I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things. Is it
worth it? Could you just use a iron frying pan, plus a grate of some
sort like you might have already from your outdoor barbque to
accomplish the same thing. The price was around 15 or 20 bucks.

Tom

wrote:
> I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
> grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things. Is it
> worth it? Could you just use a iron frying pan, plus a grate of some
> sort like you might have already from your outdoor barbque to
> accomplish the same thing. The price was around 15 or 20 bucks.

If it was at a home show booth, I would imagine it would have to be just
like having an outdoor pit.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

wrote:
> I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
> grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things. Is it
> worth it? Could you just use a iron frying pan, plus a grate of some
> sort like you might have already from your outdoor barbque to
> accomplish the same thing. The price was around 15 or 20 bucks.
>
> Tom
>
It won't be grilling and it won't be BBQ (as in ribs). But you can
certainly get a cast iron pan that has a raised surface which creates those
"grill marks" if that's what you want Lodge makes several of them,
including one for a single burner that doubles as a griddle. Lodge stuff
isn't cheap but it's very durable.

http://tinyurl.com/zrpv5

Jill

" wrote:

> I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
> grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things. Is it
> worth it? Could you just use a iron frying pan, plus a grate of some
> sort like you might have already from your outdoor barbque to
> accomplish the same thing. The price was around 15 or 20 bucks.

A grill pan...... cast iron pan with ridges?
They sure are worth it. I have one and use it a lot when it is too cold
or miserable to BBQ.

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:22:26 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
>grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things. Is it
>worth it? Could you just use a iron frying pan, plus a grate of some
>sort like you might have already from your outdoor barbque to
>accomplish the same thing. The price was around 15 or 20 bucks.
>
>Tom

My S.O. came home sometime back from a resale store with one she paid
a buck for. It had ceramic bricks in it. It was new in the box with
all the paperwork. I never used it and sneaked it into the trash when
we moved last summer.

Lou

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:22:26 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>>I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
>>grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things.
>>
>>Tom
>
> My S.O. came home sometime back from a resale store with one she paid
> a buck for. It had ceramic bricks in it.
>
> Lou
>
>
What was the purpose of the ceramic bricks?

Jill

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:36:47 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:22:26 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
>>>grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>
>> My S.O. came home sometime back from a resale store with one she paid
>> a buck for. It had ceramic bricks in it.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>>
>What was the purpose of the ceramic bricks?

I guess to collect heat and sizzle like a real grill would do. Some
gas grills use them to. It's supposed to add flavor. I found it to
be just another piece to store. It was made very well, but I knew I'd
never use it, so it went bye-bye.

Lou

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:36:47 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:22:26 -0700 (PDT), "
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>I was at a home show last week, and one of the books was offering a
>>>>grill that you place on top of your stove to barbque things.
>>>>
>>>
>>> My S.O. came home sometime back from a resale store with one she paid
>>> a buck for. It had ceramic bricks in it.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>>
>>>
>>What was the purpose of the ceramic bricks?
>
> I guess to collect heat and sizzle like a real grill would do. Some
> gas grills use them to. It's supposed to add flavor. I found it to
> be just another piece to store. It was made very well, but I knew I'd
> never use it, so it went bye-bye.
>
> Lou
>
Ah, okay. I have a Mirro (I think) thing that was given to me some 20 years
ago that fits over the small burner (well, an electric burner, at any rate)
on the stovetop; it's a two part thing with an outer ring to hold water.
The "grill" (heh) surface has hash-marks and is sloped so the fat from the
meat drips into the water. It actually works pretty well for burgers but I
wouldn't confuse it with grilling It's easier to use a broiler pan and
the broiler element in the oven. It has a much larger cooking surface and
you can easily broil steaks, chicken, etc., if outdoor grilling isn't an
option.

Jill