Bright and early Wednesday morning a package arrived from FedEx at my door. The Alton Brown Grilling Essentials kit recently purchased was here. My sight has been set on this set for a long time. 
The red gloves being the primary object of my lust.
But the cute little T-Rex spray bottle wasn't far behind.
First item up for examination, the gloves. Pulling them out of the bag, I found them constructed of heavy-duty materials. Many years ago my mom bought me some welding gloves for a Christmas present and while those gloves are nice and served their purpose well, the quality is nowhere near that of these gloves.
Now I have to make an important decision. To use these gloves or not. Judging the condition of my old welding gloves, I fear these would end up in looking a little battered. Tough call.
The next thing I looked over was the tongs. To me, these were icing on on the cake since my primary goal was to get those gloves. I have several sets of tongs, I love my latest set a 6 inch pair bought from a restaurant supply store. But these new tongs will be used. They have a nice heft to them and the pull up locking feature is far better than the sliding metal bar on my other tongs. Another added bonus, the tongs are made in the USA. ;)
T-Rex.
I love this little guy.
Like the red gloves, the old T-Rex has been something I've drooled over purchasing. And now he's mine!
I got a chuckle from the note to fellow grillers from Alton on the enclosed recipe card. As reader Luke over at Latent Chestnut told us, there's a warning about not feeling like a superhero upon wearing of the gloves. I can't say I felt like a superhero, ok maybe a little. What could be my name... Grilling Girl? Captain Culinary? Oh wait... Mighty Mise en Place! ;)
The other thing I noted on the card was AB remembered not all grillers are male. The message said something like go forth and grill like madmen (or madwomen). Thanks for remembering we gals grill too.
Overall, I'm very happy with the grilling kit.
4 comments:
I received my T-Rex in the mail today as well! He's such a cute little guy! And despite the picture on AB's site, he did come with the green bottle! (Not that clear would've been bad, it just wouldn't quite have been the same. ;) )
AB would want you to wear the heck out of those gloves girlfriend! (you can always order another pair) Go forth and grill your heart out!!! If you're feeling a little crazy, fill up T-Rex with a margarita on the rocks and spritz away!
Hey! Thanks for mentioning me in your post! I have used my gloves and they are looking a little worse for the wear, but they are holding up wonderfully. And as much as Alton warned against it, I still feel like a superhero when I put them on; it's just my nature.
I will use them for baking, at least. My welding gloves are in bad shape mostly because I use them outside with the grill.
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