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Exhaust Grill Cooks Burgers with Smoke Heat

shift_nismo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:29:17 EST

"no coal, wood, or other fuels are needed" ..except.. Carbon Monoxide. mmm...

shift_nismo

Exhaust Grill Cooks Burgers with Smoke Heat

rsquared — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:29:09 EST

How fast would it cook the burger? A good burger should be cooked on relatively high heat to carmelize the sugars in the meat & seal in the juices. If it could cook a good burger, it would overcook one even on days when I don't hit traffic & get home in under 30 minutes.

I agree with the folks who fear it'll fall off and hit another car. Try explaining that to your insurance carrier.

I've heard about the cooking on the engine idea too. I think someone wrote a book about it.

Yep- "Manifold Destiny", it's on Amazon.

rsquared

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Arelar — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:35:16 EST

a just-in-time-for-the-electric-car product.
Actually ive been waiting for this my whole life. the only drawback is getting the burger out after a 3 hour drive home all drunk.

Arelar

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mgs0lid — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:28:23 EST

and its not april 1st?

mgs0lid

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Mrjace — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:18:43 EST

People on snowmachines have been doing this for 15 or 20 years. Look up the "hot dogger".

Mrjace

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Pazuzu — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:09:25 EST

@mmcnary: You could flip the thing upside down.

Pazuzu

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arekkusu82 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:38:57 EST

I actually don't feel guilty when downloading anything. They make enough money with a movie or a disc to buy themselves one more house. They are freaking rich. $10,000 less wont make them starved to death.

arekkusu82

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Gbirrueta — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:11:09 EST

Turtle Shell!!

Gbirrueta

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uberfu — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:04:10 EST

This was already done years ago on "WINGS" when Roy Biggins and Antonio Scarpacci created the Car-B-Que to cook food using the run off heat from the car on the way to and from work_

uberfu

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J-Fu — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:51:59 EST

So how many BPG (Burgers Per Gallon) do you get?

J-Fu

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Marcelo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:22:11 EST

Alton Brown did something similar on his "Feasting on Asphalt" show where he made beef stew by wrapping up the ingredients in foil and attaching them to his motorcycle engine. After a few hours on the road the stew was beautifully slow-cooked and tender.

Marcelo

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MagnoliaBoy — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:59:40 EST

You'de think coming from the Iranian team, they'd use an old centrifuge or reactor or something. I wonder how many rads it takes to cook a burger...

MagnoliaBoy

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OENOPHILE — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:56:32 EST

@LoganSix: I know a guy with a propane powered Toyota (22R) who has a tap for a gas grill built into the tailgate (yeah, built in) --- he, too has seen his fair share of lingerers...haha

Living in a major metro area, I can see something like this being a big hit in the bro/bachelor sector. There's a ton of guys who get in their cars and sit in beltway traffic for about 2 hours every evening, it'd be nice to get a tasty burger at the end for your troubles!

OENOPHILE

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rickgrx — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:32:32 EST

Any word if these'll work with hybrid engines? or does it just warm it slightly so the e.coli can propogate?

rickgrx

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dwhite — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:42:10 EST

Bratwurst version coming soon?

dwhite

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Red Right Hand — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:14:15 EST

This may be a great idea for a bio-diesel car, you could just drain it into the tank...oh right, fuckin hippies don't eat burgers

Red Right Hand

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92BuickLeSabre — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:10:03 EST

@banmojo: Sir, excuse me. Are you lost? Let me help. Just head to the bottom of the page. There - see those words? Specifically Defamer, Gawker, io9, and Jezebel (although ironically not Deadspin). I think that's what you're looking for. Any of them will do. Really. They are all talking about what you want to talk about. Every one of them!

As for the grill? Anything that leads to an overall increase in grilled meat is a plus for me, no matter how one chooses to prepare it.

92BuickLeSabre

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LoganSix — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:05:23 EST

@OENOPHILE: I carry around one of those Ice + Heat grill cooler combos and cook up some nice burgers and stuff in the middle of the trail. I thought about opening up a stand one time after a couple of guys not in my group lingered around checking the trail map a little too long. I assumed they were hoping that we had extra burgers.

LoganSix

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Underpants Gnome — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:03:32 EST

Big deal. i can cook an entire turkey in my '92 civic's coffee can muffler...

Underpants Gnome

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LoganSix — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:03:23 EST

My main problem with the design is, wouldn't the hot cooked burger drop on to the pavement when you open the griller up? Talk about a disappointing moment.

LoganSix

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CasualGeek — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:49:34 EST

We're cooking with gas now folks!

CasualGeek

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banmojo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:32:00 EST

I'm not sure I should be impressed, be afraid, be myself....

Meanwhile, we mourn all the depressed superstars in Hollywood. Sucks to be hot and famous. And rich.

Question of the day: Why can't people who have decided to kill themselves do ONE unselfish thing during the process and take out someone truly evil (eg. local gang members, drug dealers, pedophiles, politicians) prior to offing themselves. I'm sure a little research would yield up some appropriate names. Heck, it could end up giving them a reason to live after all (up until the point they got executed in Texas for being a vigilante murderer, but at least they'd have tons of supporters).

banmojo

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Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:31:42 EST

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......unleaded-y.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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ANoel — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:27:47 EST

I smell something funny here and it isn't someone sticking meat up their tailpipe.

ANoel

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qbrad — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:18:08 EST

I'm more impressed with the advertising tag line. "Take it easy!" I just find it so irrelevant to cooking burgers with "smoke heat" while driving.

qbrad

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TJ — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:12:03 EST

Hmmph, and to think we Americans take all the crap for being overweight, burger-eating buffoons. You see, we're not the only fat bodies occupying more space than natural. Why don't Europeans start cutting us some slack and criticize the Iranians for a change?? Maybe that way Dubya will stop try to convince us that they need to be attacked.

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Mooby — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:05:07 EST

"We're not going to fall for the burger in the tail pipe."

Mooby

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MarlboroTestMonkey7 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:01:37 EST

It'll only add to the oil dependence. Speaking of that maybe they should add something to "filter" car oil to fry that burger and answer the "do you want that with fries?" eternal question.

MarlboroTestMonkey7

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Gann — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:59:16 EST

The engine block idea is much better than this, for all the reasons already listed. It is kinda cute though.

Gann

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nocar — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:56:05 EST

Roadkill burgers anyone?

nocar

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tek_nic — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:50:27 EST

I haven't seen this product yet, but I know a person that cooks while he commutes. (not homer simpson)

He takes veggies, meats, and juices, wraps it all up in tin foil, and leaves it sitting on top of his engine block. 45 minutes driving home, and when you get there, you have an awesome stir-fry style meal.

It works great, recycles energy, and it is also awesome for road trips. In fact, I think there's an instructable about this idea. (no funky exhaust hanger needed)

tek_nic

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OENOPHILE — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:48:43 EST

As someone who used to cook hot pockets on the manifold of my Jeep while we were out 4-wheelin', I can appreciate not wanting to waste engine heat...

I'm willing to bet some engineer types will get here in a minute and berate it on flow, which could actually lead to less efficiency in the engine...

OENOPHILE

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mmcnary — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:47:25 EST

I would have thought that it would be more efficient to run the smoke path below the cooking area...

mmcnary

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Tw33kR — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:42:58 EST

So what kind of damage can that do to another car at 75Mph when it falls out of your tailpipe? ^^

Tw33kR