A certain American automaker is running a summer advertising series you may have seen in some edited form or other where the host mills around and “interviews” various folks.
In the main advertisement opening there is a very brief shot of the well-known and respected host quipping about grillin’.
And it bugs me every time!
Luckily, both Brian Adkins (who kindly provided the video above to YouTube) and Gizmodo writer Sam Biddle also seem to be eagle-eyed on this particular grilling technique likely learned from a hungry sysadmin trapped in a network room with a lot of food but no pit.
While Mike’s technique and equipment probably won’t earn him a guest spot on Barbecue University with host Steven Raichlen anytime soon, I have to confess, it appears that use of a “baker’s” wire rack (also seen in network rooms holding server and system equipment) apparently is not completely a made-for-TV gimmick after-all.
That one actually looked quite professional and culinary-grade. Never one to shirk from a mystery, it took me just a bit of detective work, but between shots of the grill seen above used by chef Warren Schwartz and images in the Gizmodo comment section I was able to trace down what is probably the actual grill used by Warren.
Turns out it seems to be a Big John 5 foot Charcoal Grill from Big John Grills & Rotisseries.
Who knew?!
So the next time you sysadmins want to impress the other techies at your backyard barbeque, see if you can pull one of these Big John babies out! Who knows, maybe Mike will show up and help you flip.
However, judging from his grill work in the ad versus his handiwork as seen in his role as a host in another show, his dirty-job handling skills might be better put to use opening up your PC and server cases and blowing out all the dust and guck from inside them while he’s there!
CC attribution: by "eurleif" (Leif K-Brooks) on flickr.
Now that’s a dirty job!
Though in my mind, Mike’s grill will still be associated with use as a server rack.
--Claus V.
Bonus Link: What’s on the grill in France? via Justinsomnia
Now that’s my kind of grill and delectables! -Yummers
1 comment:
Wow, I've worked on some dirty computers this past summer (and again this fall) for a college project, but that one is unreal. It is wonder computer hasn't had a meltdown, those heat sinks aren't going to do any good caked in that much dust and god knows what else...
I knew that rack/grill looked familiar, seen them in our server room at the college.
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