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 […]
Capital Cooking Equipment manufactures stainless steel luxury grills, both free standing and drop in. Known for excellent fit and finish, Capital also has some unique and innovative design features. Although Capital was founded in 2001, they have a long history in design and engineering of indoor and outdoor cooking equipment with Viking and DCS. Some […]
GrilLit is a new, best in class grill handle light that easily attaches to almost all front handles on hinged hoods that are typical of gas grills. It was created by a team of award-winning product designers and engineers called BOLT group, who are also avid grillers.
By day GrilLit has an elegant, aesthetically pleasing design. By […]
The Horizon Smoker Company is owned by veteran pit maker, Roger Davidson. Davidson started the legendary Oklahoma Joe Smoker company with his brother Joe. The brand was sold to Char-Broil. For a period of time, Davidson made his solid 1/4″ pits under the Brinkmann name. Now back in Perry, OK, where the Davidsons began making […]
Smoke Hollow has offered value-priced smokers since 2005. They make several vertical, cabinet-style, gas smokers that are very similar in cost and construction to Brinkmann and Masterbuilt. Some of their larger gas smokers include sausage hangers, jerky racks, and a two-sided combination cooking grid/rib rack. Smoke Hollow also makes one 30″ tall electric smoker, an offset […]
Fox Run manufactures kitchen and outdoor cooking products for thousands of specialty retailers in North America. They make BBQ tools, pizza stones, gloves and various accessories with distribution facilities in Toronto and Shanghai. The business started as a cookie cutter manufacturer and has grown to include more than 3,000 products for the home. Fox Run specializes in bakeware and BBQ […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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