What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

kl8ton

SonVolt said:

Here's another company up in Michigan making similar wood-burning equipment. 

https://www.grillworksusa.com/customers

Wow.  Never heard of them.  Sweet stuff.  We have Kalamazoo grills here in MI that sell extremely pricey stuff too.

https://kalamazoogourmet.com/products/grills/gaucho-grill/

GrateEggspectations

Someone’s buying this, apparently. 

nolan8v

GrateEggspectations said:

Someone’s buying this, apparently. 

While I'm not sure who will buy it, I do know that he will "ultimately" pay for it.

GrateEggspectations

Even if he receives the cash and miraculously gets away with it, there is no way that having that picture of him plastered across the internet is worth the price. Money is no substitute for honour. 

PigBeanUs

More likely it’s a joke. 

Pic of the lectern shows it in the Capitol. Would be more believable if the pic showed it elsewhere. 

northGAcock

PigBeanUs said:

More likely it’s a joke. 

Pic of the lectern shows it in the Capitol. Would be more believable if the pic showed it elsewhere. 

You are awfully smart for a pig and bean farmer.

MasterC

Back home from the bbq store and this came with me.

sumoconnell

kl8ton said:

SonVolt said:

Here's another company up in Michigan making similar wood-burning equipment. 

https://www.grillworksusa.com/customers

Wow.  Never heard of them.  Sweet stuff.  We have Kalamazoo grills here in MI that sell extremely pricey stuff too.

https://kalamazoogourmet.com/products/grills/gaucho-grill/

It's the side burner that makes it worthwhile.  I like the Santa Maria grill styles but I can't understand the pricing.

SonVolt

I've never understood Kalamazoo's outrageous pricing. While I've got zero experience with them up close, they don't seem any "better" in aesthetics or build quality than Alfresco and other high-end outdoor grills that are in the <=$5k range.   

Legume

There is nothing about that grill that requires much thought or design around airflow like a smoker would have.  I’m sure the fit and finish drives a good part of the cost, but compare that to a high end competition smoker on a trailer with all the accessories. Yikes.

JohnInCarolina

MasterC said:

Back home from the bbq store and this came with me.

I'm guessing the BGE lettering and green color improves performance somehow?

SonVolt

Not having a knob on the lid would irritate me. 

Legume

SonVolt said:

Not having a knob on the lid would irritate me. 

You pay less when there’s a knob.

JohnInCarolina

SonVolt said:

Not having a knob on the lid would irritate me. 

Agreed.  Many times you need to take the lid off quickly and return the DO to the heat, and the knob is your friend at those moments.

fishlessman

SonVolt said:

Not having a knob on the lid would irritate me. 

but then the top couldnt be used for casseroles, pizza, roasting etc

MasterC

What can I say I'm a suckered for BGE stuff. I have many eggs and eggcessories. Do I need them, no I just like to collect and play around with them. 

Knob is not needed, just rotate the lid and grab the handles and lift


I guess I'm lucky not ever having to hurry and get a lid off an on when cooking with my Dutch Ovens. Usually cook low and slow with them on the egg.

SonVolt

fishlessman said:

SonVolt said:

Not having a knob on the lid would irritate me. 

but then the top couldnt be used for casseroles, pizza, roasting etc

But if you use the top for a casserole you lose your lid. 

fishlessman

SonVolt said:

fishlessman said:

SonVolt said:

Not having a knob on the lid would irritate me. 

but then the top couldnt be used for casseroles, pizza, roasting etc

But if you use the top for a casserole you lose your lid. 

i have one i use small side down and large side on top for turkeys then flip it over for soup

PigBeanUs

Putting a bid in on this tea kettle that Lit is offering on ebay. 

PigBeanUs

Thinking too I might get this dining room set that theTrim has up on craigslist. Though I will probably have the seats reupholstered. 

JohnInCarolina

JohnInCarolina

MasterC said:

What can I say I'm a suckered for BGE stuff. I have many eggs and eggcessories. Do I need them, no I just like to collect and play around with them. 

you have to hand it to headquarters, they know their customers

MasterC

Especially their happy ones

nolaegghead

We picked this up today.  Don't know anything about the silverware and goblets other than it's sterling.  Pumped about the Magnalite pot.  Inherited it from MIL.  Bunch of old carved ivory napkin rings in the mix.

SonVolt

Love the pot. I'm a huge fan of thick gauge cast aluminum cookware. I've been ordering various pieces from Italy by way of Amazon as it seems to not have fallen out of favor there with the home cook as it has here. 

shtgunal3

@nolaegghead I’m digging that magnalite piece. I have a huge one that I’ve never used. I like the size of that one. 

ColbyLang

Also liking that stock pot. Have one just like it. Also have two oval roasters and a few smaller original magnalites.

theres a company making very good reproductions of them. MacWare/Cajun Classic. I also have one of their oval roasters. You can’t tell the difference. 

@SonVolt

CPFC1905

SonVolt said:

HeavyG said:

SonVolt said:

A "Grills by Demant" handgrill

Nice.

Demant makes some pretty amazing somewhat steam-punky stuff. I really love/want their Pin&Cleaver. As soon as I win a Powerball...

I'm totally fascinated by their designs. They're definitely priced out of the home consumer market, but a man can dream...

Oh my word!   Any idea on what these cost?  
Quick look on EweChube didn't find much but I can see me losing hours staring at these items of beauty.  

CPFC1905

nolaegghead said:

Sweet hardware.  I love the steampunk retro look.

Healthy Steampunk & Rat-rod culture over here.  
Check out Whitby Goth Weekend on that there Google machine.   

WeberWho

I scrolled through Marketplace looking for anything BGE related and saw an ad for a brand new Mini for $350. I kept scrolling as that wasn't much of a deal. A few days go by and I see the ad once again for the new BGE Mini. I actually slow down and look at the photos for a split second. That doesn't really look like a Mini but his pictures weren't very good to judge the overall size of the BGE as it was sitting on his tailgate of his truck. My next thought was that it could be a Minimax. Which wouldn't be a bad deal for $350. I have no real desire to own a Minimax so I kept scrolling. This was all in a matter of a few seconds when scrolling through Marketplace. Now 5 days after his initial posting I see that he has dropped the price down to $225. So I stop on the ad to see what he really is selling. Marketplace won't let you zoom in on pictures so I went with items around it for sizing. The base looked too big for a MiniMax. I took a screen shot on my phone and was able to zoom in and focus on the band assembly box. I saw this:



Boom! I knew it wasn't a Mini. It was either a MiniMax or a Small for $225. I couldn't pass it up for the price. I told the owner I'd buy it. I asked him for dimensions and I received a picture showing 15" for the base. I went out and got the same reading on my Small BGE. I was able to confirm before heading out to pick it up this morning. 



The previous owner said he won it through Ducks Unlimited and had no need for it. A real nice guy.