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The 8-Bit Barbecue

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Being a secret Susan Kare fanboy, I like this 8-bit barbecue. But I want my steaks to be 64 bits, thank you very much. And if I’m eating with the rest of the Giz gluttons, it has to be multi-core.

The Barbeque is part of the No Screw No Glue line by designers Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk. [Mocoloco]

Yakiniku Game Serves Guests With Fake Korean BBQ

Sean Fallon — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Yakiniku or Korean BBQ restaurants are extremely popular in Japan, which is why Bandai has released a game that simulates the experience at home—minus the distractions of flavour, chewing and hunger satisfaction of course.

Using a fake BBQ and fake food, players must be the first to successfully collect fully “grilled” plastic foodstuffs. So, it’s all the fun of grilling without the payoff. If only they would make a sweet dishwashing simulator followup. [Bandai via Akihabara News]

The Meatball Grill Basket Changes Everything

Sean Fallon — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:40:00 +0000

When was the last time you visited Willams-Sonoma? Yeah, they’re expensive, but no one else is offering a product to grill your meatballs. Besides, sometimes they have food samples in there.

Indeed, meatball subs and spaghetti can now enjoy that smokey grilled flavour we all know and love with this innovative basket. It keeps your balls safe and secure while being cooked over the flames. If you think about it, there is probably a bunch of other stuff you could grill in one of these things as well. [Williams-Sonoma via Unclutterer]

Gridus BBQ Grill Finds The Best Peace Of Meat With Excel Spreadsheets

Sean Fallon — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:20:00 +0000

The design team at Art Lebedev has something for number crunchers who are compelled to incorporate math into every aspect of their lives. Enter the Gridus Barbecue Grid.

Who has the biggest sausage? Who is getting the plumpest wiener? These burning, juicy, flame broiled questions and more can be answered through the mathematical magic of the spreadsheet. [Art. Lebedev via Craziest Gadgets]

There’s a New BBQ Sheriff In Town

Mark Wilson — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:50:00 +0000

Lighting a BBQ can be done with a match. But, as any NRA member can attest, it’s a job best left to a gun.

The Shoot and Cook Rifle BBQ Lighter is a 36cm implement that can set pretty much any flammable material on fire. Sure, it’s designed to light coals on a grill, but I can think of plenty of uses for a flame-inducing side arm.

Imagine, you’re at a bar. A lady needs a light. You reach into your pocket and pull out the Shoot and Cook Rifle BBQ Lighter. She says, “Oh no he’s got a gun!!” Bouncers rush toward you. They can’t tell if the tiny rifle is real, but these guys aren’t taking any chances.

By the time the night is through, you’ve both had your heart broken and seen what human bone looks like when exposed to air. $US10. [Bass Pro Shops via OhGizmo!]

BBQ Pro: iPhone Meat Management Simulator

Mark Wilson — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:40:00 +0000

While most of us don’t associate the dead of winter with grilling, we’re all for a Cooking Mama knockoff on the iPhone.

BBQ Pro challenges you to the ultimate man test, grilling meat. Just like in real life, you need to flip at the proper time lest you char a side. And just like real life, if you grill enough cheap meat properly (like hot dogs), you’ll “unlock” nicer items (like steaks).

Available now for the introductory price of $US1, if you can put up with the “yum yum yum yum” soundtrack, it might offer a few minutes of fun. Or it might just spite you for living in a climate where you can’t grill year-round without snow boots. [iTunes]

The Stone Grill Concept: Foodie Addiction Taken Just Far Enough

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0000

While there’s nothing inherently flawed with grills as they are now, if you’ve ever seared meat on a hot stone, you’ve discovered there’s more to meat than charcoal and propane.

The Pebbles Grill concept is sort of like a George Foreman reinterpreted with a net of blazing-hot rocks. Electric elements heat a series of “pebbles” to deliciously dangerous levels—as indicated by warning lights—before you fold the mesh-like grill over your food. We’re betting that the resulting dish would come out polka dotted with scorch marks. But I for one have never turned down a piece of food that resembled a 1990s fashion staple. [Yanko Design]

Giant BBQ Grill Trailer: Electronics and Pork Make a Great Combination

Mark Wilson — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:45:00 +0000

Some men build skyscrapers. Some men build pyramids. And some men, really, really great men, build gigantic BBQ trailers. The winner of Crutchfield’s “You Dream It We’ll Help You Build It” contest, Michael Seville took his late father’s three metre long galvanised propane tank and mounted it as the chief component of this 5.2 metre mobile BBQ. Then he stuffed the rest of the platform with electronics.

So while he’s roasting a pig…or two…or three…Seville can listen to an unspecified but bold looking wattage-worth of Polk Audio speakers and Alpine amplifiers. He can watch his Samsung TV complete with Valor DVD receiver. And then, when he’s all done partaking in the digital deliciousness, he can sink his teeth into some succulent smoked ribs, or maybe just a simple brat and beer.

Damn we need to get to an Octoberfest already. And fast. [Crutchfield via Bornrich]

Electrolux Connected Griller Seems Awesome For Social Cooking

Jason Chen — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Chris Fox’s Electrolux concept would be the missing piece in any Korean BBQ night out, if by “missing piece” you mean “a slight upgrade to what you currently have.” Instead of one gigantic grill in the middle of the table, this concept links up many different cookers and plates via daisy chain and can all be powered by one outlet. Great for cooking your own meat to optimum tenderness, but even greater for having your own home BBQ without having to buy one of those industrial sized cookers. Just a design for now, damn it. [Yanko Design]

BBQ Grill Casemod is Cookin’ Up Some Gaming Goodness

Sean Fallon — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:00:00 +0000

With all of the heat a serious gaming rig can produce, it was only a matter of time before someone got the bright idea to turn a grill into a PC case. There isn’t any information as far as specs are concerned, but we can see that this QuakeCon competitor has a decent sized monitor mounted inside the lid with some orange glowing fans in the range representing hot coals. It’s a nice casemod—but unless he has some sort of setup that can cook burgers with processor heat I’m not all that impressed.

[Big Download via Technabob via DVICE]