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The Perfect BBQ And Grilling Gifts For Dad This Father’s Day (2 Pages, 1 Article)

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Looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift? This year, skip the wallet or tie and give him something dad truly wants — great BBQ and grilling gear!

At AmazingRibs.com, we have countless reviews of smokers, grills, and accessories, all of which have been reviewed and rated by our unbiased team of product testers. To make your decision-making process even easier, we have compiled the following collection of Gold and Platinum Medal recipients.

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BBQ Gear Guide: The Best Smokers And Grills To Buy Today

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Picking the right smoker or grill for your personal needs can be a difficult task, with countless brands, styles, and prices to sort through. To help you find the best smoker grill to buy, we have compiled an elite list of top rated AmazingRibs.com gold and platinum medal winners.

Give The Gift Of Membership With The AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Club Gift Card

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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Contributing Author

We can up your game! The Pitmaster Club is a real barbecue community, a place to learn, make friends, and have fun. Membership is only $34.95 a year. Give someone the gift of membership and they'll receive a gift that keeps on giving!

FireBoard Spark Instant Read Thermometer Reviewed And Rated

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The FireBoard Spark 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.

GrillGrates: The Perfect Temperature Control Tool For Grills

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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.

The Slow ‘N Sear Deluxe Reviewed And Rated

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

The Slow 'N Sear is the single best accessory for the Weber kettle making it into a great smoker and searing machine. With it you can easily convert a standard Weber Kettle into a much better grill as well as a smoker capable of making restaurant quality smoked ribs, pulled pork, brisket, salmon, and so much more.

Blackstone 36″ Griddle Cooking Station Reviewed And Rated

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

The Blackstone 36" Griddle Cooking Station is an interesting, low cost, large capacity, portable cook top. Griddles are different from grills and we love our open flames, but boy oh boy….people who own these are nuts about them! And so are we. Check out our review to find why this fun cooker earns our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

In search of the best BBQ rubs and sauce for your next grilling adventure? We've got you covered with Meathead's Amazing pork, poultry, and red meat rubs and Kansas City-style sauce.

FireBoard Spark Instant Read Thermometer Reviewed And Rated

By:

Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The FireBoard Spark 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.

Meat And Seafood Suppliers Who Sell Online And Mail Order

Many of our favorite meat suppliers now ship right to your door. Here are some suppliers of prime rib roasts, aged ribeyes, wagyu brisket, Berkshire pork, and other meats we love.

Great BBQ And Other Food Products Delivered Straight To Your Door

We're always on the lookout for excellent food to recommend. Now, some of our favorite BBQ joints ship ribs, pulled pork and brisket direct to you, as well as countless other restaurants and food brands.

UMAi Dry Steak Aging Bag Reviewed And Rated

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Chef Rick Gresh, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Product Tester

Dry aged steaks are gaining popularity coast-to-coast. Dry aging makes beef develop a distinct, appealing, and interesting flavor but equipment for doing it at home can be expensive. That's why Umai Dry's affordable dry aging bags are popular. Read our full review and rating.

SteakAger PRO 40 Reviewed And Rated

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Chef Rick Gresh, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Product Tester

In order to ensure safe dry aging at home, SteakAger PRO 40 features humidity control and a UVC light to manage bacterial growth. All in all, the PRO 40 is a good choice for steak lovers who need capacity, have the budget, and want to knock their guests' taste buds out of the park.

Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

With 400 pages and more than 400 of my photographs plus color illustrations, there is new material and new recipes not on this website, and the whole thing is organized so that you can sit down in an easy chair and flow from start to finish.

Beat the Heat With Weber Long Handled Tongs And Spatula Set

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

A quality set of spatula and tongs are essential for good grilling. We recommend those with long handles such as the Weber Original 2-Piece Stainless Steel Grilling Tool Set as they keep you as far from the heat as possible. The set is dishwasher safe, while the soft touch handles offer comfortable non-slip grip.

FinaMill Battery-Powered Pepper And Spice Grinder Starter Pack Review

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Elegant, attractive, and well-made; we love FinaMill! The ease of use is second to no other spice grinder we've seen. And the price is surprisingly affordable. Check out our full review.

Breville Joule Sous Vide Review and Rating

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

While there are countless sous vide immersion circulators currently available, one of our favorites is the Breville Joule, a sleek unit that not only performs extremely well, its compact shape fits easily in a kitchen drawer. WiFi and Bluetooth enabled, the Joule works in conjunction with the Breville/ChefSteps app.

Breville BOV845BSS Smart Oven Pro Review

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Say goodbye to subpar toasters and toaster ovens and hello to the amazing multi-function Breville BOV845BSS Smart Oven Pro 1800 W Convection Toaster Oven! whether its toasting bagels, baking cookies, or re-heating pizza, this top notch toaster oven can do it all while heating up in a fraction of the time of your oven.

Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Review

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Join the sous vide revolution with the Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker, a Bluetooth enabled self-contained heating and circulation unit that enables you to produce results that are impossible to achieve through any other cooking method. Here is our full review of this handy and compact immersion circulator.

Published On: 6/8/2023 Last Modified: 11/7/2023

 

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