Product Spotlight: Here Are Some Of Our Staff’s Favorite Products
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We reviewed this basic, full size Weber Kettle with no bells or whistles. You can't go wrong with Weber kettles. They are durable and you can cook just about anything you want on them. Pile up coal on one side to sear steaks or set up 2-zone roasting, All Weber kettles earn our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal.
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John “Spinaker” Bowlsby
This moderately priced 4-Burner Gas Grill caught our eye. We love gassers with an external infrared ceramic side burner that provides intense, searing heat. The Kenmore 4-Burner Gas Grill is a good option for someone looking for value and functionality. While this grill will not last a lifetime, it will fit the bill for a budget conscious griller who wants some useful extras without a huge price tag. Click here to read all about it and see how we rated the one.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We love Hasty Bake! The clever and unique design features enable you to easily grill, smoke or roast whatever you like. We have never tested and reviewed finer charcoal grills than Hasty Bake, and the Legacy is their most popular model. We award the Hasty Bake Legacy 131 our top Platinum Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
You'll be blown away by what you can create with very little effort thanks to the simple design of this cooker. Simply remove this Platinum Medal winner from the box and you'll be ready to fire it up!
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Jerod Broussard
Oklahoma Joe's Bronco drum smoker is a low cost barrel smoker with hinged lid, gasket, side shelf, wheels, grilling capabilities, adjustable dampers, and ability to smoke low and slow up to 12 hours on one load of charcoal. What’s not to love? Read our review for the details on why we award this relatively low cost phenom our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal!
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Primo’s Oval XL 400 is their largest Oval model. Primo’s claim to fame is the unique oval shape which enables true 2-zone cooking: something that standard round designs really can’t accomplish. We tested and reviewed this model and gave it our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Read our review of Kamado Joe's Classic II 18”. It's is a well-crafted ceramic cooker that presents strong competition to other 18" models in the premium priced market with a number of remarkable upgrades that exemplify the elegance and innovation that are hallmarks of Kamado Joe. We give it our top Best Value AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We tested and reviewed The Karubecue C-60 and found it produces perfect smoke consistently. The results are ambrosia. Those who seek the Holy Grail of Smoke need to know about Karubecue.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Camp Chef Pellet Grills have a knack for coming up with simple solutions to common pellet grill complaints and here they go again. To increase smoke flavor on their Woodwind Pro, Camp Chef adds a Smoke Box that slides in from the front over the firepot and burns wood chunks over the wood pellet fire. Does it work? Read our review to find out.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Weber Searwood 600 Pellet Grill is an all-in-one pellet smoker/grill that produces great smoke flavor, aroma, and color whether doing low and slow ribs at 225°F or sizzling steaks at 600°F. It doesn't get hot as a charcoal grill but out-sears a number of gas grills we've tested, all while producing some of the best smoke quality we've experienced from a pellet burner. Read our detailed review.
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Huskee, AmazingRibs.com’s Pitmaster Club Head Moderator
The Traeger Flatrock griddle is more expensive than most residential griddles, but unique features and a hefty build quality set it a few paces ahead of many competitors’ models available at the time of this writing.
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Huskee, AmazingRibs.com’s Pitmaster Club Head Moderator
The Weber Slate 36" Griddle is an upscale version of Weber’s standard griddle line. Available in 30” 3-burner and 36” 4-burner configurations, Slate boasts a pre-seasoned, ready-to-cook-on carbon steel cooktop, an upgraded cart, and so much more. Check out our full review.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Self described as "small but mighty" the new PKGO is beautiful, elegant, clever, effective, and versatile, yet a little pricey for a small, portable charcoal grill. Nonetheless, with PKGO, you get what you pay for, and that means top quality. We say, "Go Man Go", to PKGO and award it our top, Platinum Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Need an inexpensive, no fuss, portable cooking surface? Welcome to short order cooking on the go. Blackstone's popular 17" Tabletop Griddle is great for camping, tailgating and RV use. Most people who buy this "liddle" griddle love it. We reviewed this model and gave it our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director
Ooni's Volt 12 is a well-designed, compact, energy-efficient electric oven that achieves raging hot temps capable of cooking fantastic pizza, steaks, fish, vegetables, and more. After months of cook tests and tinkering, we rated it in comparison to competitive models. Read our review to learn all about Volt 12.
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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director
If you’re in the market for a well-built, good-looking, plug-and-play outdoor pizza oven that can also roast, sear, and bake a whole lot more than pizza, you could hardly do better than the Gozney Arc XL pizza oven. Read our review to get the whole story.
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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
Read our complete review of the highly popular ThermoWorks Thermapen One instant-read thermometer- the super fast Thermapen ONE - with a one second response time, improved accuracy, and a brighter backlight.
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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
The FireBoard Spark thermometer is an innovative product that extends the feature list of capabilities to a new level, earning it a Platinum Medal for product excellence in both workmanship and performance.
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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
The Meater Pro XL is a wireless meat thermometer that features four probes, each of which has five separate temperature sensors. How does it perform? Check out our full review.
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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
The Combustion Predictive thermometer is a truly wireless probe that uses a unique sensor array to measure and predict cooking times. Check out our review.
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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer
For about $90 the Slow 'N Sear can easily convert a standard Weber Kettle into a much better grill or smoker.
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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer
GrillGrates are an amazing invention featuring reversible interlocking panels that increase the grill surface temperature, reduce flare-ups, and deliver perfect sears. GrillGrates also come in a variety of shapes and sizes so that you can customize them according to the size of your gas, charcoal, or pellet grill.
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