George Foreman is one of the many popular labels owned by Spectrum Brands. Spectrum covers a wide variety of consumer products from Rayovac batteries to Spectracide pest control. George Foreman products are complimented by Spectrum’s kitchen appliance lines like Faberware, which produce blenders, coffee makers, juicers and a lot more.
Cabela’s is Internationally known as a source of affordable, high-quality outdoor equipment. Cabela’s catalogs are shipped to all 50 states and 125 countries.
Southern Country Smokers is owned by Meco Corporation in Greenville, TN, makers of the popular Aussie Grills. They are often referred to as Meco Grills or Meco Aussie Grills. Southern Country makes value priced charcoal and electric bullet smokers.
Blackstone Products began with the launch of their 36″ Griddle in 2005. They have expanded to offer a wide variety of griddles, pizza ovens, accessories and more.
Englander produces a line of wood, pellet and multi-fuel (wood, pellets, corn and cherry pits) for heating. They also make a large multi-zone pellet smoker.
R&V Works is often referred to by the name of their most popular product, their Cajun Fryers. In addition to these fryers, they manufacture a gas grill and very unique smoker.
BBQ Pro is owned by retail giant Sears and benefits from the substantial foot traffic provided by a national presence on Sears’ and K-Mart showroom floors and websites. The good news is BBQ Pro products are typically “On Sale”. Both Sears and K-Mart run specials throughout the year on these already low cost cookers. All […]
Charmglow was one of the early brands of gas grills. At some point in recent times, Brinkmann acquired rights to the name and produced a variety of low cost Charmglow gas grills. Brinkmann’s Charmglow line is no longer manufactured although many models are still floating around and available for purchase. It remains to be seen […]
Backyard Grill is a Walmart exclusive brand that is made cheap to sell cheap. They offer a variety of flimsy gas and charcoal cookers. Buyer beware – the price is right on this brand: you WILL get what you pay for.
Arizona BBQ Outfitters is a high quality American metal fabrication company located in Tucson, AZ. They manufacture a variety of grills and smokers, many highly customized and all heavy duty – made with substantial 10 gauge and 3/16″ steel.
Coyote Outdoor makes outdoor kitchen equipment. Their product line includes gas grills, storage drawers and cabinets, and some supplemental items like sinks, refrigerators and griddles.
W.C. Coleman began selling clean burning gas lamps to replace smoky, flickering kerosene lamps in the early 1900s. The rest is history. Today we associate his name with BBQ, camping, tailgating and just about any outdoor activity.
GrillMaster is the bottom of the barrel in Nexgrill’s notoriously poor quality lines of gas grills. It’s hard to find anyone even selling these, and that’s a good thing. The GrillMaster website claims Lowe’s still carries them, but Lowe’s has zero stock nationwide. We called Nexgrill customer service number: 800-913-8999 to learn more. After listening […]
Vision Grills, based in Saint, Louis, MO., is a kamado company to keep your eye on. They’re coming on strong with patented, innovative designs that stand out from the ever growing kamado crowd. Foremost is their unique ProZone system, a slide out insert that includes dual damper air intake, ash removal tray and an electric […]
A wide variety of refrigerators, stoves and other kitchen appliances bare the KitchenAid name and the brand has a decent reputation. But when it comes to KitchenAid grills, it’s just a name that’s been licensed to Chinese manufacturer Nexgrill. That said, KitchenAid grills aren’t bad. In fact they may be the best grills for the […]
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