Did you know that one of the best barbecue stores on the planet resides quietly on my website, barbecuebible.com? It’s true. For several years, my staff and I have vetted the many hundreds of products that come our way and placed the worthy ones on our virtual shelves. You’ll find everything from the latest barbecue accessories (including grills and smokers) to hard-to-find provisions and specialty foods: the Alaskan spruce salt that’s incredible on beef; Vermont Maple Sriracha Hot Sauce; authentic bomba rice for grilled paella; and much, much more.
To celebrate the new year and its possibilities, I rounded up a dozen new items that will help you polish your grill game in 2018.
Can I get the door for you? You know that moment when you realize your hands are too full of food platters or grilling equipment to open the sliding glass door between the house and the patio? (Me, too.) Enter the Smart-Slider, an ingenious device that enables you to open the door with your foot. Unobtrusive, and incredibly handy. Wish I’d thought of it first.
Behold, the power of the kettle grill: The Slow ’N Sear turns your kettle grill into a smoker and a blistering hot sear machine—all in one. The patent-pending design provides a true 2-zone environment within your kettle. Its built-in water reservoir separates your charcoal and wood from the cooking zone. This creates both a thermal barrier that keeps temperatures stable across the entire cooking surface as well as a humidity source to help deliver the best texture to your food right from the start of the cook.
Fire, faster: The FiAir Point-and-Shoot Portable Blower is the first and only truly portable powered blower for wood and charcoal fires. No need to give up charcoal flavor for gas grill speed, FiAir brings coals to searing temperatures in just 8-12 minutes and brings greater control to charcoal grilling and smoking. Wood starts even faster: 2 minutes or less. Compact size and light weight make it easy to go wherever you need fire. Runs on three AAA batteries (not included).
Take smoking to the next level: Fill the canister of this device with wood chips, and the cleverly-named Smoke Daddy Magnum P-I-G will give you up to 5 hours of adjustable cold smoke. Use it to augment the smoke flavor in your favorite barbecued foods, or cold smoke salmon, trout, cheese, or other delicate proteins. The P-I-G can even be used in conjunction with home-built smokers.
Click here to see the 8 other products you need this year.
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