Flexible Skewer's Are Pretty Cool

Midnight Smoke · 06-21-2011, 12:16 AM

A Father's day gift from my daughter. Did not have anything really cool looking to grill but wanted to try them out. There is a lot of real estate room on these. Work great on the Egg and good for any round cooker. These could have taken quite a bit more to fill them out.

RevZiLLa · 06-21-2011, 12:20 AM

I like those

spetch · 06-21-2011, 12:37 AM

Firewires are awesome! I bought 4 of them for my Kamado Joe and they fit lots of food and fit the grill great. I found less stuff broke as I was putting it on than my old straight skewers.

Enjoy!

purplestarrider · 06-21-2011, 12:48 AM

I saw those for the first time the other day while reading an article on the top 10 things people waste their money on for BBQ. And that was in the top 4. And all i could think of was wow those are cool they could be so handy depending on what you were cooking on.

Looks like you have already started enjoying them. i can't wait to hear more about them cause i would like to get me some.

Midnight Smoke · 06-21-2011, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by purplestarrider

I saw those for the first time the other day while reading an article on the top 10 things people waste their money on for BBQ. And that was in the top 4.

Lol, do not believe everything you read. Being in the top ten things people waste their money on for BBQ, I bet they did not mention Matchlight!

AMROCKS · 06-21-2011, 07:01 AM

any trouble with food getting caught between the "needle" and cable joint?

deguerre · 06-21-2011, 07:16 AM

Sweet! I got those last Fall on clearence at Kroger. They're nifty little tools.

Gore · 06-21-2011, 07:30 AM

One thing I dislike about them is that it is more difficult to flip the food than with conventional skewers. You can't just rotate the wire as the food doesn't rotate with it. Have to use tongs to flip every piece.

FFPEREZ · 06-21-2011, 07:48 AM

I love my set, very useful when you are tight on room.
I flip them in a gental jump rope motion

FatDaddy · 06-21-2011, 08:29 AM

I got some of these a few weeks ago at Williams Sonoma while we were shopping in ft worth. I finally picked up peppers and sirloin steak to try em out this week some time. Looked like they would work great in the egg.

RyGuy · 06-21-2011, 09:22 AM

One other issue with those things, you have to make sure and keep the pointed tip end inside the cook chamber so it gets up to sufficient temp to kill any contaminants that may be there from the raw meat when it was threaded on. Some of the photos I saw of them in use, had the skewer end outside the cook chamber. That'd be a no-no for me.

Midnight Smoke · 06-21-2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AMROCKS

any trouble with food getting caught between the "needle" and cable joint?

There is a small amount of resistance, depending on what you ate threading on. No big deal though.

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Originally Posted by Gore

One thing I dislike about them is that it is more difficult to flip the food than with conventional skewers. You can't just rotate the wire as the food doesn't rotate with it. Have to use tongs to flip every piece.

I noticed that too. But like FFPEREZ said, if you give them the right flip most of the pieces will turn.

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Originally Posted by RyGuy

One other issue with those things, you have to make sure and keep the pointed tip end inside the cook chamber so it gets up to sufficient temp to kill any contaminants that may be there from the raw meat when it was threaded on. Some of the photos I saw of them in use, had the skewer end outside the cook chamber. That'd be a no-no for me.

Good point! I plan on always keeping my tips inside the cooking chamber. Don't want those metal tips laying between my gasket on the Egg.

AMROCKS · 06-21-2011, 11:36 AM

I'm saying when you pull the food back off it looks like there may be a catcher where the probe attaches to the cable. Looks like it may be harder to clean than a standard ole metal skewer. Do you find that to be the case?

AMROCKS · 06-21-2011, 11:36 AM

They do look cool though!

Midnight Smoke · 06-21-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AMROCKS

I'm saying when you pull the food back off it looks like there may be a catcher where the probe attaches to the cable. Looks like it may be harder to clean than a standard ole metal skewer. Do you find that to be the case?

1st time using them, but for whatever reason these were cleaner than the normal skewer's after the food was removed.

06-21-2011, 12:16 AM	#1
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Flexible Skewer's Are Pretty Cool A Father's day gift from my daughter. Did not have anything really cool looking to grill but wanted to try them out. There is a lot of real estate room on these. Work great on the Egg and good for any round cooker. These could have taken quite a bit more to fill them out. __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

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06-21-2011, 12:48 AM	#4
purplestarrider Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-23-11 Location: Arvada, CO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I saw those for the first time the other day while reading an article on the top 10 things people waste their money on for BBQ. And that was in the top 4. And all i could think of was wow those are cool they could be so handy depending on what you were cooking on. Looks like you have already started enjoying them. i can't wait to hear more about them cause i would like to get me some. __________________ Jess-NBBD (still learning) Imperial Kamado (restoring) MES 30" Digital

06-21-2011, 07:16 AM	#7
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sweet! I got those last Fall on clearence at Kroger. They're nifty little tools. __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

06-21-2011, 07:30 AM	#8
Gore somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods ... and Nazis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One thing I dislike about them is that it is more difficult to flip the food than with conventional skewers. You can't just rotate the wire as the food doesn't rotate with it. Have to use tongs to flip every piece. __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1"

06-21-2011, 12:37 AM	#3
spetch Found some matches. Join Date: 05-19-11 Location: Campbell River, BC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Firewires are awesome! I bought 4 of them for my Kamado Joe and they fit lots of food and fit the grill great. I found less stuff broke as I was putting it on than my old straight skewers. Enjoy!

06-21-2011, 07:01 AM	#6
AMROCKS Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-12-11 Location: Augusta, Ga Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	any trouble with food getting caught between the "needle" and cable joint?

06-21-2011, 07:48 AM	#9
FFPEREZ Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 05-26-11 Location: Southern, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love my set, very useful when you are tight on room. I flip them in a gental jump rope motion __________________ IAFF local 618

06-21-2011, 08:29 AM	#10
FatDaddy is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-04-06 Location: Wichita Falls, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got some of these a few weeks ago at Williams Sonoma while we were shopping in ft worth. I finally picked up peppers and sirloin steak to try em out this week some time. Looked like they would work great in the egg. __________________ HALF DIAMOND RANCH BBQ Home made 5' reverse flow smoker Lg BGE WSM 18.5 WSM 22.5 Weber Kettle 22 1/2" silver series Weber Copper Smokey Joe Gold 14.5" GPS trackable RED super fast thermopen http://www.facebook.com/jtempleton2

06-21-2011, 09:22 AM	#11
RyGuy Got Wood. Join Date: 04-07-11 Location: Bowling Green, KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One other issue with those things, you have to make sure and keep the pointed tip end inside the cook chamber so it gets up to sufficient temp to kill any contaminants that may be there from the raw meat when it was threaded on. Some of the photos I saw of them in use, had the skewer end outside the cook chamber. That'd be a no-no for me.

06-21-2011, 11:36 AM	#13
AMROCKS Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-12-11 Location: Augusta, Ga Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm saying when you pull the food back off it looks like there may be a catcher where the probe attaches to the cable. Looks like it may be harder to clean than a standard ole metal skewer. Do you find that to be the case?