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Problem:
A conventional barbecue requires lots of work, lots of
carrying, lots of cleaning.
Previous solution:
A conventional disposable barbeque is a misnomer. It
lacks the key component of a barbecue, namely
foodstuffs.
New solution:
The non disposable barbecue is a single frozen unit,
carefully
constructed so that the top layer contains mixed frozen
meats and barbecuable items, below which exists a
rudimentary slow-burning grill, and below which one
finds
a perfectly optimised blend of fuel within a slow-burning
shell. Upon ignition, the fuel cooks the foodstuffs to
perfection, which are at this point consumed. The fire
continues to consume the remainder of the barbecue.
Nothing remains but a little hot ash.
Drawbacks:
1) You don't get to choose your foodstuffs, as they are
preselected by unit purchased.
2) There's no chance of a traditional over-cooked or
under-
cooked item.
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The grill plate will be a technical challenge, but [+] anyway. |
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A material that's heat-resistant, but water soluble - maybe clay-based - would probably be best. |
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//The grill plate will be a technical challenge,// |
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The existing disposable - er... things? already solve this.
They use a fine steel mesh. With heat moisture and oxygen,
they essentially rust into nothingness on the scale of weeks. |
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What about magnesium for the grill? Protect it from direct
flame during the "cooking" phase so it is only transmitting
(relatively low) heat to the food, but allow it to ignite right
at the end (remove food quickly before this happens...). |
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// remove food quickly // |
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Get the combination of alkali metals right and you've actually created a "pop-up" barbecue ... |
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// they essentially rust into nothingness on the scale of weeks // |
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Do they license the technology from Fiat ? |
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//Do they license the technology from Fiat?// |
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I assume it was all off-patent long ago. Fiat, Lancia, BL, MG
& even Merc were doing a fine job back in the 70's |
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Yes, but that's a bit like all the "me too" Dyson clones; it's Fiat that originally perfected the idea. |
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There is a problem with the name. As described, it is nonetheless possible to dispose of this item before it is unwrapped and used. |
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<Rustling of golden envelope/> |
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of today's HalfBakery Gratuitous Pedantry award is ... [pocmloc] ! [poc], please make your way to the stage to receive your complementary six-pack of Rentisham's Special Old Peculier ... " |
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[pocmloc] has identified the flaw with this, and I am afraid
it may be insurmountable |
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Well, maybe not, could you not use brackets, or a little plinth or something ? Or even double-sided tape ? |
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//[poc], please make your way to the stage to receive
your complementary six-pack of Rentisham's Special
Old Peculier ... "//
sp. 'complimentary',
unless
[poc] already has a six-pack of RSOP... |
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I always have at least one six-pack. |
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Now back to the problem. If the item was made big enough it would not fit into any kind of bin and thus would not be disposable? There must be a better way to satisfy the specifications. |
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// There must be a better way to satisfy the specifications. // |
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Maybe the answer is in the packaging: The
non-disposable barbecue should be wrapped in
packaging which says "Disposable barbecue" on it.
Taking off this packaging reveals the product
itself, which has "Non-disposable barbecue" printed
on it. So, if if you dispose of the product before
use, you need not be troubled that you are
disposing of a non-disposable item, because it says
'Disposable' on it.
To avoid the knotty
paradox of some devious person removing the outer
packaging to reveal the 'Non-disposable' label and
THEN disposing of it, the product should be
designed such that removing the outer packaging
initiates the chemical reaction which will
ultimately cause the barbecue to ignite, cook your
food and self-immolate. |
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Genius, [hippo]. In fact all you need is a big sticker marked "peel to ignite" covering the prefix "Non-" |
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However this makes marketing tricky since you are trying to sell the "Non-disposable barbecue" and yet all of the products on the shelf are labelled "[peel to ignite]disposable barbecue". |
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I suppose an image of the product just after peeling could be shown on the packaging, so that the "Non-" was visible in the image but not on the item itself? |
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Surely just marketing it as "Latently non-disposable
barbecue" will make everything clear to the consumer? |
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Or stab to ignite. The cooking exposes the meal. |
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//it is nonetheless possible to dispose of this item// |
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Surely this problem is soluble with robotics and cyber-stalking.
Once you've bought and discarded it, it will creep out of the bin
and follow you home. |
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And feeling aggrieved, house sized barbecue. |
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