I picked up a slot dog maker a few weeks ago, it's pretty cool and allows for more surface area to get direct fire application or blossom on a griddle. My "kids"(25 & 30) often ask why I didn't have cool stuff like that when they were growing up.
I told my kids something like... Oh sure... we get the cool cooking stuff.. spend our money on cool stuff and not have any money left for meat to cook on the cool stuff. They have all grown up, moved out and freed up my resources for the cool stuff....
Nowadays is like... Kid to dad, "are you cooking beef or pork this slSunday?" Dad to kid "yes"...
I do love my gadgets. Best things yet... Maverick 733 and thermapen. Oh... and the 6 kettles... yeah... that about sums it up...
Smoke on McDuff... smoke on.....