a concrete slab.  It was getting much easier to operate.

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It's all adjustable  - and movable
for better temperature control

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The coals are on the side so the fat
falls on the ground and does not flame up

With heat coming from one side only, it took quite a long time to achieve the desired degree of doneness, so the following year I decided to add two more coal bins.  That allowed me to cut the cooking time by about 3 hours...