Japanese backpacking grill

That seems to be the name of the grill but I don't see an US sources for purchase.

The stove is the SOLA Titanium stove. http://moonlight-gear.com/?pid=74413423 The wire grill pan is what I am looking for. It has a fine mesh on the bottom and the larger wire cross mesh pattern on top. I saw a video of someone making yakiniku (grilled meat) on it and it wasn't making the stove flare up at all. I used to live in Japan and I speak enough Japanese to be dangerous. I am not worried about finding a US source for it. I have friends in Japan that can purchase things for me if the company won't ship to the USA.

This, by the way, looks awesome.

Indeed it does look awesome. I have asked every single Japanese hiker on Instagram that has posted a pic of it where they got it and not a one has responded. I asked in English and Japanese to no avail. I am hoping one of the Japanese members of the forum can point me in the right direction.

Have you tried contacting Moonlight Gear? Google Translate seems to work with the contact form. Hard to say how it might work at their end. https://secure.shop-pro.jp/?mode=inq&shop_id=PA01087864&tid=3

I did, no response yet.

Have you tried PM'ing Ito Jakuchu? He seems like a pretty helpful person. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/profile.html?u=jakuchu

Doug, Yes I did that early this morning. It is the middle of the night in Japan though.He has been quite helpful in the past.

Good morning, I almost always go no-cook, but that looks like a standard 'ami' grill used in Japan. Ami are small grills that you can put on your gas stove in the kitchen (instead of a pan or skillet). Nowadays the gas stove units come with grills build in, but some people don't like to use them. You have one layer (most common) and also double layer ones, so that you can sandwich whatever you are grilling between the metal mesh and turn the whole grill over. You can also get separate units to ensure a distance between the fire and the grill, a kind of metal cylinder (base of a 'pan' like). These 'pan like' bases you can find from very simple to units that direct the flames from the gas stove fire. Think of small differences, and how the flames are spread, in MYOG alcohol stoves. They're also used in yakiniku restaurants, and you also have units for outside. You can buy them in several shapes (square, round), sizes and weights in general house good shops anywhere in Japan. A place like Tokyu Hands would also have them. see image searches for: 網 グリル 焼肉 網 グリル 魚 網焼き グリル Hope that helps.

it looks like someone had a MSR Reactor fail and put their thinking' cap on.

Ito, yes I had one of these grills when I lived in Japan. We had a cook top that had the fish grill underneath as well, we also had one for the beach. We had a grill like below in our kitchen. I think it would be hard to find one of these outside Japan. Even in the large Japanese markets I shop at in California.

I'm not sure either, but it does looks like it to me. I could be wrong but it seems to me that there is no need to go out and produce separate ones, since if you look around a bit there are so many shapes and sizes readily available. I could be wrong though, I didn't see the video either. What you also have a lot is quite good looking MYOG (with makers nerding out over all the details, cutting metal, making logos for the item), just for themselves, or they make a small series and sell it once in a shop or on the web. Once it sells out that's it. This could be a grill like that, I think the stove that you linked to is something like that. But for the grill I personally think it is non standard but mass produced/readily available unit. I'm not an expert on this – I mostly go no-cook, and I have almost never been in a yakinuku restaurant.. :)

rei (example in japanese)

Thank you. I'll see what I can find. I might have to make my own if I can't find one.

I thought there was a fella (Gary?) who sells UL grills on this site or is this a completely different thing?

I think Lawson used to make some but no longer does. The one I'm looking for is round, has a folding handle and is only about 6" in diameter.

I think what you see in the Instagram pic is a miniroaster grill made by Uniflame Japan (not USA brand). http://www.uniflame.co.jp/product/665817 I used to see them at L Breath Sports camping dept.

Nice find Rick. If it's not the same it for sure looks very similar. Again, no grill or camp cook expert here.

http://www.amazon.com/Uni-frame-Uniflame-Mini-Roaster-665817/dp/B000AR5XWI if you don't want the bother of sourcing it from Japan.

I knew you guys would come through. Thanks eveyrone! Man I have spent months trying to find that and couldn't get answers from anyone. Sweet I am buying it now. I will put up a review once I get it in.

No one has mentioned these. I have the backpackers grill..works great and is lightweight and perfect size. http://www.purcelltrench.com/grills.htm Edit. Nevermind..maybe these are not what you are looking for.

I found the grill on Rakuten and it is only $15 + 10 shipping. http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/auc-morris/item/uniflame665817/

Hi, can this grill be possibly used over gas stove such as cheapo from Gearbest? I see it's fine over wood fire but wonder if it can take the heat from gas stove.. Thanks

Most of the pictures I saw of this grill in use were over a gas stove. I do not have one yet in hand but I am pretty positive it will work without issue. I finally found the hashtag for this stove. Here are all the pics I found on instagram of it in use. There are a few videos. http://bit.ly/1L2muZM And here is the manufacturers info page. It also has a slide show of it folded down; http://www.uniflame.co.jp/product/665817 It weighs 3.88 ounces and is 5.9" x 0.59". Youtube video of the grill in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7VVFlJp7Tg Google image search; http://bit.ly/1KQ8IWs