I bought one of these back in the early 90’s, and one winter it was left outside, and never really recovered from the snowfall, or maybe it was the rust.
Anyhoo, I’ve tried to find a replacement, but haven’t been very successful. I know they used to sell them at Target, but I can’t find them there, nor people who know what I’m talking about.
I finally found a Y2K survivalist website that was selling them, and I emailed in my order. That was 7 weeks ago (and they say 6-8 weeks for delivery). I emailed them regarding the status and haven’t heard anything, so I called the number…disconnected. Now, I know I can call my credit card and get the charge canceled, but where do I get a replacement grill?
rubes
ps: For the record, they work like a charm. Burgers done in 5 minutes with a nice smoky taste.
Oh yeah, if you never heard of this thing, the grill isn’t made out of newspaper, but rather instead of charcoal, you crinkle up 10 sheets of newspaper, light it, and put your food on. Dick Butkis was hawking it on an infomercial circa 1991.
Cantheara baby, you’re the greatest. I had used a few search engines, and tried E-Bay a few times. The wolverine grill is the one that resembles what I had.
I had feared that because of fire hazards, these were banned. That is one bad thing, after the newspaper has burned, the wind can kick up red embers and such. My solution: A small metal waste basket placed upside down over the grill. After the grill has cooled, flip the can and grill around, and the ashes are now at the bottom of the trash can.
A Y2K survivalist website? Are these people thinking
clearly? The apocalypse comes, Western Civilization crumbles, and they still expect the newspaper to be delivered? In these people’s worst case scenario, they
expected to be grilling the paper boy.