full boil electric grill?

I was walking through the store tonight picking up briquettes for barbecuing this weekend and came across a 1600 Watt electric grill. I couldn't find the exact one, but it was a lot like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Aussie-Electric-Grill-Hunter-Green/dp/B0007XXNOA/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1278035009&sr=8-18

but only it was $35 and the thermostat rating was up to 450F. If it works, I can't imagine controlling the temp for mashing would be worse than my stove.

What are the odds are that I'll be able to get a full boil going on it. Or is it going to be one of those, it will boil but I have to wait for an hour to get it there.

I've been thinking about going the propane turkey fryer route. But $35 is pretty cheap.

Save your money and do it right. A sturdy turkey fryer will go a long way...if you're lucky, it'll come with a ss pot!

1600 watts could boil about 3 gallons of water in a reasonable amount of time. A turkey fryer could do 14.

I calculated the theoretical 100% efficiency. It would take 8 gallons from mashout at 170F to boiling (at my elevation 200F) in 22 minutes.

How that compare to a fryer?

2000w submerged in water can just barely boil 5 gallons. Your 1600w outside the pot will be worse off in 2 ways.

55000 BTU Turkey fryer in the real world takes about 35min to do 12gal from 160 to my boiling (206F).

Two burners on my range can do it in about 25 minutes. That can't be more than 2000 watts.

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