You Probably Wouldn’t Be Interested…
If you’re in the market for a gas braai I have bad news for you.
You’ll end up paying big money for very little product.
I own a gas braai; used to be brand new; looked great at one stage; like it could withstand years of braaiing abuse.
It couldn’t. Turns out my gas braai is a sissy. The slightest hint at tanning a tjoppie and it wants to curl up and die.
Everything’s disposable these days, even gas braais. You’re supposed to braai only a few tjoppies, then dump it.
A gas braai’s body is purposefully made from material only slightly thicker than tin foil. Actually, it might be coated tin foil, to make it appear thicker.
The burners are so fragile that they skrik the moment you place anything thicker than a pork rasher on the grill.
Some gas braais are made from stainless steel, but the manufacturer won’t tell you what grade. Here’s the thing: even if tinfoil were made from stainless steel, it would still be tinfoil, which means it’s still a piece of junk.
On some gas braais the burners and heat plates are so close to the braai grids that your meat is burned to a crisp from flareups.
And have you tried cleaning a gas braai? All those structural bends (tinfoil needs all the support it can get) makes it a drag.
Sterkte in finding a gas braai that won’t fall apart the moment you wheel it out of the shop and doesn’t break your bank account either.
“Is there an alternative or am I gonna waste my money no matter which one I buy?”
Glad you asked.
I’m designing a gas braai that’s:
- strong.
- It’s supposed to give you years of trouble-free braaiing pleasure. Quite frankly, I don’t want to see you soon again if you buy a braai from me. You shouldn’t need to contact me. I want at least three years of peace before I hear from you.
- heats up like an over-revved Opel.
- It’ll give you plenty of heat.
- gives you an easy way to control airflow to the burners.
- Eliminate yellow flame at the turn of a tap.
- gives you amazing control over heat.
- Create heat zones for maximum braaiing control.
- easy to clean.
- Easily remove the grids, drip tray and heat plates for cleaning.
When I say, “doesn’t fall apart,” I mean 2.5mm 304 stainless steel, not 1.6mm.
When I say, “heats up” I mean eight burners, not four. It’s a personal little hell reserved for cows, pigs and chickens.
When I say “easy to clean” it means a construction that makes it easy for you to get the drip tray out. Easy to get the burner plates out too. Also, no unnecessary structural curves and bends that tinfoil requires to stay together.
But you wouldn’t be interested.
So you go right ahead, take out a second bond and buy a standard gas braai at your favourite outlet.
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