Stok Grills are a new line of inexpensive gas cookers made in China. Their cooking grates have round cutouts that may be removed to accommodate various inserts such as pizza stones, griddles and woks. Stok got off to a rocky start in the BBQ market. In 2011 Home Depot greeted Stok Grills nationally with some […]
Sold only at Lowe’s, Master Forge offers a lot of grill for little money by using inexpensive materials, construction, and components. While researching products we often cruise the web and look for comments by owners. Many owners raised concerns about construction, customer service, availability of parts, and the fact that the brand is only a […]
Holland went out of business in 2019. All models are discontinued.
Since 1988 The Holland Grill Company has manufactured gas grills that guarantee no flare ups. Holland Grills will not flare up because the single cast iron burner that is either on or off with no temperature adjustment is completely enclosed and separated from the cooking […]
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The GoGalley is a single unit that contains a grill, a smoker/oven, a large adjustable height side burner, large work surfaces, storage, and a trailer hitch. Smoke ribs, grill burgers, bake cookies and fry a turkey, all in one portable unit. The whole system folds up, attaches to a 2″ hitch and has […]
Dyna-Glo offers some low and moderately-priced gas and charcoal grills and smokers. They do not make any BBQ tools or accessories.
Dyna-Glo is owned by GHP Group, a manufacturing company which specializes in electric fireplaces, fireplace glass doors, fireplace accessories, electric log sets and portable heating products. They are widely distributed online and at many mass merchant outlets […]
The Ducane Brothers Metal Fabricating Company started in 1946, specializing in manufacture of oil-fired furnaces. They began making gas grills around 1975 with the slogan, “Buy your last grill first” and developed a respectable following. Indeed many Ducane owners seemed hooked. In the early days, Ducanes were made with heavy cast aluminum cook boxes.
When […]
Char-Griller makes some of the cheapest cookers on the planet. Many of their models are round, horizontal charcoal grills and smokers. Budget conscious buyers often can’t pass up the Char-Griller price tag and many models are very popular. Unfortunately, novice cooks aspiring to slow smoke with wood are drawn to Char-Griller’s super cheap offset smokers. […]
Char-Broil is an innovator in the popular gas grill arena with clever designs, low to midrange prices, and excellent customer service. For several years they have focused on infrared cooking. Starting in 2012 all new IR models were dubbed “Tru-Infrared”. These grills are made with stainless steel tube burners that work in conjunction with a radiant […]
Blue Ember manufactures a line of stainless steel and enamel coated gas grills that offer some nice upgrades like hood lights and built in bottle openers, but they had quality issues in the past that culminated in a serious recall of 113,000 units in 2009. In 2010 Blue Ember was purchased by the large BBQ manufacturer and […]
RH Peterson manufactures high quality, artificial gas logs, the luxurious Fire Magic outdoor kitchens and American Outdoor Grills which is meant to be their entry level cookers. Although AOG doesn’t offer the array of outdoor kitchen items available from Fire Magic, they do have a limited selection of doors and side burners. AOG is available […]
Broil King is a Canadian Grill manufacturer that offers a great selection of gas grills from portable to large models in price ranges from moderate to premium. They pack a lot of features into many models, like hood lights, condiment bins and slide out propane tank shelves. Many independent hearth and patio stores that carry high […]
The heart and soul of SpitJack are their whole animal outdoor rotisserie systems. They manufacture five heavy duty rotisseries that roast whole animals from a small lamb to a large pig.
All models are essentially two adjustable height metal legs, a spit and motor. The spit and everything else that touches food is 304 stainless steel. […]
Similar in design and concept to the other egg shaped kamados, the most unique feature of the Saffire is an optional slot in the front that allows you to feed wood chips without opening the lid and disturbing the critical oxygen balance and hence the temp. Another differentiator is that all metal is stainless steel except […]
Fire Magic grills have been manufactured in California since 1937. These luxury grills exude elegance and quality. Excellent in design and construction, beautiful to behold and priced accordingly. These are among the finest grills made.
In 1982 RH Peterson, pioneers in fabrication of realistic, artificial gas logs, acquired Fire Magic to complement their outdoor lifestyle line. […]
Peoria Custom Cookers makes a variety of backyard and large commercial smokers with heavy duty construction and unique designs. This small, privately owned company is gaining strong regional recognition in the Midwest. Although they still have a number of traditional, heavy gauge steel offsets in stock, they are shifting focus to their two new Meat […]
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