Grilling your own steaks but need to serve up rare, medium rare, medium, and burnt well done cuts all at the same time? Let the Steak Station ($23) help you out. It features four color-coded probes that attach to a main digital display that ensures you'll get your meat cooked to perfection, or as close as you can get without some serious dry aging.
Pimp your poolside hangout with a Kalamazoo Outdoor Pizza Oven ($4,800-$6,500). Made from stainless steel for outdoor endurance but built with an old-world mentality with an arched roof, professional composite baking stone, up to two gas burners, an integrated wood tray for authentic taste, a digital thermometer, and the joy that comes from knowning your pizza oven is worth approximately 5,000 Totinos Party Pizzas.
Some foods are best prepared smoked, but most of the time smokers aren't the easiest things to move around. Not so with the Bradley Propane Smoker ($100). Powered by propane and four AA batteries, this portable powerhouse burns Bradley Flavor Bisquettes, letting you create tasty smoked treats anywhere you like. The only downside? You'll probably want to stay close by when cooking, lest it be mistaken for a rogue weather station or mobile meth lab. In other words: it's not so pretty.
Make your burgers and steaks feel the power of the dark side to Darth Vader BBQ Apron ($25). This 29-inch, polyester apron will go perfectly with that Vader helmet you've been keeping around and the Leia Bikini Apron for your girl. Also works great as a bank robbery disguise.
Sure, you can do it the hard way, but if you want moist, flavorful chicken without looking like a savage, try the Steven Raichlen Beer-Can Chicken Rack ($30). Made from durable, easy-to-clean stainless steel, this rack and matching drip pan can hold a beer can or the included canister filled with wine, fruit juice, flavored broth, or other goodies — ensuring the bird stays juice while imparting flavor — while the metal pan collects juices for making gravy or just to avoid flare-ups. Don't shove a beer can up a chicken's ass without it.
There's nothing quite like a classic — and few shoe silhouettes say classic the way the 574 does, with a legacy that dates all the way back to 1988. Though plenty of new colorways have been introduced since the original gray, black, and white, none stand out like the New Balance Neon Lights 574. Available in several bold color combinations accentuated by bright neon highlights, these shoes feature glow-in-the-dark technology that illuminates them at night. Combining luminous accent colors with the cushioning of an ENCAP midsole, they're the ideal blend of time-tested wearability and unique, exciting style.
This one is pretty self-explanatory. Made from a repurposed whiskey barrel, the Whiskey Barrel BBQ Pit ($950) features a metal interior and rack to keep the barrel from burning, and, well, not a lot else, except for the satisfaction that comes from grilling something in a whiskey barrel while drinking a glass of whiskey.
Move the professional quality of Viking from the kitchen to the back yard with the Viking C4 Outdoor Cooker ($3,225). This high-end outdoor charcoal grill sports a ceramic interior for maximum heat retention, a precise thermometer, top and bottom dampers for heat control, a removable porcelain grate, and 18-gauge stainless steel construction. Available with a 30-inch-wide cart with fold-down side shelves (The Android), a 41-inch-wide cart with fold down side shelves and two 15,000 BTU side burners (The Iron Giant), or a 20-inch wide mini-cart with wheels (The R2-D2). *Nicknames not official. [Thanks, Thomas]
Proper spit roasting doesn't require a complex, do-everything grill. The Barbecook Banika Grill ($900) is a pro-level, cast iron and stainless steel rotisserie-style grill with several unique features to ensure healthy, properly-cooked food. The vertical fire basket sits behind the electric spit, keeping your foodstuffs away from direct contact with the flame, while an easy-clean tray at the bottom collects burnt-off fat and lets it cool off instead of allowing it to flare up in the fire, and an included grilling basket lets you handle burgers or fish as easily as you can cook up larger pieces of meat.
