Barbecue Steam Engine Video Goes Viral

Steven Califf from Rockford, Illinois, is retired after a career of working on steam turbines in nuclear power plants. That clearly gave him the inspiration for this remarkable steam engine replica which doubles as a barbecue steam smoker. Steven worked on the invention for three years and once it was ready, he presented it to the world in a video recorded by his wife, Janet.

The video shows him demonstrating the valve and the bell, while also checking on how well the chicken is cooking! The footage was watched nearly half a million times in a couple of days. Credit: YouTube/Janet Califf