Bayou Classic is known for their Ceramic Cypress Grill. They also offer Grills, Fryers, Accessories, Coal, Cookware, Homebrew Equipment and more.
Their parent company, Barbour International, provides a variety of services: Logistics, Inventory Management, Product Development, Sourcing, Order Fulfillment, Invoicing, they even help with Patent Applications and Protection. Their motto is: “If you have an idea, […]
The Big Green Egg is the most popular of the ceramic cookers, and it was the first to effectively penetrate the US market. It has a devoted following of enthusiastic users.
In addition to several sizes of cookers, they sell various accessories and seasonings. They are not sold at big box stores […]
Here’s some delicious irony: Instead of reporting on yet another grill being made overseas, here we have an Indian tandoor being made in the heartland of America. Deep in the hills of Ohio, the Superior Clay Corporation manufactures the Homdoor Tandoor, a new object of desire for the outdoor cook. The only tandoor manufacturing company […]
Sawtooth Pellet Grills is a small manufacturer of pellet smokers, made in the USA in Boise, Idaho.
Sawtooth was purchased at the beginning of 2013 and the new owners have made significant improvements. Foremost is their upgrade from out of date Lo Med Hi controllers to modern digital control.
Royall Grills makes a wide variety of pellet smokers from large cabinet models to a small tabletop “Tailgater”. They are a division of Ark Alloy, a family owned metal fabricator in Reedburg, Wisconsin that began making wood and coal fired boilers and forced air systems in 1968.
Today consumers can choose from a wide variety of pellet smokers in all shapes, sizes and price ranges. But it wasn’t long ago that Traeger and Louisiana Grills used to be pretty much the only game in town for pellet smokers less than a grand. Green Mountain Grills changed that in 2008 and has run […]
Cookshack is a second generation family owned business started in the early 1960’s by Gene and Judy Ellis of Ponca City, OK. Ellis was an inventor and entrepreneur who loved barbecue. They began selling sauces and spice blends then branched out into hardware. Cookshack now manufactures a wide variety of pellet and electric smokers for […]
Traeger pioneered and popularized the pellet smoker and remains the best known brand since it is in wide distribution. And they aim to keep it that way even though competition is growing. New owners took over in 2014 and invested heavily in product development and marketing. In 2021 Traeger went public.
They offer a full line […]
Pro Smoker ‘N Roaster is a third generation family-owned and operated company that produces a range of smokers from small backyard electric smokers to large commercial machines for meat processors, as well as smoke generators that can be attached to existing smoker ovens. Pro Smoker ‘N Roaster is well established as a manufacturer […]
MAK Grills makes four very impressive residential pellet smokers and one large commercial smoker. They are Meatheads favorite pellet smokers and earned our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Gold Award. MAK took the pellet world by storm and quickly developed a reputation as a best in class producer largely due to their sophisticated “Pellet Boss” controller. The […]
Viking began making professional quality stoves for residential use in the early 1980s. Today Viking manufactures a vast array of award winning indoor and outdoor cooking equipment, including refrigerators, dishwashers, cabinets and cookware. Their three lines of luxury grills are known for quality and classic beauty. All are offered in LP and NG models and may […]
Vidalia Outdoor Products manufactures one of the most clever designs we’ve seen. It is divided in two, a direct heat zone and an indirect heat zone. The indirect zone has a water pan under it (they incorrectly call this a marinade pan, but we’re nitpicking). Exhaust openings are below the grates so smoke must travel […]
Britt’s Barbecue, owned by James Britt, manufactured Jedmaster competition cookers, which were popular with with some of the top cooks on the competition circuit. In 2008 Jedmaster folded and Britt retired soon after. A lot of Jedmasters are still in use.
Years ago Vermont Castings produced a line of premium gas grills that were sold by independent dealers servicing the luxury grill market. They’ve gone through dramatic changes that saw them shift from being a high quality American Manufacturer to a low cost, outsourced brand for big box outlets. In 2008 the private equity group, The […]
Sunshine is an Australian manufacturer of gas grills that moved operations to the UK. Their grills feature the signature Aussie shallow firebox that places the heat right below the grate. They make several colorful and attractive models, many are mounted on wooden carts. Sunshine grills use cast iron burners and cast iron grates that split the […]
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