If you live in an apartment or for any reason can’t have an outdoor grill (or even if you can), Stephen’s Stovetop BBQ Grill, $120, is an indoor BBQ alternative you’ll want to know about.
Though I’m fortunate to have a back yard and a Char-Broil Infrared outdoor grill that I love, when it’s humid and nearly 100º outdoors, I can still grill outdoor-style on a gas stove burner in the kitchen. No sweating! Raining? No sweat! No other reason?
While there are numerous choices of excellent stovetop grill pans available, all have one thing in common – a stovetop mess and they’re not really barbecues. But there is also an unavoidable mess. This alternative produces virtually no mess at all on the stovetop. Remember, it must be a gas stovetop as the BBQ relies on the flames coming up from below it, not just the heat. Sorry, electric range uses.
Heat from the gas burner flames rises through the core, heating the grates as if an outdoor grill. Unlike an outdoor grill, drippings and juices from using this product drain through specially designed channels and are collected through the top and middle pieces in the skillfully engineered bottom piece. With its outer ring created at just the right internal angle, released juices are captured and remain inside so as not to contact the flame and produce a fire or flare-ups. Make no mistake, this is grilling, but without the smokiness.
It is important to note that the drippings catcher must not be allowed to become over full or it is in jeopardy of letting loose the juices into the flame and onto the burner below. Don’t worry about this. Just be aware and, through use, you’ll learn how much is retained. Also note that it is best, in my view, to BBQ foods that are likely to drip less than more.
When you’ve a hankerin’ for home-cooked BBQ, Stephen’s Stovetop BBQ Grill will do a great job . . . indoors. For now, get this yet-to-be-discovered-by-the-masses product with FREE CONTINENTAL US SHIPPING through the company Website.
