Holland Grill Wireless Thermometer and Timer - New

I really do like this little timer. I works well with the grill cover down. My grill is on the back porch and I can put the probe for the thermometer in the meat and put the remote in my pocket and go back inside. The only complaint about this unit is the volume of the alarm. I have mild hearing loss and if the volume was adjustable and about 3 times as loud, that would be great. Other than that it's a great little unit if you have good hearing.

don't waste your money. you can't here the alarm and after having it for 6 months, today I tried using the meat thermometer for the first time and it would not work. Don't buy it.

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bought Wireless Timer/Thermometer. called customer service they sent new and improved they said to me, it quit working also, was not impressed.

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This product worked great for the first use. We smoked a pork loin, ribs, chicken thighs in our Charbroil Smoker/Grill. The thermometer beeped when it was all ready and the meat was not overcooked, undercooked; just perfect.

On the second use, the thermometer immediately went from registering the temperature of a raw pork butt at 40 degrees to 140 degrees in about 1 minute. Then the unit began to continuously beep and display "HH" as the temperature. I consulted the manual that accompanied the product and no mention of the "HH" was made. An online search showed that other wireless thermometers show "HH" as a problem code or "high heat".

I contacted the manufacturer and was told that the product should not be used in a smoker, due to the high temperature inside a smoker unit. The "HH" means that the meat probe has been damaged and will no longer work. The product instructions does not mention this at all. They manufacturer is sending us a replacement probe that is designed differently and we were told that it should work, but that we should also be careful using it in the smoker. I will try this when the replacement is received and will report back on its success (or not). If it does not work, I will be consulting the manufacturer for a full refund, as their instructions do not mention refraining from use in a smoker/grill.

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Char-Griller 5050 Duo Gas-and-Charcoal Grill

I used a Weber charcoal grill for years. I used it to grill and smoke. I loved the taste of charcoal, but finally got tired of the hassle. When I saw the duo, I thought my prayers had been answered. They were....but not really.

This is definitely the most versatile grill on the market (I added the smoker box) but they could have done so much more to make it a 'great' grill. When I saw the price tag, I was worried about the craftmanship. My worries were justified.

First, the materials that the grill is made out of are pretty good. The steel is heavy, the grills are solid, and the frame is rigid. The problem is the design and craftsmanship. A previous reviewer complained about the wheels being cheap plastic. Chargriller must have taken the advice, because the wheels that I have are fairly solid. It took about 2 hours to put the grill together by myself. While putting it together, I noticed the charcoal side and smoker are far from air-tight, not good for charcoal and smoking. You want a very tight charcoal grill so temperature can be controlled precisely by the dampers (the Weber I had was as tight as a drum). This grill is far from air-tight. The area around the lid has about a 1/4 inch gap and the smoker has many many areas where the pieces don't fit together perfectly. There are also a few holes in the smoker where screws for the feet would have gone (the smoker can also be a standalone grill). All these gaps and cracks make it nearly impossible to control the heat. With all the dampers closed, I should be able to smother the fire/coals/wood, but the grill burns at 400+ degrees even with all the dampers closed!!!

Other Cons:

When the lids are open, the warming racks go up/back right over the lid. Anything that drips off the warming rack goes right down the lid and onto the ground behind the grill. I found this out the hard way after an afternoon of cooking burgers. What a mess!

There are no bumpers around the grilling perimeter. One bad spatula or tong move and your meat will slide right off in any direction! They should have at least put a bumper in the back!

The joints aren't tight. Any grease that drips down on the propane side in the corners between the bottom and side pieces of the grill goes right between the two pieces of metal and drips on the propane tank.

No natural gas option

Pros:

Propane, charcoal, smoker, side stove. Nuff said

Cover that was ordered separately covers everything, including smoker box.

Lots of grilling surface

Grill plates are nice, solid, iron.

All in all, I would have paid $500 for this grill if it were of better quality. I'm not to upset, because I feel I got what I paid for, a substandard grill at a low price.

Ok, so this is for the grill, NOT the price. Amazon's price on this item is WAY too high but that isn't what the review is for... I got mine at a sporting goods store for under $250 so shop around.

This is a fantastic grill, it is really versitile.

Pros:

Allows you to cook with charcoal, gas, or smoke (with the optional side firebox)

The 3 burners on the gas side are close to the cooking surface which makes it really easy to control the cooking temperature.

The side firebox somes with cooking grates for grilling 1-2 steaks

Cons:

The grease pan is difficult to clean

The ash tray can be cumbersome to remove

It could really use some better wheels, this is a HEAVY grill if you have the firebox attached and moving it around is tough.

