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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 ($105). 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.
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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.
If you'd like to stop waiting for the charcoal to heat up and spend more time enjoying your food, check out the Weber Rapidfire Chimney Starter ($19). This cylindrical grill buddy holds enough briquettes for a 22.5-inch kettle grill, and will have you cooking in no time, thanks to the cone bottom, aluminum-steel sides that cause the flames to ignite each briquette evenly, and its ability to run on firestarters or crumpled up newspaper, eliminating the need for lighter fluid.
Pimp your Weber grill with a Cast Iron Grate ($86). Designed in Germany, this long-lasting replacement for the standard grate heats up faster, gives off more even heat, creates near-perfect grill marks, boasts greater longevity, and offers modular convenience — allowing you to add a host of accessories, including a griddle/hotplate combo, a flat pizzastone, or even a seat for cooking chicken. [Thanks, Rolf]
Get ready for football season with the Margaritaville Portable Tailgate Grill ($400). Designed to ride outside your SUV, pickup, or RV, this roadworthy roaster features a 20,000 BTU propane grill with 352-square-inch cooking space, a removable grill head with built-in legs, foldout side tables, and integrated handles, and a unique mounting system that attaches to any vehicle with a standard 2" receiver hitch, and locks down securely so you don't accidentally spill burgers — or the grill — all over the road behind you.
Bring that authentic smokehouse flavor home with the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker ($275-$380). Available in huge (22.5-inch) or luggably-large (18.5-inch) sizes, these understated cookers are made from porcelain-enameled premium-grade steel, and offer two nickel-plated cooking grates, a water pan that adds steam to the cooking process for more tender, juicier meats, individual vents on the bowl and lid for optimal air-flow control, and a top-mounted thermometer. To get the most from it, follow the Five Easy Lessons found in the excellent Low & Slow.
Instant BBQ. The EZ Grill, available in regular size ($5; 1.81 lbs) and party size ($10; 3.31 lbs), is a portable, disposable grill that lights with one match and cooks for up to 1 ½ hours. The 100% recyclable portable grill comes complete with foil pan, grill grate, stand and 100% natural charcoal. Keep one in your car for impromptu tailgating or as part of a well-fed survival kit.
Now we're talking. The Meatball Grill Basket ($50) helps you grill up 12 tasty, perfectly cooked meatballs. The perforated stainless-steel basket drains excess fat to make you feel a little better about eating all 12 meatballs. [Thanks, Paul]
What can we say about the Steven Raichlen Spatula with Bottle Opener ($20). It's an oversized stainless steel spatula with a built-in bottle opener for more efficient grilling/drinking. For when seconds count between the next flip and the next brew.
If you're serious — and we mean serious — about your grilling, check out the Kalamazoo Hybrid Grill ($14,700). Packing a liquid propane system that cooks with charcoal, wood, and gas using interchangeable grilling drawers, this puppy packs 144,000 total BTUs of cooking power, along with an infrared rotisserie cradle system, a wok-ready side burner, an 864 square inch primary grilling area, stainless steel construction, and more. If that's not enough for you, add on the Offset Smoker Box for even more culinary options.
Whether you sear in Tikrit or Tucson, the Tactical Grilling Kit ($75) has your back. Constructed of 1000D Cordura in Universal Digital Camo with modular webbing, the Tactical Grilling Apron accepts any PALS/MOLLE compatible accessory, including the accompanying Tactical Spatula Sheath and the Tactical Beer Shingle. The military-grade grilling kit will have you prepared for any cookout/shootout.
Whether you're grilling outside or baking inside, the Oregon Scientific Grill Right Wireless Talking Thermometer ($42) will make sure your next feast is properly cooked. It features a six-inch detachable stainless steel probe, with a separate digital LCD screen offering temperature display from 32 to 572 degrees, eight entree programs, four doneness selections, and a transmission range of up to 330 feet away. Oh, and it offers two verbal alert options, so it can literally tell you when it's time to eat.
