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Best BBQ And Grilling Gifts Ideas Between $201 And $500

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BBQ Gifts from $201 to $500

Need a great gift for the BBQ lover in your life? Here are several options ranging in price from $201 to $500. These are all Platinum or Gold Medal winners, including everything from a propane smoker to an outdoor pizza oven. Click the links to read our full reviews and check prices.

Weber Griddle 28 Inch Reviewed and Rated

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

Weber aims to capitalize on the rising popularity of backyard griddling with their line of stand-alone griddles, griddle inserts, and various griddle accessories. In recent years Weber had a couple high profile rollouts that, uncharacteristically, seemed forced into the market before ready but this one is a different story. Find out why with our full review.

Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven Reviewed and Rated

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

Ninja Woodfire is an interesting entry into the small tabletop grill marketplace. But unlike most others, Woodfire at least attempts to offer a smoking option. The majority of Woodfire owners are pleased with their purchase so read our hands-on review.

Bertello Outdoor Pizza Oven Everything Bundle Reviewed And Rated

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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Contributing Author

We were skeptical about a low-cost pizza oven that claims to cook Neapolitan pizza in less than 2 minutes at temps over 930ºF. Would this oven perform as advertised? Read our review to find out.

Roccbox by Gozney Pizza Oven Reviewed And Rated

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Making quality pizzas at home has never been easier thanks to the growing number of pizza ovens now available. Check out our review of one of the more price accessible options -- the Gozney Roccbox.

EndGrain: The Cadillac Of Cutting Boards

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Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Selecting the right cutting board isn't always a simple task but the team at EndGrain make it easier with this rated and reviewed collection of premium wood boards.

The Ultimate Cutting Board With Juice Pan By John Boos

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Cook a turkey or prime rib or pork loin properly and you're going to end up with a lot of juice on your cutting board. If yours has only grooves, it's going to overflow and ruin the table cloth.

Weber Master-Touch 22-Inch Charcoal Grill Reviewed And Rated

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

The Weber Master-Touch 22" Charcoal Grill is a feature rich version of the basic Original Kettle 22". Master-Touch comes standard with Weber's Gourmet BBQ Cooking System which adapts to a Wok, Pizza Stone or Griddle. Read our review nd learn why you can't beat AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal winning Weber kettles.

Magma Party Size Marine Kettle Gas Grill Reviewed And Rated

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Big Jim Maivald, Former AmazingRibs.com CTO

Magma created a stainless steel grill that could survive the harsh saltwater climate found along shores and harbors. Although you won’t be using their products for any BBQ competitions or smoking, they are perfect for harbor cookouts and can even produce a decent char when desired.

Masterbuilt 40-inch Digital Charcoal Smoker Review

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Huskee, AmazingRibs.com’s Pitmaster Club Head Moderator

Masterbuilt’s 40-inch Digital Charcoal Smoker marries technology, convenience, and affordability without sacrificing authentic charcoal and wood flavor. With a high-capacity vertical orientation, superior temperature control, and hands-off ease of use, it offers a lot of conveniences and genuine smoke flavor for your dollar. 

Slow ‘N Sear Kettle Grill Reviewed And Rated

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

The Slow 'N Sear Kettle Grill is mighty nice, but very similar to the Weber Performer, which is not a bad thing. If you're in the market for a new charcoal kettle grill, read our review because this one may be for you. It's definitely worth consideration. We award the Slow 'N Sear Kettle Grill our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Platinum Medal.

Pit Barrel Junior 14-inch Review

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

Pit Barrel Junior is a smaller version of the popular Pit Barrel Cooker charcoal smoker. Both are designed to produce a cooking environment in which one temperature fits all. This AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award winning smoker is one of the more impressive products we've tested and reviewed.

Masterbuilt MPS 340/G ThermoTemp XL Propane Smoker Review

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

Vertical gas smokers are to easy to use. With Masterbuilt's ThermoTemp line, smoking on gas just got easier. Masterbuilt successfully offers groundbreaking use of thermostatic control on a gas smoker at an affordable price. We tested and reviewed their large XL model and award ThermoTemp our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.

Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco Drum Smoker Review

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Jerod Broussard

Oklahoma Joe's Bronco is a low cost barrel smoker with hinged lid, gasket, side shelf, wheels, grilling capabilities, adjustable dampers, and ability to smoke low and slow up to 12 hours on one load of charcoal. What’s not to love? Read our review for the details on why we award this relatively low cost phenom our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal!

Weber Traveler Review

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

If you need a large portable gasser for camping, tailgating or just grilling around town on the weekend, Traveler is a very good choice. There are both less expensive and more expensive cart models, placing Traveler somewhere in a mid-price range. Quality construction and Weber's excellent customer service merit every penny. Read our review to find out why we give Traveler our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Gold Medal.

Portable Kitchen PKGO Camp and Tailgate Grilling System Review

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

Self described as "small but mighty" the new PKGO is beautiful, elegant, clever, effective, and versatile, yet a little pricey for a small, portable charcoal grill. Nonetheless, with PKGO, you get what you pay for, and that means top quality. We say, "Go Man Go", to PKGO and award it our top, Platinum Medal.

Cuisinart 360 Griddle Cooking Center Review

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Paul Sidoriak, AmazingRibs.com Contributing Author

They say that innovation comes in all shapes and sizes and the Cuisinart 360 Griddle Cooking Center immediately speaks to that as outlined in this hands-on AmazingRibs.com review. The 22” griddle sits atop a two burner system that transfers heat from two independently controlled burners to the griddle surface.

Fireboard 2 Drive FBX2D

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

FireBoard Drive 2 is an updated version of a well-received product that sets the standard for performance and functionality in the wireless food thermometer/thermostatic controller class.

ThermoWorks Signals Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

Read our review of the new ThermoWorks Signals, a four-channel Bluetooth/Wi-Fi-enabled remote thermometer with four probes, a Gold Medal Winner.

Tappecue Touch and Airprobe2 Bundle Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

Read our complete review of the updated Airprobe2 for use with the Tappecue Touch that exhibits excellent accuracy in a wireless "smart" thermometer probe.

SmartFire Pro 5 Thermostatic Controller Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

Read our review of the latest offerings from SmartFire, an Australian company that makes innovative products aimed at the outdoor smoker user. The controller can mate with a wide variety of cookers using custom mounting adapters, and works with both Apple and Android devices. This new unit has a higher capacity fan and better protection from the elements than the earlier product.

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Published On: 5/16/2019 Last Modified: 6/22/2024

 

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