No option for using natural gas as a fuel source

The Cons are all relatively minor in my opinion. This is a great grill, I'd buy another one for sure.

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My husband and I searched and searched for a grill that could do both charcoal and gas. I found this one on Amazon. I love the fact that it offers a smoking option. The burners on the gas side fire up easily and on the charcoal side you can raise and lower the rack you put the charcoal on. It's heavy enough that it hasn't once tipped over from strong winds.(I've had that problem with other grills I've had.) I also like the fact that the gas and the charcoal are completely separate. You can smoke meat on the charcoal side while you are cooking on the gas side. I've had the grill for almost a year and it still works great!

On the con side...

-It rusts easily, even with putting vegetable oil on the surfaces like it directs you too. You have to clean out the charcoal ashes after every use and it's not the easiest to clean. The rack that holds the charcoal doesn't come off the rack that catches the ashes, so rust is bound to form. You will definitely need the cover, unless you plan on storing it inside out of the elements when not in use. A heads up on the cover...although it fits the grill perfectly, it doesn't have elastic on the bottom to stop it from coming off in the wind. We used a couple bungee cords to hold the cover on and that is working great.

-The grease drip pan on the gas side doesn't fully come off making that difficult to clean as well.

Even despite it's cons, I would recommend this grill. It serves it's purpose for the quickness of gas, but also the flavor of charcoal.

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My dad bought me this grill as a house warming present when I moved to Texas in October of 2010. At this point it is less than 10 months old. Originally it worked great. I have used the gas side, the charcoal side and have smoked ribs and chicken using the attached fire (smoke) box.

A few comments about the assembly. Lots of parts but it goes together easily enough.

1)The smoke box just kind of hangs on the side with no real support built in. Pretty flimsy.

2)The tabs that hold the charcoal grill rack are very weak and I actually broke one off during installation.

3)The stainless indirect food racks are flimsy and are held in place by screwing a nut onto a screw. The nut is not fixed and the screw and nut assemblies continue to loosen and come undone through use.

5) The unit is rusting out terribly in the side burner side wall of the gas chamber. .

6) (The Biggy). This unit must have some kind of design flaw. Three times now, the unit has completely caught on fire. The first time it happened I was cooking burgers for the family. Eight to ten burgers. The side walls, bottom, and grease tray completely became engulfed in flames. I was able to put the fire out with a hose but thought I was going to have to call the fire department. I completely cleaned the unit thinking that I had overused it. It happened again two uses later and then again when I was out of town and my wife and sons had to deal with it. I won't let them use it when I am not around now and am going to call Lowe's to see if it can be replaced or returned.

I know a thing or two about grills and was in the barbeque restaurant business for 9 years. I have never seen anything like this. Please post if you have had the same problems.

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I bought this grill with high hopes (but not enough knowledge.) It had exactly what I needed, gas for convenience and charcoal/smoke for cooking low and slow. For the first 6 months I loved it! I smoked brisket, ribs, pork shoulder and other BBQ treats (I am a Texan, so I have a legacy to uphold) every other weekend and had good success. I bought the manufacturers custom cover. Sadly, within the first year the outside was covered with rust, even with regular use of the cover. Within 18 months the metal ledge inside the gas side of the grill that hold the grates up had rusted though, making the grill unusable. I called Chargriller and found that they warranty the charcoal side of the grill body for 5 years, but the gas only 1. Both sides are made of the same material. Obviously they were aware that the materials used on the gas side were not up to snuff.

I have spoken with their service department and they are nice, friendly and ultimately of no help. After they pointed out I had no warranty i said "So, I guess I am out of luck." The rep said "well, that doesnt sound very good." I said "But it does describe my situation, right?" She couldnt help but agree.

Sometimes a great seeming product at a great seeming price is just too good to be true.

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Hoffritz Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Brush

A well-built BBQ brush of good sturdy quality. Looks like it will retain its appearance, and the handle is quite comfortable. I wish the actual bristles were a little thicker, but these seem to hold their shape and clean the grill well.

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Rosle Hook Set for BBQ Grill - Set of 5

These hooks were exactly what we needed for our grill tools. They hang perfectly on the edge of the grill, out of the way but at easy reach!

We have a grill that has a very large bar for hanging utensils. We could not find any hooks that would fit over it. These are exactly what we needed. The hook for the grill is quite large (maybe 2") to accommodate a larger grill. They're covered with rubber so that they don't scratch. This works well for us.

