Modular barbecue system and kits therefore

A kit for converting a barbecue into a maple sap boiler, said barbecue including a heating compartment defining a cavity, a heat source provided in said cavity of said heating compartment and a plurality of steps provided in said cavity, said kit comprising:

• a plurality of large basins receivable in said cavity of said heating compartment and configured to be supported on one of said plurality of steps;
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• at least one syphon, the at least one syphon comprising two vertical legs connected by a connecting tube, each of said at least one syphon being configured to connect a pair of large basins for allowing transfer of maple sap from one basin of said pair to the other basin of said pair.

A kit for converting a barbecue into a modular barbecue system adapted to receive a plurality of add-on components, said barbecue including a heating compartment having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, said peripheral wall comprising a bottom end adjacent to the bottom wall and a top end, said bottom wall and peripheral walls defining a cavity, and a heat source provided in said cavity, said kit comprising at least one step base removably receivable in said cavity of said heating compartment, said step base extending upwardly from said bottom wall and being adapted to receive said plurality of add-on components thereon, said step base being configured to allow adjustment of a distance between said heat source and said plurality of add-on components to be received thereon.