Gizmodo: Grills

Giant Steel Dragon BBQs are Huge, Expensive

Adam Frucci — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:30:00 EDT

This guy Ed McBride makes all sorts of crazy steel sculptures, including BBQ grills that look like dragons. The largest one he's made stands a hulking 9 feet tall and has a wingspan of 10 feet. They sure are awesome looking, in a strangely hypermasculine and dorky way, but with prices ranging from $40,000 to $90,000, I think I'll stick to using a Weber while watching The Never Ending Story, thanks. [Product Page via Neatorama]

The Tank Prevents Propaneous Interruptus

Charlie White — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:30:00 EDT

If you grill using propane fuel, you need The Tank. It prevents that common problem where you suddenly run out of gas in the middle of an intense cooking session—it's propaneous interruptus. The Tank is a typical 20-lb. propane container with a major difference: It has a gauge on top, an indicator valve that's accurate because it measures the liquid propane content and not just the amount of pressure in the tank. And hey, that gauge glows in the dark, too.

What a basic concept! You can clearly see how much propane you have left in the tank. At $53.98, it's significantly more expensive than normal tanks, but the company's offering a summer special with free shipping. Sounds great, but we're just thinking that all propane tanks should be this way. That's the reason why we had a natural gas line installed, and now we never worry about running out of propane, but are always concerned about leaving the gas running for a week at a time. [The Tank]

BBQ Grill Made of a V8 Engine Block

Charlie White — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:37:39 EDT

Add this to our collection of crazy barbecue grills, this one looking exactly like a V-8 engine. That's because it's made of a Chevy V-8 engine block, retrofitted with a grill and propane burners that can crank out 60,000 BTU.

Trent Watley and his neighbor Terry Bacon paid attention to details on this do-it-yourself project, and they say they haven't even finished yet. Said Watley,

"It is still a work in progress with lots of add-on's to come. Now that it has proved to be a functional unit it's time to dress her up a bit. I took it to a local car show this weekend and I think my grill had more lookers than a lot of the cars there. It was definitely the hit of the 4th of July BBQ."

[Neatorama]

Every Pig's Worst Nightmare: A Barbecue Shaped Like a Pig

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:40:15 EDT

Pork is essentially synonymous with barbecue in my area of the South, so the Lil' Pig barbecue from Traeger makes sense in a creepy meta-way if you can get past the doe-eyed cuteness. The grill boasts 418 sq. inches of cooking surface, an internal hopper, a stainless steel door handle and a multi-position digital thermostat control.

So while it's "some pig," (Giz reads!) the $1599 price tag might swing you toward some grilling gear a little less porky pricewise. There's also a Longhorn grill for you Texans. – Matt Buchanan

Product Page [Traeger via shiny shiny]

Unique BBQ Grills for the Average Joe

Travis Hudson — Thu, 10 May 2007 16:15:21 EDT

You may think you are a badass for being a self-proclaimed "griller," but once you round up the troops for a true summer party, the truth will be unveiled that your so-called "grilling" is done on a $50 Wal-Mart jobber of a grill. Any respect you previously thought you had is now gone. This is where the fine folks at Cool Hunting come in. They have rounded up nine very awesome grills that will make you not look like the toolbag faux griller like the Wal-Mart jobber does. Check 'em out and go from zero to hero (yes, I said it) in a flash. –Travis Hudson

Nine BBQs [Via Dethroner]

iGrill, The iPod-Ready George Foreman Grill

Travis Hudson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:30:24 EDT

I knew it would happen someday, and today is, unfortunately, that day. The Lean, Mean, Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine is finally coming iPod-ready in the iGrill. This is an indoor or outdoor grill that has 200-square- inch cooking surface and a minuscule 10-watt speaker system. Dock your iPod in there and finally prove to the world that you are the biggest, trendiest consumer whore out there. $150. –Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via Uncrate]