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Berghoff 6-Piece BBQ Set In Aluminum Case

I bought this set for my husband as a Christmas present. The utensils seem to be well made. Unfortunately, when he opened the case, one of the closures snapped right off. We could see that the area where it had drilled to accommodate the closure had been drilled twice. We decided to just keep it since he wanted to use the utensils right away, but for the price, the case should be better made. He didn't want to take the time to return it.

Gave this to my husband for football tailgating. We'll have to wait until the fall to see how it holds up, but he loved it and the tools seem high quality. We haven't had any problem with the case.

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Porcelain Convection 12 7/8 by16.5 Inch Broiler Pan with Porcelain Grill

It works great! I don't do a lot of cooking; my wife is a chef however. I bought this for her after she told me she wanted one. When we got it, she thought I had ordered the wrong thing because she hadn't used one with a slotted bottom pan before. She uses it all of the time and loves it even more than her much older, non-slotted bottom pan broiler. Over all, it has turned out to be a great purchase. Perfect size to cook four large steaks or New-York strips on.

This is the best broiler pan I've ever had.

However, some of the reviews I read said you could just put it in the dishwasher and forget it. Well, I guess I'm a clean-freak 'cause I disagree. But, read on.

With the old enamel broiling pans, I was never happy. They accumulated baked-on black grease deposits that it was nearly impossible to remove without a box or two of SOS pads and days of scrubbing.

This pan is different. There is still baked-on residue that the Consumer Reports best rated dishwasher can't get off, not even in pots and pans plus "turbo zone" modes.

But, I can get this broiler pan back to looking like the day it came out of the box with one or two SOS pads and about 1.5 hours scrubbing.

Don't get me wrong, it does come out of the dishwasher in a state of very acceptable cleanliness. I guess I'm just a perfectionist in wanting ALL indications of use to be removed.

Bottom line: I use a convection oven. I broil often. This is without doubt, the best broiling pan I've ever owned.

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The pan was the size I wanted. Constructed well. No problems with any of that. At the time I didn't pick up on it being a "convection" pan, i.e., having the opening at the bottom of the pan. I cook my bacon using a broiler pan and of course that creates a lot of grease. First time I tried to remove the pan from the oven I spilled grease all over the bottom of the oven because of the opening. While it's great for anything that doesn't create a lot of grease, it just doesn't work well for what I'm doing the most with it. So, with that in mind, it's a great product given its limitations with the opening on the bottom.

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This pan is perfect! Excellent even cooking. Easy to clean...just place in dishwasher.

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With our convection oven getting a workout, we needed some pans that were meant for convection cooking. We purchased this one because it touted itself as "dishwasher safe." After cooking pork chops to juicy perfection, we tossed this in the dishwasher thinking that our work here was done. Unfortunately, while it comes out "clean", that baked on meat residue lingers around the slots. It's nothing that a quick scrub with an SOS pad can't take care of, but it's definitely not a single wash pan.

Still, this is a small price to pay for a pan that works with (instead of against) the convection oven and everything we've tried cooking on it (pork chops, beef loins, salmon etc) turns out perfectly cooked on all sides.

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Whirlpool Part Number 2206671W: Grille, Overflow (White)

I needed this to replace my old one from 10 yrs ago when I bought the fridge. The quality is so so but it serves the purpose. Maybe it's in my mind but I feel the original one might be heavier/thicker.

Funny "MY GRILL IS HOTTER THAN YOURS" Apron; One Size Fits Most - Medium Length Kitchen Aprons for

Nice fabric

Fast shipping

Great comunication

I am very satisfy except that I think for men is a little too short or maybe is just the style I choose

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Mrs. Anderson's Baking Rectangular Multi-Purpose Rack, 11 by-9-Inch

I have been looking for additional cake rakes to match some I bought forty years ago and voila! Nothing new or fancy about these. They just do the job sensibly at very little cost. I now have four. I can not believe it took so long to find something so simple and well made. I highly recommend.

Cuisinart Simply Grilling Nonstick Grilling Platter

I purchased this confident that thanks to the Cuisinart name it would be a quality item. It in practice it is virtually useless.

First the Cuisnart name stamped into it is large enough to allow smaller pieces to fall through. The stamped name also has sharp edges that catch and tear the sponges and scrubbies that I used to clean it. These are minor annoyances.

It's worst feature is that the platter warps at the high temperatures necessary for grilling and when it does, it does so suddenly with a loud pop. This has caused items arranged on it to fly all over the place. After it warps it no longer will lay flat on the grill so half of the tray is suspended a few inches above the grill and cooking is uneven.

Once it cools down it regains its original shape, but a grilling platter that is not usable at grilling temperatures is useless.

