Four Must-Have Gadgets and Gizmos for Grilling Season
You’ve waited all year for this. It’s your time to shine. It’s grillin’ season, and you get to show off your sizzling skills to friends, family members or neighbors who are lucky enough to witness —and taste — your expertise.
Before you dive right in, consider adding these gizmos and gadgets to your grilling arsenal. We can’t promise these tools will help you win the neighborhood “Best Burger” contest, but we’ve done some research, and here’s what we recommend to set you up for success.
1. Meat Thermometer
It’s important to keep safety in mind as you grill, especially when it comes to cooking food until it reaches a safe minimum internal temperature.
You may already own a meat thermometer, but do you have one that stays lodged in the meat the whole time, so you don’t have to open the lid of the grill until it’s time to turn your steak?
MEATER is a thermometer probe that you leave in the meat as it cooks. One of the coolest features is that it sends you real-time wireless updates to the MEATER app with current temperatures and how much longer until cooking is complete.
2. Grill Caddy
Grilling comes with many enjoyable moments, but cleaning up at the end is not one of them. Consider buying a grill caddy to make the process a little less painful.
You can use the caddy to store condiments, sauces, seasonings and cooking utensils as you cook and easily transfer them back to the kitchen when you’re all done.
3. Patty Press
Every griller has their own personal preference on how thin or thick a hamburger patty should be. No matter your preference, it’s best if patties are uniform in shape and size so your burgers are all done at the same time.
If you want to standardize the meat-molding process or give your overworked hands a break, look into getting a patty press. These handy gadgets will help create the perfect hockey-puck-shaped patty in no time. You can even adjust the thickness of the patty on some presses.
And it’s not exclusively for beef burgers. Want to make salmon burgers, sausage patties or a round mound of hashbrowns? The grilling world is your oyster with a patty press.
4. Grill Light
Let there be light! Sometimes life gets in the way of our plans, and we can’t fire up the grill until the sun has gone down. Or maybe you are an early bird (overachiever) who wants to cook some bacon before the sun has come up. No judgement here.
Whatever the situation, it’s tough to achieve perfect results when you can’t see what you’re doing. Leave the regular household flashlight for the newbies and get yourself a magnetic grill light!
From brats and seafood to burgers and shish kebabs, whatever your specialty, we wish you a fun, safe and delicious grilling season!
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