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Platinum Medal Winning BBQ Tools, Toys, And Accessories

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Here are our favorite BBQ tools, toys, and accessories. Our barbecue experts have tested hundreds of tools, gadgets, appliances, and cookbooks, and rated them in our searchable database.

Below you’ll find the best of the best, our Platinum Medal winners. We give Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals to various products based on criteria ranging from ease of use and durability to performance and price. Once a year we review the Gold Medal winners and select the absolute cream of the crop.

These products receive our highest accolade, a Platinum Medal (***** 5 Stars). These outstanding Platinum Medal winners are the BBQ tools you really need.

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Published On: March 17, 2026

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Products We Love
Weber Searwood
Weber Searwood 600 Pellet Grill
Searwood is an all-in-one pellet smoker/grill that produces great smoke flavor, aroma, and color. Not only is it great at low-and-slow cooking, it also addresses the inability of many pellet cookers to cook at high temps. 
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Weber Original Kettle Grill
Weber Original Kettle Premium 26"
Weber Kettles are iconic charcoal grills that offer a variety of cooking options, whether it's searing over high heat or using a 2-zone setup for slow-and-slow cooking.
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Traeger Flatrock Griddle
Traeger Flatrock griddle
The Traeger Flatrock griddle's unique features and hefty build quality set it a few paces ahead of many of the other griddles currently for sale in the market.
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Thermapen ONE
ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE
ThermoWorks' Thermapen ONE provides an accurate reading in one second or less. The ONE also features an automatic backlight, rotating display, and water-resistant seals.
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Slow N Sear Deluxe
slow n sear deluxe
The Slow ‘N Sear is arguably the single best accessory for the Weber kettle, turning it into a great smoker and searing machine. 
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Meater Pro XL1
Meater Pro XL Food Thermometer
The Meater Pro XL is a wireless meat thermometer that features four probes, each of which has five separate temperature sensors.
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Karubecue C-60
Karubecue C-60 Pit
Those who seek the Holy Grail of Smoke need to know about Karubecue. We tested The Karubecue C-60 and found it produces perfect smoke consistently. The results on this cooker are pure ambrosia!
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Hasty Bake Legacy
Hasty Bake
There are few finer charcoal grills than the Hasty Bake Legacy, allowing you to easily grill, smoke, or roast whatever you like in one unit.
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Gozney Arc Pizza Oven
Gozney Arc XL Margherita
If you’re in the market for a high-performance pizza oven that can also roast, sear, and bake, you could hardly do better than the Gozney Arc XL pizza oven.
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Fireboard Spark
Fireboard Spark Instant Read Thermometer
The FireBoard Spark is an innovative product that extends the feature list of capabilities to a new level, earning it a Platinum Medal for product excellence.
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Combustion Predictive Thermometer
Combustion Predictive Thermometer Review
The Combustion Predictive thermometer is one of our favorite wireless probes, using a unique sensor array to measure and predict cooking times.
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