Discover the perfect gift for the outdoor cooks in your life with our extensive guide!
Here are the tools and toys that avid grillers and pitmasters want most this year. Our reviewers have kicked the tires on hundreds of products, from the most expensive grills to the least expensive tongs, and weโve whittled it down to the following items. This is the stuff our expert staff loves most.
All of the items listed are Best Value Gold Medal winners, and some have earned a Platinum Medal, our highest annual award given to the most outstanding products. Click here to read the criteria for our Best Value Awards. Remember our reviews and ratings are unbiased because we don’t sell anything (other thanย memberships in ourย Pitmaster Club), and our advertising is sold by third parties, so we are free to be brutally honest.
All of these items make fantastic gifts for the food-obsessed people in your life, and weโve organized them into price categories from under $50 to over $2,000. Youโll find plenty of grills, smokers, and BBQ tools, as well as a few surprise items like a reliable, user-friendly knife sharpener.
Click the links below to read our full reviews and find the latest pricing with online retailers.
The Secret Santa. The stocking stuffer. The wayward uncle. Sometimes you just need an inexpensive gift. Here are our favorite grilling gifts under $50. All are Platinum or Gold Medal winners and make thoughtful gifts for the BBQ lovers in your life. Just click the links to read our reviews and check prices.
Here are plenty of gifts for BBQ lovers ranging in price from $51 to $200. These are all Platinum or Gold Medal winners, including everything from inexpensive charcoal grill accessories to a full-size gas grill at an incredible price. Just click the links to read our full reviews and check prices.
Need a great gift for the outdoor cook in your life? Here are lots of options ranging in price from $201 to $500. These are all Platinum or Gold Medal winners, including some great choices like a reliable propane smoker and superhot pizza oven. Click the links to read our full reviews and check prices.
Looking for a very special gift for your favorite BBQer and griller? Here is a guide to our favorite smokers, grills, and accessories over $500. Each reviewed product has received either an AmazingRibs.com gold and platinum medal review and we have provided links as to where to buy them.
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Millions come to AmazingRibs.com every month for high quality tested recipes, tips on technique, science, mythbusting, product reviews, and inspiration. But it is expensive to run a website with more than 2,000 pages and we donโt have a big corporate partner to subsidize us.
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