I've found nothing on the site about them, so that might be my answer! But I saw one in action recently and it seemed pretty slick, at least for pork chops and the like.
I've never seen one in action, but I doubt whether it would work on large cuts of meat brisket and Boston Butt that are cooked to probr tender. My only question would be does the meat sometimes get caut on the pig tail and I wonder if there is a skill to be learned with the hooking and unhooking the meat. I have a friend who likes his. I am comfortable using my long cooking tongs.
@fkrail, I have One but So Far I haven't used itâ“ I have Seen one in use It looked like it was working Greatâ—ï¸ I think they May be Percieved to be better than Tongs the Larger the # of Steaks or Chops!
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
It's one of those tools that when you need it, it sure comes in handy. It's great for quick turns of smaller pieces of meat like chicken pieces and for ribs too.. Not so good for big pork butts or briskets. I know one BGE user who uses it all the time when reverse searing his steaks on that Egg.
The advantage is that hook is small and very sharp so it always gets the meat speared well. Plus I like that long handle. I'm always wearing bracelets on my right wrist, and holding my arm over the grate for any length of time causes them to heat up uncomfortably. The long pigtail handle keeps my arm away from the grate. The one I have is 21 inches long, end to end, which is longer than the one you linked us to, fkrall . It has a nice rosewood handle and copper loop for hanging.
Kathryn
edited to add: here's the Amazon link to the one I got.
I have a tool that is very similar and love it. Mine is a bit heavy and made of iron. It will flip small AND heavy pieces of meat. However, if you are cooking anything that you will serve pulled, it stops working towards the end of the cook for obvious reasons. fzxdoc 's review is awesome and spot on.
"Back in the day" when I was a volunteer fireman we would do a couple, sometimes more, of tri tip bbq fundraisers every year. We had a local farrier who would pound out some heavy duty pigtails on his forge. They were indispensable when cooking and flipping 100 roasts at a time and those babies could flip a car!
I saw someone using one of these in a video to dip wings in sauce before searing at the end of a cook. Seemed to work pretty well for him in that application.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Yes its awesome for flipping and dipping chicken thighs in sauce at comps, as that's how I found out about them watching youtube videos.. Kathryn's fzxdoc review is spot on and I found it to work perfect for pulling sun pickles out of the gallon jars!
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