Dancook started in 1992 as a family owned business in Denmark to address a growing demand for backyard grills and smokers. The Danes have a long tradition of cooking outdoors and embraced American style BBQ enthusiastically. In fact, Denmark is Weber’s biggest export market per capita and they sponsor The Danish National BBQ Team.
As Dancook […]
Oyler wood fired rotisserie smokers were developed by entrepreneur and inventor, Herbert Oyler, with metal fabricator, A. N. Bewley. In 1973 Mike Higgins and H.E. Finley purchased a small Dallas shop that previously housed Jones and Ritchie Welding and Fabrications. J&R was painted in big letters across the exterior and it was decided to keep […]
DCS, (Dynamic Cooking Systems), manufactures a full line of high quality, luxury indoor and outdoor cooking equipment. In the 1980s their pioneering team of designers began developing commercial quality, stainless steel products that offered professional styled kitchen and grill equipment to the home chef. They are widely credited with popularizing stainless steel for residential cooking. […]
Few faces in the world of barbecue are as familiar as Myron Mixon, the “Winningest Man” in competitive barbecue and often referred to simply as “The King”. Mixon and brother Tracey learned the craft from their father, Jack Mixon, and started his namesake competition team, Jack’s Old South. As Pitmaster of Jack’s Old South, Mixon […]
Pitts & Spitts in Houston, TX makes a variety of grills and smokers from big residential models to really big trailer mounted commercial and competition systems. The big rigs can be heavily customized with unique features and colorful styling.
Party King is out of business.
If you wanna be King you gotta party like a King. Founded in the mid-90s, Party King Grills manufactures two gas grill heads that can be mounted onto their signature Swing Out arm attached to any standard 2″ hitch for travel, or set into a stand for backyard use. Whether […]
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Son of Hibachi is one of a small selection of products offered by Mr. Flame. The rest of their catalog is fireplace equipment.
Cobb offers an unusual, multi-function, portable charcoal grill said to roast, grill, fry, boil and smoke. They also offer some cooking accessories.
Volcano makes a unique, multi-fuel, collapsible grill that offers extreme portability and versatility. They also offer outdoor cooking accessories.
Founded in 2009, BioLite designs and manufactures cooking equipment that uses all types of wood while also generating electricity to charge small devices. Their large HomeStove was designed to help the billions of people in third world countries who cook on wood and have little access to electricity. The HomeStove has garnered awards and brought […]
Jambo Pits is the brainchild of award winning Pit Master Jamie Geer. Operating out of Fort Worth, TX since 1989, Jambo is known for superior design, performance and beautiful fit and finish. With their colorful enamel paint jobs and characteristic streamlined trailers, Jambo’s large custom pits resemble race cars, (see the red rig below). Geer’s insightful […]
The Blacktop 360 Party Hub Grill Fryer is manufactured by Bravo Sports in Santa Fe Springs, California. Since 1965, Bravo Sports has provided recreational and sporting goods products such as scooters, skates, skateboards, trampolines and pogo sticks. Bravo has offices, factories and warehouses in the United States, Italy, Thailand and China.
The Pit Barrel Cooker Company is a family-owned business established in 2010 in Strasburg, Colorado. Their flagship product, The Pit Barrel Cooker, may be the first upright drum smoker, commonly known as an Ugly Drum Smoker, that has been marketed and sold for under $300 fully assembled.
Affectionately referred to as The PBC, it has proven […]
Huntington has made gas grills in Huntington, IN since the 1980s. In 2009 Canadian BBQ giant, Onward Manufacturing, bought Huntington. Some believe they just wanted a box stamped “Made in America” for all their big box customers. Be that as it may, many features from Onward’s beautiful Broil King grills have migrated to Huntington models while […]
Broil Mate is one of five quality brands of Gas Grills owned by Canadian BBQ giant, Onward Manufacturing. Onward also owns the well regarded Broil King, Huntington, Fiesta and Sterling Grill lines, as well as Grill Pro and Barbecue Genius Parts and Accessories. Founded in Canada in 1906 by T.A. Witzel, Onward is now owned […]
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