Member’s Mark is an exclusive brand made for Sam’s Club by low cost Chinese manufacturers. Some come from Nexgrill, headquartered in Taiwan. Nexgrill manufactures a multitude of outdoor cookers sold in North America at Lowe’s, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Costco Wholesale, Sears, BJ’s Wholesale, Lowe’s Canada, Canadian Tire and others under the brand names of […]
M Grills is an offshoot of MaGee Machine & Manufacturing, a family owned metal fabrication business operating in Mesquite, TX since 1986. Like all Texans, the MaGees love BBQ and started making some fun looking cookers in the shape of the Lone Star State (see below).
In 2015 they came up with a new concept for a combination reverse flow […]
Big Drum Smokers is a small manufacturer in Naples, NC that makes 55 Gallon Drum Smokers often referred to as Ugly Drum Smokers or UDS. Made from steel drums, this simple tried-and-true design works very well we are told by several devotees. The manufacturer says no water pan is included because none is necessary. The […]
Pit Boss Grills is owned by Dansons, the same company that makes the popular Louisiana Pellet Smokers. They are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Along with Traeger, Louisiana was one of the early entrants to the pellet smoker market. They produce a wide variety of pellet smokers, accessories and are getting into the kamado business as […]
The Foundry is a UK sales operation located in Banbury, just north of London. They specialize in all types of gifts, gadgets and toys. Foundry leapt from hyper space and grabbed our attention with their new Death Star BBQ Grill. Death Star is hard to find in the USA, so if you need to get […]
Established in 1978, LIVART imports and distributes a wide variety of products manufactured in Asia to the US market. They offer many cooking and kitchen items like rice cookers and refrigerators and also distribute Heating and Cooling, Home and Office, and Outdoor products. We see their LG brand on a lot of showroom floors. Their […]
Nordic Ware is a family owned business started in 1946 making a handful of specialty Scandinavian cookware products. Their first big hit was the Bundt Cake Pan. Today they are still family owned with three generations working together at their large manufacturing facility in Minneapolis where most of their products are made. They went from […]
Husband and wife team, Nicole and Chad Humphrey, started their metal shop in 2004 producing a variety of products including decorative and functional metal art. By 2009 they began finding a market for BBQ products and refurbishing equipment for BBQ Teams. Taking knowledge gleaned from fixing up other people’s smokers, they created Humphrey’s BBQ, and […]
Texas Original Pits founder, Anthony Saragusa, spent most of his manufacturing career in Houston, TX building steel reels for coiling and spooling wire, cable, and hydraulic tubing used in energy exploration throughout the world. In 2007, the steel reels and spool business began slowing with the downturn in the global economy. Saragusa saw the writing […]
Caliber was founded by Randy Rummel and Dan Nichols, two industry vets who came from DCS Appliances. They offer a catalog of interesting and unique gas grills and outdoor kitchen components. All exhibit quality design and excellent fit and finish with a few interesting twists, such as yellow LED control panel lights and optional Brazilian […]
In 2019 Adrenaline Barbecue Company changed their name to Slow ‘N Sear. A Slow ‘N Sear by any other name is still the best accessory we’ve seen for the Weber Charcoal Kettle. Their Slow ‘N Sear is a high quality stainless steel insert that instantly upgrades the smoking and searing power of Weber kettles. Slow […]
In 2019 Adrenaline Barbecue Company changed their name to SnS Grills. A Slow ‘N Sear by any other name is still the best accessory we’ve seen for the Weber Charcoal Kettle. Their Slow ‘N Sear is a high quality stainless steel insert that instantly upgrades the smoking and searing power of Weber kettles. SnS is […]
Black Olive Grill is a division of Canada’s Sherwood Industries located in British Columbia. Since 1989 Sherwood has manufactured wood, gas and wood pellet fueled heating products and won several awards. More recently they entered into the BBQ market and created quite a stir with their unique pellet burning kamado. Alas, Black Olive appears to […]
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