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Leave something on the grill just a little while longer than you should and you'll get the experience of trying to eat a charred mess. The BarbeSkew reduces the risk of burning dinner by incorporating a rotisserie system: you slide dinner on to seven skewers that then slip into the rotisserie right over the fire. From there, your dinner rotates, providing even cooking over charcoal or gas heat. Along with the skewers, the BarbeSkew comes with two cage skewers that also fit into the rotisserie system. The cages can hold sausages, burgers and other foods that don't cook particularly well--and your food will still get the benefits of cooking rotisserie-style. With the BarbeSkew, you'll also get a large chicken skewer.
The BarbeSkew rotates the rotisserie automatically: if you're planning to take the grill on a trip away from an electrical outlet, you'll need a few batteries. The grill is 48 inches tall, 58 inches long, and 25 inches wide. It is also available in a smaller model, the BarbeSkew II. That model doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the larger version--it comes with fewer skewers, for one thing--but it can be more practical for smaller events or taking the grill to another location.
The enticing aroma is sure to make your house the most popular on the block.
(Credit: Williams Sonoma)In a perfect world, every house would have a fire perpetually burning with a huge spit of roasted meat gently turning. The aroma alone would be enough to convince me that I had found paradise. Assuming, of course, that I would actually be able to eat said meal, and this wasn't some ironic "Twilight Zone"-inspired alternate universe. Eternally rotating fire-roasted slabs of meat will have to wait for most of us, but there is another option to bring home an appliance that at least captures the spirit of warmth, comfort, and the fire pit.
The Cuisinart Electric Rotisserie is such a device. Measuring 17-inches high, with a footprint of 16-inches by 15.5-inches, the countertop rotisserie packs an impressive punch into a relatively small area. Not only does it take up less room that a fire pit, but the rotisserie is also easy to clean. It features removable chrome inserts with a nonstick interior and dishwasher-safe accessories. Operation is easy via a programmable touch pad and LCD readout. A three-hour timer and automatic shut-off further add ease to the experience.
The modern features may be nice, but it is the food that rotisserie cooking produces that will ultimately win you over. Slowly turning on a vertical spit evenly roasts anything and everything from fish to poultry and roasts. The rotisserie has a temperature range from 325 degrees to 450 degrees, and it also features a roomy interior capable of accommodating larger items such as an 8-pound roast. Considering how delicious your abode is going to smell after getting this rotisserie in action, it's a good thing it can handle large amounts of food, as it will attract new friends from all over the neighborhood. For now, at least, that perfect world will have to wait.
Afterwards you can play bingo.
(Credit: Amazon)Coffee is an essential ingredient to life as we know it. Maybe not chemically speaking (at least until our next stage of evolution, that is), but it is definitely essential for our social interactions. If you are not a coffee drinker and you guffaw at that remark, just imagine if for one day all the coffee in the world disappeared. You might not feel any ill effects, but most of those around you certainly would. And they would let you know it.
In case you are not sure what I am talking about, I should let you know I ran out of coffee today, so if things get a little strange around here...well, I am sorry, I ran out of coffee! Which leaves me dreaming of coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. Like 5 pounds of coffee. But not just any 5 pounds of coffee. Oh no. I'm talking self-roasted, delicious coffee.
This Coffee Roaster Kit for the barbecue is now stuck in my head. If I had planned ahead, I could have been enjoying a nice, calming cup of coffee right now, having roasted the beans in my own roaster. It comes fully assembled and attaches to your already-existing rotisserie unit. Instructions are included on how to roast coffee, and it is available for $89.95.
Of course, if I had planned ahead, I would have thought to pick up some coffee in the first place. Oh well. Good day all; I'm off to the coffee shop before things get ugly.
The Home Pride Ballpark Hot Dog Rotisserie Griller.
(Credit: As Seen on TV)With memories of the last All Star game at Yankee Stadium already fading, I consider it my patriotic duty to remind everybody to eat their hot dogs. While I may not have an expressed written consent from MLB to disseminate the accounts and descriptions of the game, I can tell you it is over, and it was long. Now that we have passed the Midsummer Classic, the hot days will start to slowly drift away. Don't forget to carry hot dogs along with you into the turning of the seasons.
The Home Pride Ballpark Hot Dog Rotisserie Griller wants to make sure you can get your stadium hot dog all-year-round. Featuring perpetually spinning rollers like you might find at the Kwik-E-Mart, the compact little machine can cook four jumbo dogs at a time. A handy removable grease tray makes for easy cleanup.
With hot dogs always at the ready, there's no excuse to not always have one on hand. Unless of course you took note that only two bun warmers are provided. It sort of begs for an in-depth analysis of bun and hot dog packaging, but I'm not going to go there.
If you're over on the other side of the pond, no worries as there is a European version available for you too. The Giles & Posner model looks remarkably similar to its American cousin and entices potential hot dog aficionados with the capability to finally get that "cinema hot dog taste." Hot dogs are popular at cricket matches too, right?
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