BarbeSkew II – Rotating BBQ

What is it?
Since the dawn of time all men have cooked raw meat over an open flame and we cant explain why we love doing it. We have also, by default, all burnt our meat into unrecognisable charred lumps, with a pink gooey centre. This was all done in an effort to get that unbeatable flame grilled taste, which as you will know, is difficult to master… until now. Step up the BarbeSkew II (the new cheaper version of the original BarbeSkew, as seen on Dragons Den). It is essentially a new take on a BBQ that constantly rotates your chosen meat, instead of leaving it static on a grill. It does not sound like a massive evolutionary step, but the best ideas are always the most simple. You lance your chosen cuts of animal onto the 7 small skewers then slip them into the groves provided over the charcoal. They then slowly rotate, allowing the meat to receive a 360 degree view of the fire below. You also get 2 cage skewers enabling you to still cook the BBQ classics, sausages and burgers that also benefit from the same 360 degree cooking experience.

All the skewers are rotated by electric motors that require 2xD batteries to operate (not included). The rest of the unit is pretty standard BBQ stuff; has 2 wheels making it easy to move, has a removable charcoal tray making it easy to clean, has a closable lid to help with wind and rain (as this is inevitable). The video at the bottom of the post is a little different to what we usually show as it is an interview with the brain child of the BarbeSkew by the British Library. Its nice to see a gadget designer talking about his own creation.

Why do I want it?
As far as we see it, the BarbeSkew II has two massive advantages over the standard BBQ. The first of these is the way in which it cooks the food. As your grub is on rotating skewers it receives that precious BBQ heat on all sides. This in turn cooks everything evenly and gives it a fantastic flame grilled taste. The second point is allot more important. At any BBQ the cook (BBQ master) is ultimately responsible for not poisoning everyone and serving up decent grub.

The downside of this is that the “BBQ master” is constantly on “BBQ watch”, leaving no time for decent socialising (drinking with mates and chatting about birds/footie). As the BarbeSkew II rotates the food for you it is a lot less time consuming. This is turn allows you to leave it unattended and enjoy that much deserved cold one and join the party banter. For those reasons alone we think this piece of BBQ gadgetry is worth every penny, so whip out your reddies and get a BarbeSkew II ordered before the season ends.