# Car-Converted Cookers The Exhaust Burger Grills Slabs of Meat While Driving By Meghan Young | Published 2012-09-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exhaust-burger References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2012/09/20/Cook-a-Burger-with-Your-Cars-Tail-Pipe/) & [designboom](http://www.designboom.com) It is not uncommon for someone to find themselves on the road and starving, hence the slew of [fast food restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caliexpress) in easy driving range, yet the Exhaust Burger could very well become a serious competitor. It is a special attachment for the exhaust pipe of a car. Not only does it feed the smoke through, the Exhaust Burger also [cooks, well, burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bbq-brisket-whopper). Designed by Roohollah Merrikhpour, Mina Mirzahossein, Narges Alam, Hani Saghaiyan, Elmira Manafnejad, Sanaz Ghaem Maghami and Navvab Bahreyni, all of whom hail from Iran, the Exhaust Burger was submitted to Design Boom's Dining in 2015 contest. A unique concept, to say the very least, the Exhaust Burger may seem very practical to some and not at all to others. Photo Credits: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2012/09/20/Cook-a-Burger-with-Your-Cars-Tail-Pipe/), [designboom](http://www.designboom.com) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Car-converted Cookers:** The trend of converting car exhaust pipes into cooking devices provides disruptive innovation opportunities in the food industry. - **Mobile Fast Food:** The trend of on-the-go cooking with car attachments opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the fast food industry. - **Unique Dining Experiences:** The trend of unconventional cooking methods like the Exhaust Burger presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the dining and restaurant industry. ### Where This Applies - **Automotive:** The automotive industry can explore disruptive innovation by designing and manufacturing car modifications that enable cooking through exhaust pipes. - **Fast Food:** Fast food chains and delivery services can harness the disruptive innovation potential of car-converted cookers to offer mobile food options to customers. - **Restaurant:** Restaurants can leverage the trend of unique dining experiences by incorporating unconventional cooking methods like car-converted cookers into their menus. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Compact Fan-Equipped BBQs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barbecue-nx-smart-grill.md) - [Robot Burger Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roboburger.md) - [Food-Delivering Smoke Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcdelivery-detector.md) - [Sandwich-Inspired Sofa Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-sofa.md) - [Playful Hamburger Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burgercuda.md) - [Suitcase-Style Outdoor Grills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/b2q-kit.md) - [Gas-Powered Toaster Oven Stoves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cook-nook.md) - [Influencer-Inspired In-Car Dashboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dashboard-kitchen.md) - [Competition-Born Burger Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-king-6.md)