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The Secret Santa. The stocking stuffer. The wayward uncle. Sometimes you just need an inexpensive gift. Here are our favorite grilling gifts under $50. All are Platinum or Gold Medal winners and make thoughtful gifts for the BBQ lovers in your life. Just click the links below to read our reviews and check prices.

Give The Gift Of Membership With The AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Club Gift Card

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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director

We can up your game! The Pitmaster Club is a real barbecue community, a place to learn, make friends, and have fun. Membership is only $34.95 a year. Give someone the gift of membership and they'll receive a gift that keeps on giving!

Add A Kiss Of Smoke To Your Gas Grill With A Pellet Smoking Tube

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Inexpensive and easy to use, a pellet smoking tube is a great way to add the perfect touch of smoke flavor to food cooked on a gas grill. Read our review.

12-Inch Stainless Steel Cooking Tweezers Rated And Reviewed

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Traditional tongs can make grasping and flipping smaller or more delicate food a challenge. Used in professional kitchens, long-handled tweezers are an ideal alternative. Here's our full review.

ThermoWorks ThermoPop 2 Thermometer Reviewed And Rated

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The ThermoWorks ThermoPop 2 is a fast instant-read thermometer at a very favorable price. Check out our full hands-on review of the thermometer including our product rating.
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Felibeaco Electric Coffee Mug Warmer Reviewed and Rated

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Huskee, AmazingRibs.com’s Pitmaster Club Head Moderator

Felibeaco is at the higher end of the cost range for similar coffee warmers. But the extra power, extra auto-off delay settings, gently audible button press beeps, number screen, and an overall attractive, simplistic design and ease of use justifies the premium price.

UMAi Dry Steak Aging Bag Reviewed And Rated

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Chef Rick Gresh, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Product Tester

Dry aged steaks are gaining popularity coast-to-coast. Dry aging makes beef develop a distinct, appealing, and interesting flavor but equipment for doing it at home can be expensive. That's why Umai Dry's affordable dry aging bags are popular. Read our full review and rating.

FinaMill Battery-Powered Pepper And Spice Grinder Starter Pack Review

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Elegant, attractive, and well-made; we love FinaMill! The ease of use is second to no other spice grinder we've seen. And the price is surprisingly affordable. Check out our full review.

Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

With 400 pages and more than 400 of my photographs plus color illustrations, there is new material and new recipes not on this website, and the whole thing is organized so that you can sit down in an easy chair and flow from start to finish.
Three bottles of Meathead's Amazing seasonings and dry brines

Kick Up The Flavor With Meathead’s Amazing Dry Rubs

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Take your outdoor cooking of new levels of flavor thanks to Meathead's Amazing line of red meat, poultry, and pork rubs and KC BBQ sauce.

Weber Smokey Joe Portable Charcoal Grills Review

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Nothing fancy, just a compact version of one of the greatest inventions in history: the iconic charcoal kettle grill that made Weber famous. We reviewed this popular little tailgater and award our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Platinum Medal. It weighs 18 pounds and has a "Tuck and Carry Lid Holder" for easy transport.

Maverick PT-51 Instant Read Thermometer Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

Read our comprehensive review of the Maverick PT-51 instant read food thermometer that garnered excellent accuracy scores at a very reasonable price.

Pitmaker High Heat Meat Handling Gloves Reviewed

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Rick Browne, Ph.B.

The synthetic Pitmaker High Heat Meat Handling Gloves come in one large size and are said to be safe to 450 degrees F. While intended for handling food, we have also seen them used to move charcoal and burning logs (briefly). The cotton lining on these gloves feels very comfortable and they are slip resistant.

Beat the Heat With Weber Long Handled Tongs And Spatula Set

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

A quality set of spatula and tongs is essential for good grilling. We recommend those with long handles such as the Weber Precision 2-Piece Grilling Tool Set as they keep you as far from the heat as possible. The set is dishwasher safe, while the soft touch handles offer a comfortable non-slip grip.

The Rapala Fillet Knife Is Cheap, Sharp And Versatile

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

This cheapo knife has a thin flexible blade with a dangerously sharp edge and a wicked sharp tip. It's good for just about everything except cutting through bone. And it costs less than $15.

LED Concepts BBQ Grill Light With Magnetic Base And Clamp

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

The weather resistant LED Concepts' BBQ Grill Light features super bright LED lights, a 22-inch flexible gooseneck that rotates 360 degrees, a magnetic base, and a clamp for grills with non-magnetic surfaces such as stainless steel. All of that for approximately $20! The only downside? The LED bulbs aren't replaceable.

