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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
Read our complete review of the Maverick PT-50 Instant Read Thermometer, a fast-responding, accurate thermometer for testing food temperatures. We give it a Silver Medal for its performance.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Huntington Cast 4200 Gas Grill is a throwback to the first gas grills. Read our review. This AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award winner has a cast aluminum cookbox retains heat and distributes it evenly. Although the casting on this model is much thinner than the heavy duty MHP and PGS, the price is also dramatically less.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Char-Broil's Gas2Coal Grill is a new iteration of an old design. They released different versions of this basic design before. Read our review to find why we think it's not a bad gas grill and not a good charcoal grill. We recommend folks who want to use both fuels in this price range, spend just a little extra and get separate gas and charcoal grills.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center is a radical departure from George Stephen's original Weber Kettle and Weber's first major upgrade to the kettle in decades. It is bigger, badder and more versatile with a price tag to match. We tested and reviewed this excellent cooker and awarded it our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Read our review of M Grills M1 which straddles the territory between a rugged traditional Texas wood burning smoker and an attractive charcoal grill that fits right in on any patio without taking up a lot of space. This 2 in 1 device eliminates the need for a separate grill and dedicated smoker earning our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
The Weber Summit Charcoal Grill is a radical departure from George Stephen's original Weber Kettle and Weber's first major upgrade to the kettle in decades. It is bigger, badder and more versatile with a price tag to match. We tested and reviewed this excellent cooker and awarded it our Best Value AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We reviewed Weber's entry level Spirit line and award our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal. Spirit E-330 has three stainless steel burners for a total input of 32,000 BTU, a side burner and a sear burner. It is the largest Spirit model with 424 square inches primary cooking surface and a 105 square inch warming rack.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Pit Boss by Dansons, makers of the popular Louisiana Grills, has moved quickly into the growing pellet smoker arena dominated by Traeger. Danson's strategy to create a likeness of Traeger at a much lower price apparently worked. We tested and reviewed this model and award it our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Silver Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
There's a social element to all BBQ, but read our review to find how Rockwell goes a step further with a roll top lid that can disappear completely, allowing grillers and guests 360 degree access to the cook surface and generous surrounding table space. This beautiful and unique grill earns our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We tested and reviewed the Broil King Keg. It's not a fragile ceramic kamado, but an insulated steel kamado for less money. Originally The Bubba Keg, then The Big Steel Keg until bought by Onward Mfg. This AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal winner is loaded with extras. An optional trailer hitch let's you easily transport Keg 5000.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
We tested and reviewed this modestly priced, 3-burner gas grill and awarded it our AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal. The Broil King Signet 320 is an entry level, 3-burner grill that packs a lot of value and power under the hood. It gets hot fast and is able to achieve high, searing temps that rival most comparatively priced gas grills.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
Char-Broil's Simple Smoker With SmartChef Technology is an updated version of their Big Easy Electric Smoker. After testing Big Easy we were not impressed. Construction was flimsy and, as with most electric smokers, it didn't produce good smoke.
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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester
If you went to see the new Star Wars movie in full costume, (you know who you are), if you have a collection of unopened Star Wars toys proudly displayed on a shelf, if you BBQ with tongs in one hand and a light saber in the other…have I got a grill for you! This grill is hard to find in the USA, but we couldn't resist reviewing it anyway.
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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
See the complete review of the Cappec "Glow" KTH06, a single channel leave-in food thermometer with a timer feature that merits a Bronze Medal.
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Bill McGrath, AmazingRibs.com Chief Thermometer Reviewer
Read a complete review of the Cappec Flare KTH04, a folding instant read thermometer with a temperature alarm and average response times. We gave it a Bronze Medal.
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