Perfect tool for grilling fish, fruit and veggies. Very easy to clean. We use a high temp or BBQ grill pre spray to help in keeping foods from sticking and to make cleaning even easier. We were so pleased with this we bought another one and used it as a gift for another avid grilling family member. For the price this item can't be beat. We take extra care in not over heating, so this should last for years. Buy one, take care of it and you will enjoy it !

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Very pleased with this product. Was not sure if it would do or hold what I wanted them for but passed with flying colors. Easy to clean, well built, vert sturdy. I use it for smoking food and have weight varying around 5-15 pounds and more. per shelf. Looking at the picture it looked okay but I was thinking if I put 15-20 pound load on it, would it work. Sometimes these pictures are not accurate and you take a chance and with me I took 3 shelves. I would recommend this item over any similiar items.

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Well made, sturdy pan for vegetables, etc. The nonstick finish isn't really nonstick. The food comes off easy enough, but takes a lot of elbow grease to clean the pan, even when using Pam for grilling.

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ATK recently reviewed grilling platters. They recommended against using ones with non-stick finishes since grills often reach temperatures above 500 F where non-stick surfaces will give off toxic gasses, not to mention ruining the finish. They also disliked the large CUISINART punched through lettering which allowed small items to fall through and did not like having only three raised sides as one reviewer here mentioned. ATK's recommended grill pan was the Weber 6434.

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Berghoff Geminis 33-Piece BBQ Set In Case

It's the perfect size, the Berghoff Geminis 33-Piece BBQ Set, it's the perfect size to carry around, but it is also just big enough to really be impressive to all the guys. People look at it and the girls get quiet and the guys always let out a "oooh" the first time they see it. It's sturdy, durable and allows for some serious versatility on the grill. Like I said, it's perfect.

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Weber Q 6505 Griddle with Handles

If 2 1/2 stars were an option that is what I would give the griddle.

The biggest problem I have is the outside lip is only around 1/4 inch tall. When making eggs or other foods with a high liquid content it will spill over far too easily. I use the griddle and Weber Q220 grill mostly for tailgating at football games so perfectly flat ground is difficult to find. If the lip were a half inch or more taller than the cooking surface it would handle bacon grease, eggs, and the olive oil I use to cook with much better.

Foods that are more solid, such as french toast, pulled pork bbq, and sausage work fine on the griddle. Call it 4 stars in those situations.

The griddle is cast iron so it is heavy, but you know that going in.

Since Weber is so good at what they do I don't want to second guess them on this, but I don't understand why it is so much smaller than the grill. I've read reviews about it being small, but was unaware that it only covers 2/3 of the grill surface (front to rear). I like that it is enameled cast iron with handles and it is well made. But I had to rate it down because it only covers part of the grill. If there is an advantage to this, it may be that link sausage can be grilled at the same time that I'm frying eggs or making pancakes. Except for the size, I'm very happy with it, and with the extended usefulness it creates for the Weber Q when I'm camping.

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Very good product, porcelain-coated cast iron really holds in the heat well. The lip around the edge measures 9/16" high, with pouring spouts at all 4 corners, which were very handy. It does add some real weight to the grill, and can take another 5 minutes or so for the grill to heat up adequately, as you are adding so much more mass to heat. Made excellent french toast, bacon, eggs, and sausage for us, and nothing stuck to it at all, even my fried eggs. The handles that come with it are very handy for lifting the hot griddle off the Q. Do your research, though; there are different griddles that fit the different Weber Q sizes.

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Great add on to my Q, I use when it all the time when I go camping and it works well. I do wish the cook surface was just cast iron & not a coated cast iron, the coating is a little rough and could be smoother. but it does work good.

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When the griddle arrived I was disappointed to see how small it is. I was hoping for a griddle to cover the entire cooking surface of the grill. Guess I should of paid closer attention to the dimensions. Griddle was returned and I ordered a Camp Chef CGG24 griddle. The Camp Chef griddle is just what I was looking for. I can cook for a huge crowd on this oversized griddle. Beware it is big and heavy. Also, it is easier to use if the Q220 cover is removed. I replaced the standard hinge pins with quick pull pins so that the cover can be removed/installed in seconds.

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Lodge Logic LJSCP3 Jumbo Chef's Platter, 12-inch by 15-inch

Let me start off by saying that I'm an unabashed fan of cooking with cast iron cookware and Lodge cast iron in particular.

Having used the Lodge Pro Logic pizza pan from over a year to make roast potatoes (thin skin red, fingerling, little gourmet potatoes, cut to roughly same size, liberally tossed in olive oil, Rosemary, Oregano, a dash of red wine vinegar, 450 degrees, 20 minutes then flip with spatula or tongs, roast another 20 minuts or until soft).

