Who’s your (Grill) Daddy?

This is not a product review blog, nor is this a paid endorsement but I just have to tell you about the coolest item I’ve bought in YEARS. I was watching some late night goofy TV when on came one of those commercials for products that are rarely tempting and look like they’re mass produced in some off-shore factory where all the employees are nine years old. It was for the Grill Daddy. My ears perked. I hate cleaning my grill. There is not, in my mind, a dirtier, more thankless job. Not only that, but as soon as it’s clean, I gunk it up again with burgers, cheese and drippy marinated chicken. The commercial stuck with me. $19.95, I thought, is not going to kill me if it doesn’t work and just provides me with a rather expensive grill brush.

So the next day I went online to investigate. I can’t call an 800 number to order something; that’s just beneath me. As soon as I saw the tagline I was sold: “Cleans like a mother!” Best. Tagline. Ever.

It arrived a few days ago and lo and behold, this thing WORKS. The technology is beyond simple; it’s just a great grill brush with a handle you fill with water. Fire up the grill and when it’s hot, open it up and scrub away. The steam works with the brush and all that crud gets whisked away. Unfortunately, I was wearing a light khaki skort when I went to town with the Grill Daddy the first time out and ended up with tiny flecks of char and grease all over myself, but it was totally worth it. A completely clean grill in minutes flat. I’m in barbecue heaven.

But wait: there’s MORE! Not really. I’ve just always wanted to say that. I have never bought anything As Seen on TV before this. Now I’m wondering what other goodies I’ve been missing. Have you ever bought any of those infomercial products? What did you buy? Was it any good?

Hey Grill Daddy people — you didn’t pay me for this, but I’d totally be willing to give a few of your amazing products away to my readers. Whaddya say?