The Holland Grill

[TwiceHorn 31679]

Anyone ever heard of these?  We bought a new house that has an outdoor cooking area with one of these "built in" as well as a raised spot for a BGE or other Kamado type thing or another smoker/grill.

I did a little digging around and they're kind of interesting and had a serious cult following.  Bottom line is, it's a gas grill but with the burner apparently under a plate, so there's no direct heat and they tend to come to a temperature and just stay there, so they don't really "grill."  

The one that's there seems to be a bit decrepit, although it could probably be rebuilt.  The problem is, the company went out of business a few years back, apparently because taken care of, these things last multiple generations.  They supposedly have some parts inventory and are trying to get going again, but  . . . .

We'll probably buy a BGE or similar to put in the spot for it, and that will take care of our smoking and grilling needs, which is good because I actually prefer charcoal/wood grilling.

But this seems like it might be an interesting adjunct because it's almost like an oven.

[baboso 6057]

I had one.  It is very much like an oven.  Pros: no hot spots, flare-ups.  Cons: impossible to sear, very little "bbq" flavor.  If they are taken care of, they will last a long time.

[Pato del Muerto 52858]

Sounds like a Dutch oven

[NeverMarryAStripper 22030]

Except nobody likes the Dutch, but people from Holland are OK

[beer 3245]

is this like an infrared grill?  I've used one of those for a decade and it works very well.  Just now starting to rust. 

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Aren’t they basically like my gas-powered flat griddle?  Great for burgers for 10 or to show off at breakfast, otherwise just like cooking in a pan. 

It’s Benihana at your house. 

[baboso 6057]

1 hour ago, Liquor and Poker said:

Aren’t they basically like my gas-powered flat griddle?  Great for burgers for 10 or to show off at breakfast, otherwise just like cooking in a pan. 

It’s Benihana at your house. 

Pretty close, except they have a gas burner, then a metal diffuser plate, a metal drip pan, and then a cooking grate above that.  Heat is all indirect.

This video explains it.

 

[Steel Shank 9439]

We talking about the Dutch?

[Homercles 10206]

On 3/20/2023 at 11:34 PM, Steel Shank said:

We talking about the Dutch?

You son of a bitch

 

Edited March 22, 2023 by Homercles

[General Specific 3342]

[TwiceHorn 31679]

I have never owned a gas grill.  The idea doesn't really appeal to me much, as we have always preferred charcoal for actual grilling, of like burgers, etc.  Have yet to undertake smoking.

Wife, however, is passingly amused by "outdoor pizza ovens" and shit like that she sees on home shows.  So this seems to do all of that type of thing, and, apparently, meat cooked on it turns out pretty good by virtue of the grate and drippings (I guess what I was "missing" about a gas grill).

So, I dug around for grill cleaners and stumbled across a guy that actually owns one.  So, he was able to clean the fucker up and replace the burner and igniter and got it going.  It has one setting, "on," and the burner has some adjustments, but then it reaches one temp and stays.  So, slow but predictable cooking.

Good guy if you need help with a nasty grill and seems to know his business on repairs. https://www.bigspoongrillcleaning.com/