Big Poppa BBQ Mats Are the Best Way to Smoke Small Things Like Nuts

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Big Poppa BBQ Mats are a sturdy wire mesh screens with a non-stick coating capable of resisting grill temperatures, and they are easy to clean. Use them to grill jalapeno poppers, onion rings, potato slices, mushrooms, bacon, and biscuits, and to dehydrate tomatoes and smoke nuts.

Turkey On The Grill Or Smoker Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Brigit Binns, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Content Contributor

Create the best turkey of your life and side dishes for Thanksgiving (or basically any time of the year) with this downloadable e-book containing countless recipes, tips, and techniques.

Sous Vide Que Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

By marriage of water and fire, sous vide with the grill and smoker, we can achieve extraordinary results, in some cases, better than with either cooking method on its own. You can get extraordinarily tender, juicy, safe, and flavorful foods. With this exclusive book you will learn all the basics of sous vide que.

Amazing Ribs Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Discover everything you need to know for preparing America's favorite food, pork ribs, with this comprehensive book. In it you'll find several tasty recipes, a glossary of rib terminology, a guide to prepping ribs including how to remove the membrane and trim them, recommended smokers and grills, and so much more.

Barbecue Chicken Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Brigit Binns, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Content Contributor

With โ€œBarbecue Chicken Made Easy: Everything You Need To Know About Amazing Chicken On the Grill & Smokerโ€ by Meathead and Brigit Binns, you can master the art of perfectly grilled and smoked chicken. Say goodbye forever to charred skin, burnt sauce and undercooked meat. Explore chicken recipes, tips, and so much more.

Steakhouse Steaks Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director

Whenever steak is on the menu, itโ€™s a special occasion.ย But why spend a fortune eating at a steakhouse when you can make them better at home? In this e-book, we cover everything you need to know to do them right!

An Electric Hand Mixer Whips Sauce, Batters, And More In a Jif

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

An electric hand mixer whips up batters lickety split. Plus, if you don't make doughs and batters often, it's much cheaper than a stand mixer.

ThermoWorks EXEC Thermometer Reviewed And Rated

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The ThermoWorks EXEC is a high-quality hand-held instant-read food thermometer that exhibits excellent performance in a compact and relatively inexpensive package. Read our full hands-on review and find out how we rated it.

Smokist Stainless Steel Mesh Smoking Pouch Adds Smoke To Your Gas Grill

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

In recent years there have been perhaps a dozen new products brought on the market to hold wood and add smoke to the cooker. I have played with a number of them, and the one that impresses me the most is the cleverly designed fine mesh stainless steel Smokist Smoking Pouch, especially for use with gas grills.

Mercer Culinary Granton Edge Slicing Knife Rated And Reviewed

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Create perfect slices of brisket, tenderloin, or roast with the Mercer Culinary M23011 Millennia 11-Inch Granton Edge Slicer, an inexpensive workhorse used by countless professional kitchens. Its 11-inch length makes slicing large cuts of meat a breeze while the scalloped edge ensures the meat won't stick to the blade.

OXO Good Grips Stainless Food Scale with Pull-Out Display Review

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

I don't know how I lived without a good, accurate digital kitchen scale for so many years. If you ever mix up anything with flour, weigh it instead of measuring it with cups. It's so much more accurate.

Weber’s Grill Pan Sears and Lets Some Smoke Through

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Theย Weber Style Grill Pan has plenty of slots for smoke to travel through, and plenty of surface to brown things like salmon cakes. Handles make it easy to position on the grill and to carry food from your prep area to the grill and back.

CharGon Grill Grate Cleaner Works Better Than a Brush

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

CharGon is a solidly build grill grate cleaner with a U-shaped tip that makes it easy to scrape the tops, sides, and bottoms of round grill grates with no risk of rogue bristles and the health hazard they present.

G & F 8115 Premium Grain Leather Gloves Reviewed And Rated

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Rick Browne, Ph.B.

Made from genuine grain cowhide and suede with a cotton lining, The G and F Premium Grain Leather Gloves are an excellent option when seeking high heat gloves though prolonged contact with direct flame is not advised. The gloves have 14.5 inch sleeves to protect your forearms and can be washed with soap and water.

Original Bear Paws

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Rick Browne, Ph.B.

Shredding BBQ has never been simpler. These bear paws are ergonomically designed with ample spacing between the claws to allow plenty of clearance for the meat as you are shredding.

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