Whether it’s an inch thick steak or spicy pork sausage, everyone loves a BBQ. Even vegetarians join the fun with charred peppers. Here in the UK barbecues are tricky affairs, what with the rain. But over in the good old USA they are mad for it.
Check out these insane, customised barbecues …
Locomotive BBQ
If you had £10,000 to spend, what better investment could you possibly make than this hand-built locomotive BBQ, with an eat-in kitchen complete with tables and chairs?
The front of the train is the grill
The rear of the train is the eating area
Credit (Gizmodo)
Pram BBQ
Of course, not all ideas have such spectacular results:
When would this ever seem like a good idea?
Credit (Neatorama)
USB BBQ
OK, here’s what you do. Connect 30 USB ports up to a steel dish and wire it up so that the power is turned into electricity to heat the grill. And just like that, 18 hours later, you can cook a tiny piece of bacon so it’s just about edible. Nice idea though and the PC still works. Bonus.
USB BBQ - Not the greatest idea but kind of works
Credit (Gizmodo)
Keg BBQ
We salute whoever came up with the idea of chopping a beer keg in half and turning it into a BBQ. Perhaps it’s not as grand as some of the other grills on our list, but for innovation alone this had to be included.
The Keg BBQ - simple but brilliant
Credit (Neatorama)
Magnum BBQ
Cooking a burger never looked so dangerous. But don’t look so worried; the only thing you’ll be firing out of this giant gun is delicious food. If you scare one or two people along the way, that’s just an added bonus.
Magnum BBQ - The smoking gun
Credit (I Need Text)
Chopper BBQ
There’s no danger of riding into town unnoticed in this Mobile Barbecue Pit, manufactured specially for RUB Restaurant in New York.
Custom made Chopper BBQ
Credit (Damn Cool Pics)
The King of all BBQs
It might look like the back of the scrap-man’s van, but it’s actually the most technologically advanced BBQ you’ve ever seen.
It includes a propane burner that can bring 20 gallons of cold water to the boil in 5 minutes flat. The main chamber can cook up to 100 six-pound chickens, which is enough to feed 350 people.
Oh yeah, it also has Satellite radio, Satellite television, DVD player and a number of other nifty gadgets, all of which are solar powered.
The BBQ that has everything. Literally...everything
Credit (Uber Reviews)
Muscle Car BBQ
Petrol heads will certainly appreciate the work Steve Barker did on this beast, which is made using real car parts to create one fierce looking V8 BBQ.
The best part? Smoke actually comes out of the exhausts.
Is it an engine? No, it's a BBQ
Credit (Neatorama)
BBQ Shack
For BBQ enthusiasts who like to take to the open road, the BBQ shack might be the solution you’ve been looking for. I’d question whether it poses an obvious fire-hazard though.
BBQ Shack - the complete package
Credit (Damn Cool Pics)
Holden Monaro GTS BBQ
If you want to immortalise your favourite car, why not chop the front off it and turn it into a grill? Seems pretty sensible to me and all very straightforward. Here’s an example of such a project, this time with the front of a Holden Monaro GTS.
Note: Might not have the same effect with the front of a Renault Twingo
Credit (Neatorama)
BBQ of the Future
Does the idea of BBQ seem primitive to you? If the answer is yes, then you’ll probably like this Bradley Digital Smoker, which takes the manual work out of outdoor cooking. Throw in the meat, enter a few settings and shut the door. Easy.
Behold, the BBQ of the future
Credit (Bradley Smoker)
{ 1 trackback }
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
We’ve done the keg variant, only on a somewhat larger scale – hot water boiler with hinges – closed for smoking, open for grilling.
These were great! Much better than the novelty grills I’ve seen around here – like the one that looks like a pig. Thanks for compiling these.
Yummy brats (spicy sausages) and zucchini (courgettes)!
BTW – you are so right about Americans and grilling. It was 36F today and we grilled for dinner
This is a hoot! I’ve never seen anything like those around here, though nearly everyone has a big BBQ in the backyard. We even have one and we mostly cook vegetarian meals on it!