Barebones Living Cowboy Grill Roasting Sticks — Set of 2
Made with input from professional open-fire chefs, this set of two roasting sticks is crafted from hand-forged stainless steel with a stunning antique finish. Designed to cook food over an open fire, these are nice and long—so your fingers won’t get close to the flame. The elegant dual-pronged design also makes for better stability and allows you to accommodate more marshmallows. (The most important thing.)
Barebones Living Cowboy Grill Fish Spatula
Made with input from professional open-fire chefs, this fish spatula is crafted with hand-forged stainless steel with a stunning antique finish. A fish spatula is an essential tool in your kitchen, designed to flip delicate foods like fish without breaking them apart. And this one’s slightly curved edge makes it that much easier to the spatula underneath foods instead of just pushing them around the pan or grill. It’s rugged enough to be used with a grill (we love that the natural walnut handle stays cool to the touch when around heat), yet its rustic design is so attractive that it can easily dual as a tableside serving utensil.
Barebones Living Cowboy Grill Carving Fork
Made with input from professional open-fire chefs, this carving fork is crafted with hand-forged stainless steel with a stunning antique finish. It’s rugged enough to be used with a grill (we love that the natural walnut handle stays cool to the touch when around heat), yet its rustic design is so attractive that it can easily dual as a tableside serving utensil for a Sunday roast.
Everdure by Heston Blumenthal Cube Grill
We’re the first to admit that most small grills don’t work. It’s hard to get the charcoal started, it’s hard to control the heat and it’s hard to manuever them because of so much heat in such a small area. This little charcoal grill is the exception to the rule. Not only is it easily portable, as it’s made from lightweight and durable steel, but its unique square shape allows you to distribute charcoal evenly and also have the optimum grilling surface area to squeeze in more steaks than a typical small grill. It’s made with a high-temperature finish with chrome handles, which stay cool to the touch even when the grill is in use. And the design of the firebox allows for enough airflow to start the charcoal, but the chimney-like shape protects it from wind as it lights. The grill grates are perfectly positioned, too—we were able to brown steaks quite nicely without burning them. Plus, the grill also has an integrated storage compartment for extra charcoal or grilling tools as well as a built in bamboo wood tray for serving or to use as a cutting board.
Ñuke Delta Argentinian Style Grill
Handcrafted by artisans in Argentina, this grill in inspired by the gauchos (cowboys) of the Argentinian pampas. It burns both logs and charcoal in its brazier-style fire box and the wide grill bed allows you to move around your heat source of choice to direct heat to different areas of the grill—so you can use high heat or go low and slow. The grill is also lined with refractory bricks that aid in heat retention and guide the heat toward the extra wide 547-inch grill grate, which is adjustable to accommodate different cooking temperatures. The Delta includes a rugged stand with swivel casters and attached steel lid, a full-length vinyl cover, a drawer below the brick-lined base which can be used for accessories or as a warming drawer and an additional steel griddle that nests on top of the fire basket for an extra 188 square inches of cooking space.
Eva Solo Tabletop Grill
Nope, you can’t use this charcoal grill indoors, but you can use it at an outside table, on a patio, or at the beach to efficiently cook four burgers or a couple of pounds of steak tips or bulgogi. The grill, made of fireproof porcelain and just under 12 inches in diameter, holds about a third of a typical Weber chimney in charcoal so the coals will stay hot for a long time. It comes with a wooden trivet base, cleans up easily and is easy to transport.
JSR Ironworks Custom-Made Skewers — Set of 6
Hand-forged specially for Milk Street by a blacksmith in Georgia, these carbon-steel grilling skewers are the best version of this barbecue essential. Shaped one at a time, they’re long enough to accommodate plenty of meat and veggies, but not so long they are cumbersome to work with. The double looped handle at the end is more functional than other skewers—it’s easy to grip, and it holds food in place, plus it can be easily gripped with tongs when it’s time for the skewers to be turned. They’re thick enough to stay straight and sturdy, but they’re not so thick that they break food apart. And they’re quite attractive, too.
Kona Safe/Clean Bristle-Free Grill Brush
No more worrying about sharp metal bristles that might scratch or fall into your grill or melted nylon bristles that can melt with too much heat: Kona's grill brush features a helix-coiled scrubber made of stainless steel wire, so it's highly effective for thick gas grill grates and thin charcoal grates as well as gentle enough for any material, even ceramic kamado grills. And the contoured handle is comfortable to hold with both hands, with nonslip textured finger grips to prevent slipping.
