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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Char-Broil's SmartChef TRU-Infrared 3-Burner Gas Grill attempts to merge their unique Infrared burner system and SmartChef Technology. We tested this model and had mixed feelings about the results. Ultimately we awarded it our AmazingRibs.com Bronze Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
After testing, we award our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal to FireCraft's Q-450. In addition to being made almost entirely of stainless steel this mid-size pellet smoker has a couple other unique features. Foremost is an impressive optional sear station with a three stage small flame, medium flame, and high flame firepot.
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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer
We tested the Genesis II LX E-440; a good looking 4-burner gas grill, built like a tank with many great features that do justice to the Weber Genesis names lofty reputation. However the LX E-440 has two frustrating flaws; it doesn't do a good job of searing and high price. We give it our AmazingRibs.com Bronze Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Arteflameโs Classic 40โ is a wood burning griddle or plancha that doubles as a fire bowl with a sculptural beauty rarely seen in the world of outdoor cooking. We tested and reviewed ArtFlame and give it our Silver Medal Award. Itโs not for everyone even if the $2,450 price tag is within your budget, but it sure is unique!
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The Cuisinart Petite Gourmet Tabletop Gas Grill is Portable with a capital P! Small and lightweight the design favors style and mobility over performance. We tested and reviewed this little portable and found it got plenty hot for searing. This attractive, lightweight portable earns our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We tested and reviewed this big, beautifully designed smoker and gave it our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal. With 33 square feet of cooking capacity, the Myron Mixon G33 Gravity Feed Smoker is a large smoker meant for commercial use. "The first gravity feed I ever saw was made by Tom Dominey in Orlando in the 1990s, "says Mixon.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Read our review. Char-Broil's Digital Electric Smoker With SmartChef Technology is an insulated, double walled, steel cabinet smoker with a couple neat features like SmartChef Technology which enables you to monitor and control this smoker from CB's SmartChef App on your smartphone. This gasser gets our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The Camp Chef Woodwind is comparable in capacity to Traeger's popular Lil' Tex Elite, but much more sophisticated and easy to find for well below its list price. Plus Camp Chef's super hot gas Sear Box solves the searing issue plaguing most pellet cookers.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Traeger's Timberline is a technologically advanced wood pellet smoker with a sturdy design and a muscular look and feel unlike anything in their extensive catalog. We tested and reviewed Timberline. You quickly get spoiled using the intuitive smartphone app to control and monitor this AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award winner.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
PK360 takes all the great elements of the classic 1952 PK, improves the design, beefs up construction and delivers one beautiful charcoal grill. We tested and reviewed this classic, versatile charcoal grill and gave it our Best Value AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal. The rectangular shape makes it a 2-zone king.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
This Napoleon Rogue gas grill is a smaller, slightly stripped down, lower cost version of one of our favorites in Napoleon's more expensive Prestige line. Read our review of this quality gas grill to learn why it receives our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Platinum Medal. We love the infrared sear burner mounted on the left side shelf.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The Saber Cast 500 is an entry level model to the Saber line of gas grills. Read our review of this super searing machine! Saber's unique design earns our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal Award.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
This luxurious, high quality gravity-feed charcoal smoker for outdoor kitchens wins our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal. We reviewed this incredible smoker. The terms luxury and charcoal smoker rarely appear together and, to the best of our knowledge, Kalamazoo offers the only under counter, stainless steel outdoor kitchen cabinet smoker on the market,
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The American Muscle Grill is a unique, luxury gas grill that looks and cooks like a high performance hot rod. We testing and reviewed this super charged beast and gave it our Gold Medal Award. Find out why tough guys like Sylvester Stallone are in hog heaven cooking on AMG!
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The Barrel House Cooker makes an 18 inch diameter UDS that very closely resembles Pit Barrel Cooker, a company we admire very much. Indeed, Pit Barrel took legal action against Barrel House. Read our review. In a settlement, the owners of Pit Barrel received a lump sum and acquired Barrel House.
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