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Grilling For Geeks

Posted by samzenpus on from the set-phasers-to-broil dept.

A lot of us are going to be standing over a grill today cooking for friends and family. Here's an article that lists some of the best gadgets to help you grill like a geek. Whether you want some high-tech tongs, thermometers you can monitor from your phone, or a complete grilling station with wi-fi, there is bound to be a tool here that will make your day easier and a lot more fun.

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  1. Use your WoW character's cooking skills! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do it online instead!

  2. iGrill? Pah! by gallondr00nk · · Score: 5, Funny

    I grill my food using a Prescott P4 with the heatsink off.

  3. Paid advertisement by chepati · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Slashdot, please have some journalistic integrity and label these advertisements for what they truly are. Don't insult our intelligence by trying to pass them off as true stories.

    chepati.

  4. Not so geeky, imo by TheGreatOrangePeel · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Some iPhone apps and a couple of gimmicky products ... Where's the Arduino based TC4C with LCD readout to use programming and thermocouples to tell you when your food is done. Where's the PID controlled BBQ smoker from a couple of flower pots and electric stove heating element? These are just the things from the top of my head! I'm probably burning some karma with this post, but I'm very disappointed.

  5. Sorry but... by nozzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. there was not even one mention of an Arduino controlled grill with bluetooth temperature sensors that tweets when it's done. I want my click back.

  6. More like grilling for the gadget-obsessed by The+Stranger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Personally, I think most of these gadgets are worthless. Yes, a thermometer is useful (but I prefer the instant-read kind like the Thermapen for quick checks in multiple locations). Otherwise, you really only need a good pair of extra-long tongs (that 3-in-1 thing in TFA looks clunky as heck) and a spatula.

    If you really want to grill like a geek, check out Kenji Alt's Food Lab posts over on Serious Eats. He's got a nice guide up right now on how to grill a steak the right way (complete with explanations based on food science and his own experiments), and he's been doing a series on the best inexpensive steaks (at least, inexpensive compared to porterhouse and tenderloin).

  7. Re:Astroturf write our stories now? by twistofsin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Slashdot's not responsible for you being upset. Grow some thicker skin, this is the fucking internet :P

  8. When your mom calls you up from the basement by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . the grilling is finished.

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