Angkor Food Kroeung Prawlak
Flecked with aromatics and spices like lemongrass and turmeric, this Cambodian spice paste is often used to marinate meat and veggies or flavorful sauce for grilled foods. It has an inherent savoriness, which is great for enhancing the meatiness of whatever protein you choose (or for giving extra umami to some veggies), but the bold and tangy-sweet tamarind and citrusy lemongrass balances the earthiness of the grill wonderfully. Chili peppers provide just the right amount of heat. Inspired by the tastes of Cambodian street food, this paste comes to us just in time for grilling season.
Kona Safe/Clean Bristle-Free Grill Brush with Speed Scraper
No more worrying about sharp metal bristles that might scratch or fall into your grill or melted nylon bristles that can melt with too much heat: Kona's grill brush features a helix-coiled scrubber made of stainless steel wire, so it's highly effective for thick gas grill grates and thin charcoal grates as well as gentle enough for any material, even ceramic kamado grills. And the contoured handle is comfortable to hold with both hands, with nonslip textured finger grips to prevent slipping. Plus, it's equipped with a sturdy steel scraper to tackle even the toughest cooked on food.
Professional Secrets Chef's Grilling Tweezers
These stainless steel tweezers are perfect for outdoor grilling, with long handles and sturdy, serrated pincers that can handle your meatiest steaks and chops. Yet the pointed tips are more precise than unwieldy spring-loaded tongs to reach between grill grates or even spear food when convenient. Whereas some kitchen tweezers will “scissor” when lifting foods, Professional Secrets designed this tool to be slightly wider than some so it won't bend or collapse during use; those with larger hands will find it very comfortable to use. NOTE: Canvas case shown is NOT included with the tweezers.
Dreamfarm BBQ Brizzle
This barbecue-friendly basting brush is a larger version of Dreamfarm’s Good Design Award-winning Brizzle, the ingenious silicone tool that makes basting easier, more efficient and less messy. The BBQ Brizzle retains the flexible brush head of the original, which bends to scoop up liquid from hard-to-reach corners of bowls or pans to make it easy to spread thick barbecue sauce or glaze over your grilling meat. A weighted curved handle—longer than the original to keep hands a safe distance from the fire—keeps the brush head off the counter (a boon for avoiding both messes and cross-contamination). It’s also nonstick, won’t trap bacteria, dishwasher-safe and heat resistant to 500°F.
Dreamfarm BBQ Clongs
Dreamfarm’s BBQ Clongs are stainless steel click-lock tongs that are designed to pick up anything you want to grill. Use the flat tip and study arms to cook, flip, scrape, serve, clean and pick up even the smallest pieces of food; the Clongs also come with a spike to prick sausages, which we found useful for moving food around the grill, as well as a link cutter to detach sausages or cut through their skin. The button at the end of the Clongs opens and closes them easily—and locks them in two positions—and the bend in the handle keeps the tips off of surfaces (like all of Dreamfarm’s barbecue tools), to keep your grill clean and prevent cross-contamination.
Dreamfarm BBQ Tools - Set of 3
Dreamfarm’s best-performing barbecue tools come in a convenient set, your one-stop-shop for grilling season. The three premium tools come in a secure magnetic holder that hangs off of your grill for easy access (added bonus: the holder has a built-in bottle opener that’ll catch caps). The set comes with the BBQ Chopula, a flexible stainless steel spatula with a serrated edge that’ll flip and slice; the BBQ Clongs, click-long tongs designed to pick up anything you may grill; and the BBQ Brizzle, a silicone brush with a long handle and built-in reservoir for easy, safe basting. All three tools are exceptionally easy to use and come with heads that sit up off of surfaces, ideal for keeping your grill clean and preventing cross-contamination. (Hint: This set also makes a great gift.)
RÖSLE Barbecue and Vegetable Basket
Made by grilling experts RÖSLE, this oven– and grill–ready basket is ideal for smaller vegetables, fruit or chopped meat. Baskets are a grill’s best friend: They allow for delicate foods to be grilled without damage from sticking or falling through the grate. Because the items are corralled in the basket, you can easily flip them with a wide metal spatula in one swift move, saving time and effort. The stainless steel basket itself heats up, while the perforations allow heat to directly cook your food. The basket comes with two grips for easy handling; always use grill gloves when picking up the basket, as it will be extremely hot. (This basket is not for use on the stove. For stovetop charring, check out the Milk Street Közmatik.)
RÖSLE Barbecue Leather Grilling Gloves
Made of authentic leather, these heat-safe gloves protect hands and forearms from heat, flames and sparks when grilling. They come with two layers: an outer layer made from durable 100% leather, and a soft breathable inner lining made from cotton and polyester. The separated fingers allow a full range of motion—compared to the limited movement of a regular oven mitt. Safely handle your grill, pans, skewers and baskets with the gloves’ proven heat resistance and extra-long cuffs. These gloves come in one size that fits most.