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Features
Stainless Steel
Cooks up to 4 potatoes
Metal conducts heat inside for faster cooking
Manufacturer Description
Grilling authority, Steven Raichlen, host of the popular cooking series Barbecue University and author of the best-selling Barbecue Bible cookbook series, partnered with The Companion Group to create a fabulous line of innovative, versatile barbecue products. If you like potatoes baked, wait until you taste them grilled. Press washed potatoes onto the upright prongs, brush with olive oil or butter. Season generously with salt and pepper and place rack on the grill. Metal conducts heat inside spuds for faster cooking.
Reader Reviews
While the principle of the product is rather simple (a flat piece of metal with spikes sticking up), it is very useful. The instructions are very easy - coat with a light coating of oil, and drop the potatoes on the metal spikes. Stick on BBQ and cook. Allegedly cooks faster than potatoes would in an oven. Here are my reflections after my first time using this contraption: 1) I started cooking potatoes at the same time as the steak and vegetables. By the time my steak and asparagus were cooked, the potatoes needed another 10 minutes or so. In hindsight, I should have started the potatoes while the grill was heating up; and they would have been done on time 2) I varied from the original instructions - wrapping two of the four potatoes in aluminum foil before placing them on the spikes. They cooked faster, though had less of a roasted taste (that I found very desirable!) 3) On one of the four spikes I placed a sweet potato - which tasted fantastic after coming off the grill! It needed no foil, and cooked a little faster than the exposed (foil-free) potatoes. In summary, you should probably start cooking the potatoes while the grill is heating up. You can wrap them in foil to make the job faster; though it will cut back on the nice roasted flavor that you otherwise get. I gave it 4 stars because it isn't 100% non-stick, even with a coat of oil. When I pull potatoes off the rack, they tend to stick to the spike and tear that part of the potato open. Still taste great, though!
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Steven Raichlen Best of Barbecue SR8018 Potato Grill Rack
List Price: $12.99
Available from Amazon
Price: $9.89
Updated on 11-19-2008.
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