The possibility of roasting all kinds of veggies arises. I bought this pan to serve as a spill over pan when I had too many veggies on the pizza pan (a little space around the roasted veggies helps).

Alas, it perfectly fits 1/2 of my gas grill, I'm now thinking about roasted veggies in the summer without running a high temperature oven in the summer. I'll also use this for family style fajitas.

Like all Lodge the quality is great. The 12" X 15" dimensions are outer dimensions, with the inner dimensions being about 12"-10", 10-14" at the wide point.

When you buy this remember it is a heavy pan that will get heavier when full of food. Be in the habit of picking up a pot holder when you move towards a pan. This pan will hold the heat from the oven. Be prepared to still have your food warm on the coolest winter days when you go back for seconds, or even when it comes time to clean up.

Lodge makes a smaller version of this pan, I"m not sure if it's on Amazon yet. The smaller version has a wood liner available, but there is no liner available for the jumbo platter.

The Lodge Chef's Platter can certainly be used as a serving platter. Warm it slightly in an oven to keep hot hors d'oeuvres warm. Chill it in a refrigerator for an hour before serving a relish tray or meat and cheese tray so those items stay colder longer.

The versatility comes from its ability to be used in the oven, on the stove top, or on the grill. Preheat it for 15-20 minutes in the oven and put on french fries, sweet potato fries, pizza, veggies, chicken strips, or anything else. The food comes out crispy with a perfectly thin "crust". No more soggy baked french fries!

For the bakers, this also works well for Italian bread. Pre-heat it and you'll get a nice crispy crust that works very well with Italian bread.

What originally drew me to the platter was its flat bottom (save for the small Lodge logo cast into it). The flat bottom means it can work effectively on a glass or ceramic smooth-top electric stove. You must give the platter adequate time to pre-heat when using it on a stovetop. Due to its size and slow-heating nature, it will take a good 10-20 minutes for the edges to heat up on a smooth-top stove (longer than my 12" Lodge skillet). If you don't, you'll have a big hot spot in the middle. Depending on the size of your stove and the configuration of your burners, you may be able to get the platter to fit across two burners.

Once your platter is pre-heated on the stove top, it works very well as a smooth griddle for pancakes, eggs, fried rice, grilled cheese, paninis, and everyone's favorite food: bacon.

Take the platter outside and put it on your gas or charcoal grill. It will prevent smaller items from falling between the grates. It also won't let flames to directly contact the food which can be good if whatever your cooking is somewhat delicate or has a tendency to catch fire.

The platter does come preseasoned from the factory. However, in my experience, it is a bit weak and needs a bit of help. My process for building up the seasoning on a new pan, or giving a boost to used ones is to warm the piece on the stovetop and lightly coat it with vegetable (soybean) oil or vegetable shortening. I then place the piece in a 500-degree oven (upside-down so excess oil won't pool) for one hour. After the hour is up, I turn the oven off and leave the piece in there until it is cool. This process will create smoke, so be sure to turn your range hood on and/or open a window.

The only negative to this pan is its size. The cooking surface is less than 12x15 probably closer to 10x13. Lodge needs to make a 15x20 version to fully occupy two burners on a typical stove.

The standard warnings about cast iron apply to this platter: it's heavy, it takes time to heat up and cool down, it's not dishwasher safe, it will rust if you scour it and soak it, and you shouldn't use soap or detergent on it.

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The name "Platter" can really be misleading for this pan. We have found that it substitutes great for a cookie sheet and most anything else that you would use a cookie sheet for. Matt shows you this cookie sheet in our video and he goes over its finer qualities!

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I use cast iron pretty much exclusively at this point, so I purchased two of these platters to replace cookie sheets. They're great! I don't normally love Lodge's pre seasoning, but these pans really were non-stick upon arrival (not that that stopped me from applying my own coat of seasoning anyway...).

Size-wise they're great as well. I've used them to bake cookies (each platter holds 9 good-sized cookies), make fries for two people (two large potatoes worth), bake two personal-size thin crust pizzas (I choose these over my pizza stone for ease of use), and warm cheesy, gooey nachos. In all those applications, nothing ever stuck to the platters, they wiped clean with just paper towel, and I was able to store them easily. I definitely recommend you get one or two of these!

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We use this pan for all kinds of things in the oven and the grill. Roasting vegetables, grill cheese, piazza, brick chicken on the grill, corn on the cob in the grill is also good. This pan has never let me down.

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