I live in the south where grilling is just a way of life. Beginning in mid April the smell of charcoal wafts through the air on weekends and much of the weekdays. This goes on all summer and well into the coldest parts of the fall, around first of December! If you have a man who loves to grill in your life or a friend who’s of that type you’re in luck! There are so many presents that grill-lovers are happy to receive and will use. It’s not only fun to shop for them-you know that any thoughtful gift will be a real hit. There are many online sources for grills and accessories, that I have picked some particular items your grilling master might not have yet.
Online ordering is so simple and if you’re shopping ahead for Christmas of a coming occasion, you can do it all in the comfort of your home and have it sent and ready to wrap well in time to surprise your special man. Just be careful your computer is protected by virus and trojan horse software before you put in vital credit card information. I do most of my shopping online these days because it is so much fun to browse the web and so easy to order. Almost every site on the web today takes major credit cards and some have even begun accepting paypal.
Charbroil CB500x Portable Charcoal Grill http://www.grilllovers.com/shopItemDetail.aspx?itemid=7795006. They have great customer service too. This little baby has 240 sq. in. cooking surface, and will allow for direct cooking, indirect cooking and smoking . It can accommodate a rotisserie too! It is perfect for tailgaiters and for beach, weekend camping or outdoor picnics. This model even has a temperature gauge and adjustable height fire grate-just about anything you’d find in a larger, more permanent grill for the patio. For $189, plus shipping this great grill would put a smile on any cookmaster’s face. Call 1-800-241-8981 to order by phone or for customer service. You might like to give a gift certificate instead. In that case, you can do so here for up to $350.
http://www.grilllovers.com/shopItemDetail.aspx?itemid=gcertificate
A great item that’s a must for all sorts of roasts and turkeys or chickens on the grill or smoker is a good injector.
http://www.grillingaccessories.com/injectors.asp is a site where you can find all sorts of marinade injectors.
My favorite is the Eastman Outdoors 2 Oz. Gourmet Marinade Injector for $24. The shipping prices are rather hefty – $8.00 for this one-so you might want to look at all the models and then browse at Target or one of your local stores to save on those shipping costs. The injector has become a very popular item in recent years and I have friends who deep-fry turkeys every year for Thanksgiving and wouldn’t do it without injecting their favorite marinade beforehand.
My next choice is also becoming quite popular and it’s very possible that your favorite grilling guy hasn’t yet picked up on it. I’m talking about cooking on a plank. http://www.bbq-tools.com/store/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=146. Yep. It’s really become the rage in cooking and the flavor it produces is quite unique. You get the smokiness from grilling with an added flavor of succulent cedar released as moisture that enfolds the inside of the grill and the meat. It’s quite delicious. Plank cooking is especially great for tuna and salmon. The planks can be used over and over again, too! This would make a perfect gift by itself or paired with a book solely devoted to plank-cooking techniques and recipes. You get 3 planks for $12.95 and if you want the plank cooking book to go with it you’ll pay an additional $23.00. These prices are minus S&H;, so you’ll have added expense for these. They have the added convenience of letting you use paypal for your payment, which comes in very handy for many people.
I then found a little site which has something I haven’t come across before and makes perfect practical sense. If you’ve ever had your knuckles and fingers scorched when you went to lift or turn meat, this is the perfect gadget for you. http://www.netlinkenterprises.com/home/proddetail.php?prod=PS3127RE
It’s a heat shield BBQ fork with its own light. At only $19.95, it is a good buy. Include some AAA batteries when you wrap the gift because it doesn’t come with them included. The ergonomically sculpted handle should make lifting awkward portions of meat much easier and the light, which has a wide beam reflector, shines light directly on the grill surface to see how cooking has progressed.
Who says that just one great grill is all anyone needs? I find that a lot of times my own husband has hated going out and loading up his big Weber and sometimes even having to brush it off from the night before as well. Why not give your man a sturdy Hibachi for those times when he just wants to cook a quickly grilled steak or a small package of chicken breasts or a fresh salmon filet? http://www.bbq.com/ offers a neat, sturdy Hibachi that has a reasonable price tag.
With a cooking grid that is 9 in. x 15 in. this allows enough space for these smaller needs. With two grids included this gives you 181 sq. ins. Of total cooking space! The price is just $25, but once again, there’s a hefty $12 tacked on for S&H.; They also offer a Son of Hibachi unit with snuff out pouch and carrying case, so handy for football games and tailgating parties. Because the carrying case makes it portable, it’s a great gift for people who live near of spend lots of time on the beach and do cookouts there. This Hibachi folds out to two cooking areas, so accomodates lots of space and lets you grill different meats of vegetables at different levels. It costs $79.95 with $12.00 S&H.;
bb.com also has something that I have never seen anywhere on-or offline. Scroll down to see this patio table foot heater. It would be just wonderful for cookouts when the weather turns chilly. It fits under most patio tables and even permits an umbrella pole up to 1.75 ins. to be inserted in the middle. They show only a round table in the example, but it could probably fit under a rectangular table as well, though you might want to call them about this if you’re unsure: 1-877-743-2269. I thought this was a great idea to wind up my search for unique gifts for the grill over men friends in your life!