Nevermind the semi-disgusting image — if you're planning to have yourself a hog roast, the SpitJack Beast Whole Hog Rotisserie ($1,175) will quickly become your new best friend. Designed to spit roast a large pig, the rig can handle over 200 lbs of hog, and features a heavy-duty motor, a 76-inch 2-piece stainless steel spit, a patented bearing system for added durability, adjustable stands to raise or lower the entire spit up to seven inches, the ability to run off a household outlet or car battery, and the ability to disassemble for easy portability. Possibly unintended consequence of purchase: acquisition of a new pig-related nickname. [Thanks, Aaron]
For everyone that was crazy about the hyper-modern Fuego 01 Grill but didn't feel like dropping the cash, the company is back with the more affordable, smaller Fuego Element Grill ($500). This 21-inch square pedestal grill features a dual-zone burner system with 24,000 BTUs of total power, an electronic ignition system with a single control knob and stainless steel burner tubes, a cast iron grate, a roasting lid for slow cooking, a swing-out wooden prep tray, hidden propane storage, side handles for hanging tools, rolling casters, and sleek looks that will go great with a modern outdoor furniture setup.
Think the style of your grill is as important as the taste of the meals it makes? Then the Bodum Fyrkat Portable Grill ($50) should be right up your alley. Available in a host of bright colors like orange, green, yellow, and blue, its unusual looks will draw you in as quickly as the smells emanating from within, while the grillmaster keeps things under control with the matching grill tools.
Is the $30 portable grill you got in college not cutting it for you anymore? Step up your tailgating with the Lodge Sportsman's Grill ($95). Made from rugged, even-heating cast iron, this hibachi-style meat burner features a pre-seasoned cast iron cooking grate, a draft door for controlling the heat from those happily-glowing charcoals, and a built in carrying handle. As an added bonus, you'll get to work off a few of those beers you're downing by just moving the 30 pound beast around.
Spend your summer searing, smoking, and sizzling your way to tasty meals courtesy of the Weber Summit S-670 Grill ($2,000). As Weber's flagship grill station, the S-670 boasts a ton of high-end features, including a side burner, searing station that cranks up to 900 degrees for perfectly crusted steaks, an integrated smoker box, solid stainless steel construction, a tuck-away rotisserie system with infrared burner, a 60,000 BTU main burner pro-grade stainless steel cooking grates, and automatic, integrated lighting with lighted control knobs for late-night, booze-fueled grilling.
Add flavor while keeping your meat tender and juicy with the Moistly Grilled Cast Iron Grill Humidifier ($30/2-pack). These sturdy cast-iron boxes can be filled with any liquid you like — including water, beer, liquor, juice, or other flavoring agents — and release steam as they heat up to moisten your meal while it cooks.
Cold weather got you singing the BBQ blues? Just grab a Minden Master Range-Top Indoor Grill ($100) and get cooking on your electric, gas, or propane stove. This award-winning grill allows for true open-flame cooking indoors, with the same durable porcelain coated grate design, enameled steel firebox and cover as the decidedly outdoor Minden Master Gas Grill, and features silicon handles that remove to allow for cleaning of the Indoor Grill in any dishwasher or self-cleaning oven.
Get a leg up on your tailgating brethren ahead of the 2010 season with the Traeger Double BBQ Trailer ($5,800). This commercial-quality smoker/grill features two independently operating cooking units — good for a total cooking surface of over 1,600 square inches — as well as a handy cargo box and four firepots, all mounted on an industrial-strength trailer.
Need to transport all your friends to the game, but also need to bring along your tailgating arsenal? Look into the Freedom Grill FG-900 ($9,900). Built to attach to the back of any vehicle with a standard 1 7/8" ball, this D.O.T.-approved trailer features a high-grade commercial-grade gas barbecue with six burners, 304 stainless steel construction, dual insulated storage compartments with drains, a flagpole holder, a bottle opener, standard trailer lights, and an enormous cooking surface that will ensure you have plenty of room to cook for you, your buddies, and any other revelers that swing by.
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Make your fall tailgating experience the best it can be with Bud Light Tailgate Approved Gear ($5-$125). Featuring such awesome wares as the Grooler (a folding grill/cooler), the Natural Fake Grass Can Coozie, the Foozie (a combination foam finger and coozie), the Tailgate Companion (a dog vest with six pockets for carrying condiments, grill tools, or beer), the Bud Light Speaker Box, and the 3-in-1 Condiment Gun, it's the ultimate arsenal for football fanatics.
Get grilling done no matter where you are with the Cobb Premier Portable Stainless Steel Grill & Smoker ($120). This outdoor charcoal cooker, smoker, broiler, fryer, and oven weighs just eight pounds and cooks for up to three hours, at up to 500-degrees, on only eight briquettes. It also features a stainless steel base for easy cleaning, and includes a carrying bag for easier transporting to/from the ball field, stadium parking lot, or camping ground.
