If you have ever struggled to lift the grid off a hot grill for refueling or smoking, this eminently cool tool from Steven Raichlen is for you. The powerful spring mechanism lets you grab and lift a hot grid with one hand, leaving the other free to add fresh charcoal or wood chips. Sturdy construction and powerful spring mechanism is able to lift heavy stainless steel and cast iron grids, like Steven Raichlen’s Tuscan Grill, with one hand. Wooden handle keeps your hand away from the heat.
Product Features
- Stainless steel construction
- Bakelite handle stays cool
- 10.5-inch handle keeps hands away from heat
- Powerful mechanism is able to lift heavy grids with one hand
- Model number: SR8069
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Worked well – while it lasted It worked fine for handling my 18″ cast iron grate while it lasted.The black parts of the handles were painted wood, not bakelite as the product page states; the paint is flaking off pretty badly after only about 6 months. Granted, it has been stored mostly in an outdoor storage bin, seeing the elements for a night or so every once in a while, but I’m still not impressed with how the paint failed to hold up.The real problem is the spot welds at the base; of the two…
Total Crap I bought this because it was recommended/endorsed/whatever by Steven Raichlen. Do not waste your money. This is an overly-engineered product that simply doesn’t work. What you need is the old-fashioned type that uses leverage to lift and hold the grill grate. This requires you to insert the thing inside the grate, turn it 90 degrees, release the spring tension, and lift. Sadly, the spring is not strong enough to keep the top and bottom firmly against the grate. This means that when you…