Memphis MP3 Player BBQ Grill

Travis Hudson — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:20:57 EDT

This may not make your steak taste any better, but it provides a more enjoyable time while grilling. This vintage-looking grill has an audio input in the backside and a couple of speakers in the front. Plug in your MP3 player and begin rocking out while grilling. This grill is a bit expensive ($450), but it could be the perfect accessory for all of those upcoming outdoor events that are usually accompanied by a grill. –Travis Hudson

MP3 BBQ Grill makes your ears crave beef [Gearfuse]

USB iGrill: For When Leaving Your Seat to Make a Burger is Too Much of a Hassle

Gizloco — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:36:00 EDT

What could be healthier than combining all-night LAN partying with grilling burgers, all without leaving your comfy chair? Everything, probably, but don't let that stop you, boss. Called the George Foreman USB iGrill, this grill uses USB 2.0 to give your cooking an interactive experience. You can download recipes from the Internet then set up the iGrill to handle things like how heavy the meat is and how soft you want it to be.

The iGrill can be found online for around $100. I, for one, welcome the impeding cholesterol crisis that's about to be experienced by computer-holics 'round the country. – Nicholas Deleon

UPDATE The iGrill isn't real so stop with the hateful e-mails. Between the readers and rival bloggers teasing me about "falling for it" (omglol!!1), I think I get the point. Obrigado.

Product Page [ThinkGeek via Crowdedbrain]

Kamado Ceramic Barbecue Grill: High-Style Grillin' for Billionaires

Charlie White — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:06:30 EDT

Get yourself a ceramic grill and burn animal flesh in luxury style. The Kamado Ceramic Barbecue Grill is said to make your barbecued victuals "look and taste different and better." Not sure about that taste claim, but it could certainly make your patio look better.

It's available in a variety of colors and five sizes, and you can burn charcoal or configure it for natural gas or propane. The gas config is designed to work with gas-only, charcoal-only or combination of both.

Its ceramic form factor makes the thing last longer than you will, and its design is said to keep the home fire burning even in a 70mph wind. If you can overcome its burial urn looks, pick one up of these hot grills starting at a cool $2000. – Charlie White

Product Page [Kamado, via BornRich]

Top 10 BBQ Grills

Jason Chen — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:15:44 EDT

The temperature is getting up past "Shorts Please", through the "Better Shave Our Back Hair Cause The Shirt's Coming Off", into the "When Did We Move To Satan's ***hole?" range. That means one thing: It's BBQ time!

Neatorama has a roundup of the top 10 coolest BBQ grills. Among them, The Bar-B-Q Shack that's a BBQ and a tow-able house, A HEMI-Powered BBQ, and the Superior Welding tailgate BBQ grill for tailgate parties and ~~steakouts~~ stakeouts.

Our favorite: the Novelty BBQ that's shaped like pigs or cows. Because there's nothing like cooking an animal in a cartooned-metal version of itself.– Jason Chen

Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills [Neatorama]

Bucket BBQ

johnb — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:21:59 EDT

I'm sure our Gizmodo readership knows how to make one of these for less than the $25 they cost online, but this is basically a bucket with legs on which you can grill your brightest fruits and vegetables. There's even a little hatch on the side for stoking the coals and it comes in pink or blue.

As an exercise for you all, please send plans for making one of these yourself. Extra points for teaching us all how to paint them pink without risking a peeling paint job. – John Biggs

Product Page [Firebox via GadgetCandy via ShinyShiny]

Woodflame Delecto Grill: Gas and Charcoal-Free

Charlie White — Fri, 26 May 2006 14:33:44 EDT

Do your grilling this Memorial Day weekend in a way that's fast, clean and green, too. Put one small, tightly-packed cube of recycled wood inside the Woodflame Delecto Grill's oxygen-filled combustion chamber, and it's ready to start cooking in less than two minutes. When you're done, all that's left is a pinch of ash. Sounds pretty efficient. Better be for $250. – Charlie White

Product page [Delecto, via SciFi Tech]