![]() But despite the smartness and the elevated design, I went from beginner to expert level griller in about, oh, 10 minutes? Not too shabby. For another, instead of buying propane or charcoal, you buy fuel bricks (called Briqs) straight from the Spark app that slide into the bottom of the grill. For one, it’s electric you’ll need an extension cord. ![]() And the app will teach you how to fire the Spark Grill up, which is necessary, since this thing’s design is unique. Quick Briqs: these have a range of 450F to 600F and last 30 to 45 minutes, for simple grilling of, say, a few hamburgers. Different Briqs are designed for specific temperature ranges and each has an estimated duration time. That’s just the world we live in.) The app will give you step-by-step video instructions on building the grill out the box, as well as correctly seasoning the cast iron grill plate. Spark charcoal Briqs Spark is designed to be used exclusively with their proprietary Briqs. (You bet this is another smart, app-connected device. All you need is the Spark app on your phone. This is made possible by Wests proprietary design for what he calls the Briq, a sort of cartridge made from wood and charcoal, that inserts into a drawer and ignites at the press of a button. The Spark grill does not require a “license to grill,” and yes, that’s another prime dad-joke grilling apron slogan. Thus West designed the Spark Grill, which combines the benefits of charcoal with the convenience of gas. Timothy Mulcare You don’t need grill expertise to be an expert Spark griller. I wanted a grill for people who are intimidated by grills. ![]() I wanted the easy way out-or rather, the easy way into the club. I love grilled chicken and onions and corn, but not that much. I wasn’t about to spend a summer toiling away over a finicky, burning metal box. (A favorite apron slogan of mine? “I like smokin’ hot grills.” I give you: men!) Blame my reluctance on the types of commercials that run during halftime. To an outsider-particularly a twenty-something woman-the grilling ranks seemed closed to anyone not willing to complete a rigorous apprenticeship and enter into a lifetime of wearing stupid dad-joke aprons. Yes, they offer a low and slow charcoal brick, a standard, and a quick burn brick. There are actually several varieties of this brick depending on the flavor you want or the style of cooking you are doing. Charcoal or propane, Weber or Big Green Egg, respect is paid to the fire, to the meat and vegetables atop it. Spark requires a specialized brick (or briq) of charcoal made by the manufacturer in Boulder Colorado. ![]() But men who do grill? Man, do they grill. These picks are the best way to spend your hard-earned cash.Īfter a lifetime of having a Midwest dad and about three minutes into my first day at Esquire, it was made abundantly clear to me that grilling is an important part of being a man. ![]()
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