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IG Charcoal BBQ Grill Review

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John “Spinaker” Bowlsby

The IG Charcoal BBQ Grill has a simple, cosmetically appealing design that is best suited for direct, high-temperature grilling. Read our review to learn why we cannot recommend this grill to our readers. The poor build quality, cheap materials and rather serious design flaws garner a “Not Recommended” rating.

BakerStone Pizza Oven Box

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Create perfect brick oven style pizza on the grill in less than 5 minutes with our highly rated Bakerstone grill insert. Read our review. Bakerstone is a steel box that sits on a gas grill with the lid up. It is lined with cordierite and it has a simple airflow system that actually helps cook the top properly similar to a pizza oven.

Breville Pizzaiolo Smart Pizza Oven, Rated And Reviewed

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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Contributing Author

The Breville Pizzaiolo smart pizza oven looks like a stylish countertop toaster oven, but gets cranking to temperatures above 750ºF! Read our review because that's unheard of for any home oven.

Broil King Signet 390 Review

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Paul Sidoriak, AmazingRibs.com Contributing Author

The Broil King Signet 390 is sturdy, durable, reliable, and has plenty of cooking space for a mid-sized gas grill. The included rotisserie and side burner offer versatility and the main burners are able to achieve high, searing temps. We tested and reviewed Broil King's Signet 390 and awarded our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Gold Medal.

Grilla Silverbac Alpha Wood Pellet Grill Review

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Huskee, AmazingRIbs.com’s Pitmaster Club Head Moderator

Grilla Grills’ Silverbac pellet cookers are solid, well-built and well thought out pieces of BBQ equipment with solid, heavy-duty construction. Silverbac offers a few extra perks beyond the competition at a price point below most in this league. We tested and reviewed this cooker and award our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Gold Medal.

LavaLock® ATC-1 Thermostatic Controller Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

Read our complete review of the LavaLock® ATC-1 Thermostatic Temperature Controller for wood- or charcoal-fired smokers and grills. This is an easy to use unit with the essential features at a reasonable price.

Traeger Pro 575 Pellet Grill Review

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

The Pro Series is the entry level line in Traeger's first wave of WiFi enabled pellet smokers. Pro is a good, solid pellet smoker from an industry leader. We love their WiFIRE app and believe it is a primary selling feature of the new Traeger lines. We tested and reviewed the Pro 575 and award our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal.

ThermoPro TP-19 Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The ThermoPro TP-19 is a well-made instant-read food thermometer at an attractive price. We give it a Gold Medal for overall excellence.

Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco Drum Smoker Review

By:

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!

ThermoWorks Billows Thermostatic Controller Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The ThermoWorks Billows is a thermostatic temperature controller that works with the ThermoWorks Signals food thermometer to accurately control the temperature inside a cooker. It performs very well and is ruggedly built, earning high praise.

FireBoard Drive Review

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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer

The FireBoard Drive is an accessory for the FireBoard remote digital food thermometer that maintains temperature in charcoal and wood-fired cookers, and had received a top award for its performance and features.

The Otto Grill Original Review

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

Otto Grill is tailor made for searing. That’s also why this grill is perfect for any thin food that cooks through fast, such as skirt steaks, fish fillets, shrimp and veggies. Our tests and review demonstrate how Otto grills up these foods beautifully in the blink of an eye. It cooks blazingly fast, is a fantastic sear machine, and useful pizza oven.

We Discover The Best Burger Flippers Ever

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

These double spatulas, or oversize tongs if you prefer, made from sturdy stainless steel, are the best thing to happen to burgers since buns and fish filets since tartar sauce. Slip it under the burger or filet, clamp down, flip and gently slide back onto the grates. No more broken burgers or filets.

Hestan Cue Smart Cooking System Review

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Paul Sidoriak, AmazingRibs.com Contributing Author

Create perfect dishes every time with the Hestan Cue Smart Cooking System, an induction cooker controlled by an app from your smart phone or tablet via Bluetooth. Sensors in both the base unit and pan or pot communicate with each other to keep your food in the proper temperature zone for cooking any particular dish.

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.

 

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