Form over function: Element BBQ
A friend gave me his fancy Element BBQ because he went vegan. I was very impressed with the design of this BBQ — until I used it. I then realized my cheap $100 BBQ is actually a much better design than the fancy expensive one.
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Please don't tell me you still have a flip phone 😉 I recently bought a Fuego and most of the features you don't like (lid, tank enclosure, etc.) have been addressed. I wanted a small grill and this is perfect for me. It gets hot very fast and stays hot, I just cooked a pizza on a stone and it cooked perfectly. I like the way it looks and I really like the way it performs. Time will tell how long the parts will last but all of the grills I have owned all had a short (IMO) life span on the burners and grates.
"form follows function" comes to my mind^^
Do vegans not like grilled veggies?
lol… the lid has a hook to hang it on the same handle or where the tongs are. I will buy another one. I live in a condo and its perfect for that where my balcony is small. You dont have to turn the tank off each time, I just turn it off at the valve.
you almost sound like Louis Rossman talking about Apple.
My aunt has a tesla.
I have a $500 87 jeep.
Guess who pulls out who every winter.
As someone who lives in a small space there aren't grills that are compact/small that stands high. I do think this is optimal design in our life. Everything else is too bulky and can't fit in the porch. Also this is being compared to a charcoal grill. In a ideal world off bbq life one would have both and a smoker🤓
Vegan = Ancient tribal slang for "Bad hunter"!
am i missing something? can't vegans have hot or gilled food? i thought it was just about meat, and animal products. there's a ton of great grilled vegetable recipies…..
Going vegan means you got your "meatballs" chopped and offered to the golden V-platter……
great comparison Matthias, but gas bbq's are frypans – if its not charcoal or wood, its not a bbq its a burning.
Don't let Jordan Peterson see this video.
Well, "nice" in quotes, that is.
Hmm, funny thing… I saw some ground that you managed to land that lid on… just as you would do with the nonhinged lid of a Weber grill (which only the edges of would touch; not the parts that could affect the food). So… that might be an option! As for "no place to put anything," well, you already did hang a utensil from one of those rods, so… there's actually that too.
lol funniest video you have ever done.
Ha! So true! We found the inexpensive rectangular cart style still more design efficient than the kettle style in charcoal burning as well. Kettles have to go the high end to get the hinged lid, cart with side table as an added accessory, circular cooking grill difficult to lay out items if you are cooking food other than meat. We have both charcoal and gas grills for bbq and smoking. Rotisserie spit was also designed for a rectangular.
Sorry to hear about your friend…
I think you missed the point. If you live in a fancy high-rise Toronto apt. with a terrace and want something that you can use to bbq for 2 people, the round one may fit the bill better. The design is more appropriate for certain environment and usage, I think.
Make sure it is a friend that doesnt subscribe to Matthias Wandel.
The only thing to say is: gas BBQ.. absolutely barbaric.
My wife and I are vegan, and we grill veggies all the time.
where's the content i subed for…
Your fancy grill is what I call an L.B.P. That stands for Looks Better on Paper.
Get a weber and be done with it. Very easy to find replacement parts for old Weber grills
You would use either of those units to grill meat, not barbecue it. Barbecue is a slow, indirect heat process. Grilling is a faster, direct heat method. Barbecuing is to tenderize and flavor cheap cuts of meat. Grilling is to cook steaks and brats and other fancier cuts.
All that may be true, but you have to admit that fancy BBQ has got boatloads of feng shui.
Interesting stuff. For gas grills, I've noticed that rectangular units definitely seem to perform better, but as long as it has shelfes and a spot to put the lid, I generally prefer round charcoal units. For me though, not having a place to set plates/utensils can make or break a BBQ grill. I think that little round grill would probably be great if it had a cast iron griddle though.