The Modern Materialist : grilling

This Grill Is The Sheet

Alex Zalben — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:28:00 GMT

Nothing like relaxing on the weekend with a nice spreadsheet, right? At least, that's what designer Roma Voroneshski must have been thinking when designing the Gridus:

Question is, can it sync wirelessly with Google Docs?

[Art Lebedev]

[Via Neatorama]

Grill On The Go

Shaun Seneviratne — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:36:00 GMT

As much as I can't stand crisping and sweating in the summer sun, I don't mind when the same happens to meat and vegetables. Grilling is one of best summer activities and the O Grill lets you do it anywhere.

At only 24 lbs, the O Grill has a large grilling surface suitable for most of your arge grilling surface and folds for convenient carrying. It's also available in six colors: orange, green, blue, red, grey, and black.

[$175, Amazon]

[Via DVICE]

Why Buy The Cow...

Alex Zalben — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:30:00 GMT

...When you can get the milk for free? Well, when the cow looks like this, you might want to buy it:

Okay, technically not a cow, it's a longhorn steer BBQ grill. But what would your title for this post have been?

[$1700, Traeger]

[Via Uncrate]

Get Dad Something See-Through

Brian Marabello — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:15:00 GMT

Something sheer maybe.

Maybe with peek-a-boo in its description.

Sans crotch even. Or something even sexier like…

No, not for him to wear. (Then again, who am I to tell you how aberrant to make your aberrant sex.)

It’s for grilling, silly. These mesh pans infuse smoky flavor into the more delicate things you can’t easily barbeque – veggies, shrimp, scallops and so on. So, now dad can cook the whole meal on the grill. And the woman of the house can sit on the couch with a cold one and scratch her, um, er, lady balls.

[$29.95 & $49.95, williams-sonoma]

Recession Living Tip #1

Brian Marabello — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Just cuz you get laid off and kicked out of your apartment, doesn’t mean you can’t throw righteous cookouts anymore. Take that severance check and get yourself a Freedom Grill. Then find a good parking spot for a BBQ and evite/tweet/smoke signal/whatever your buds. What's so special about this Freedom Grill?, you ask. Well, I'll tell you:

It’s a kick ass grill that hooks up to your car. A patented swing-arm allows you to easily store your kitchen (or is it patio?) off the back of your new living space and extend it so you can still get into the trunk/pantry. Hatchback Sweet Hatchback. It’s a top-notch grill too – stainless steel grate, electronic starter and a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty (no joke, for reals). And when you get auto cabin fever, it easily removes for extra-vehicular use.

Freedom indeed. I hear Kohler is working on a in-car tub and shower. Suck it, landlords.

[$349, freedomgrill.com]

“That Steak Has Your Name On It!”

Alex Zalben — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

It’s probably slightly too late to be thinking about personalized grilling accessories for your Memorial Day BBQ right now. However, while you’re lamenting the fact that you’re at work reading an awesome blog like this one, instead of munching on charred meats, why not get things set for your kick-ass Summer BBQ Spectacular, rather than waiting until the last second on that one, too.

The first thing you’ll need, of course, is the BBQ Branding Iron. Created by Solutions, the same people who brought you that sweet-ass Party Pump I previously posted about, the Branding Iron does precisely what you think it does. Just heat ‘er up, and brand your meat to your hearts content.

The best part about this little buddy is that it is completely customizable, as it comes with a full alphabet. If you don’t mind removing red hot metal letters from a branding iron, of course. Another option? Get one for everyone at your party, and then the statement in the title can be totally, one hundred percent accurate.

[$15, Solutions]

[Via TrendHunter]

Steakhouse Grill: The Urban, Adult Foreman Alternative

Alex Zalben — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:30:00 GMT

Living in an apartment comes with its draw-backs. There is, of course, the monthly rent. Then, for most of us NYCers, no backyard. And with that, of course, leaves no room for a gigantic, coal burning meat sizzler, aka your typical backyard grill.

Allow me, my fellow urban carnivores, to hook you up with the Steakhouse Grill. This sleek, silvery, mouth-water inducing unit is way, way cooler looking than the dirty George Foreman grill you've had since college. Yes, I know you love it. Yes, I know it makes tasty stuff. But let's face it: The George Foreman grill is lame looking. Yeah, you heard me. So it's time to upgrade your life with a real, awesome looking professional style indoor grill:

This new electric grill that takes true grilling to the table. With SteakHouse Grill, food products cook without coming into contact with their fats as is true with traditional grilling. It leaves behind neither smoke nor smells in the kitchen. In fact, its vertical position ensures that the fats drain into the special tray. Not only is the food lighter and tastier, but this also prevents the formation of annoying smoke as the fats stay far away from the heating elements. It is kept in a vertical position while cooking by the special internal grill equipped with springs that adapt to foods having different thicknesses, from 3 cm down to half a centimetre. The two vertical plates also guarantee cooking is completed in half the time because the foods cook on both sides at the same time, and without having to turn them over.

Also, it’s totally rad to grill hamburgers on their sides. The product is only available in Italy, but as long as you can read Italian, be my guest and order one. Then I’ll be YOUR guest, and eat your delicious grilled meats. [€150, Ariete]

[Via UberGizmo]