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Here are 10 of the Most Expensive, Outrageous, Nerdy Grills and Gadgets That You’ll Still Want for 4th of July

Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:08am by Liz Klimas
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Every Fourth of July, dads around the country really get the chance to test out the new grill tool they received for Father’s Day a couple weeks before.

The Blaze has pulled together just a taste of the coolest grill tools that dad could be using this year — and if he doesn’t already have it, there’s always Christmas in July.

We’re not talking the perfect burger molds or vegetable baskets either — you know all about those already. We’re bringing you 10 of the most expensive, outrageous, probably unnecessary grill gadgets that you still wish you had, in addition to some normal ones that you really should add to your collection.

Let’s get started.

(10) Most expensive grill: If you peruse the grills at Lowe’s, even the most high end don’t really exceed $2,700. But a Kalamazoo Hybrid Grill costs as much as a new car. The K1500HT Hybrid Fire Freestanding Grill costs $23,795, but it comes with everything including a rotisserie system and the ability to cook with gas, charcoal or wood. (via This Old House).

Grill Gadget Top 10 in Time for the Fourth of July

(Photo: Kalamazoo Gourmet)

(9) Most luxury: Dislike paying $16 for a simple margherita pizza? A wood-fire pizza oven costing between $4,999.95 to $5,999.95 — on sale — can bring your favorite specialty pizzas into your backyard. To get your money’s worth, you would only have to make about 312.5 pizzas. So, if you only ate pizzas on Fridays, the oven will pay for itself in six years.

Fontana Gusto Wood-Fired Oven (Photo: Williams Sonoma)

(8) Most outrageous: As far as we could tell these grills (or fire pits) are custom-made projects, but die-hard Star Wars fans will be flocking to their nearest welder to get one looking like the Death Star (via Craziest Gadgets, TechEBlog). Get the marshmallows ready.

(Photo: TechEBlog)

(Photo: Craziest Gadgets)

(7) Most nerdy: A meat thermometer will save you from cutting open your beef and spilling all its juices. But the iGrill BBQ Thermometer does traditional thermometers one better, letting you also enjoy spending time with your guests away from the grill. Syncing with your iPhone, the thermometer will alert you when your meat reaches a certain temperature (via Mashable).

(Photo: iGrill)

(6) Most useless: When you’ve surpassed making the perfect grill marks, it may be time to start taking personal pride in your meat and branding it with a monogrammed grill iron. Heat it up in the coals and put a nice searing mark on the beef as your own trademark touch. Texas Irons has a range of branding irons from personalized initials to special icons.

(Photo: Texas Irons)

Here are a few more obscure but still useful tools:

(5) The grill comb: Promoted by the Uncrate — the digital magazine full of stuff for guys — the grill comb is for those who love kabobs but don’t want to skewer. As Uncrate puts it, there is no need for you to “twist, pull or otherwise mutilate your food” off the skewer with this tool.

(Photo: Uncrate)

(4) A smoker box: If you only have a grill and don’t want to invest in a smoker, a smoker box kit may be the ticket. Sams Smoker Pro Smoker Box is touted as one BBQ Guys’ Top BBQ Gifts for Men.

Sams Smoker Box Pro (Image: BBQ Guys)

(3) Meatball basket and meatloaf pan: Think outside the burger when you’re working with ground beef on the grill this year. There are tools that can help you make meatballs or a meatloaf with a grill flavor infused right in so you can skip the liquid smoke flavoring.

(Photo: Williams Sonoma)

(2) Grillslinger: Sure the stainless steel case with special compartments for all your grill tools is nice, but it’s not as convenient has having a tool belt for your gadgets. The Grillslinger, unlike other grilling belts, has a holster-like sling and comes with spatula, tongs and a knife with special compartments that are polypropylene lined to keep things in place and your belt clean.

(Photo: Grillslinger)

(1) 60 Second Charcoal Starter: Grilling purists will often tell you that charcoal is the way to go, but gas grill lovers believe the ease of pressing a button overrides waiting for the coals to be ready. The 60 Second Charcoal Starter gives grillers the best of both words, prepping the coals for grilling within five minutes. (via Cool Material)

(Photo: Hammacher Schlemmer)

Bonus: Check out this Smith & Wesson Magnum 500 revolver grill made by by a group of high school students taking a welding class a couple years ago.

(Image via Opposing Views)

If you have any cool grills or recommended gadgets that you’d like to share, feel free to tell us about them in the comments.

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Comments (30)

Bro Geo Too
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:51pm
BBQ gadgets, gizmos, and gewgaws are fine, but don’t forget the mesquite chunks.
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- AmericanResolve
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 9:58pm
  I’ll probably get struck by lightning when I say this, but, as a Texan (all of my life) I prefer Pecan over Mesquite. Now, remember, we have plenty of both…Mesquite and Pecan (state tree). Pecan is less bitter than Mesquite and burns a little slower. From the nerdy standpoint…one should also try Bradford Pear. It is a good “smoker” and creates a lot more mild smokey flavor than does not over power the occasional barbeque eater.
  
  Most important though: smoke ‘em slow.
  
  Thanks Bro!
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- Endstatism
  Posted on July 4, 2012 at 4:25am
  As a resident of Florida, citrus wood or oak makes for a nice BBQ. But mesquite is tasty too. Going to give the pecan wood a try.
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Cindy in CA
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:39pm
I can see the revolver grill in Glenn’s back yard.
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- lassiegirldawn
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:52pm
  I can see it in my backyard for my next Barbie.
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PoliticalSmackdown {Subscribe & Friend me on YouTube}
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:20pm
Went to the store to buy myself a smoker and found out it was made in China. i simply refused to pay for a rig from China so i built my own!

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h306/mrbuzzsaw/smokerdone5.jpg

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h306/mrbuzzsaw/?albumview=slideshow
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- AmericanResolve
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 10:00pm
  That is awesome, thanks for sharing!
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jungle J
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:45pm
you can see that these people see men as shallow and stupid….well…where did all the cool men go? They came to live in Obammy..just ask him….
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- OhioRifleman
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:31pm
  Okay, if your comment ‘live in Obammy’ was unintentional, I give you points for retroactive irony. If it was deliberately aimed at Olberdink, erm, that’s creepy.
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Joyzee
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:01pm
Make me a smoker looks like the Whitehouse’
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garylee123
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:57pm
Grabbing my welder and making the pizza oven.
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PPMStudios
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:40pm
I’ve got the iGrill and love it! Nothing like wireless Bluetooth.

The only downside I’ve found is that the batteries need to be changed each time you use it. I use it in my smokers which run for anywhere between 6-8 hours.

Works with my iPhone and iPad…..
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- Gumbercules
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 6:22pm
  “Wireless Bluetooth” is a little bit redundant . . .
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Gorp
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:34pm
One item they forgot. It‘s not as expensive as some of these but I’ve been using them for a couple of weeks now. They are called “GrillGrates” and they sit on top of your old, rusty, cruddy grates. They are made out of hard anodized aluminum and season like cast iron. I made a pizza on my grill this morning for breakfast and it turned out great. Steaks, Chops and Burgers come out juicier and taste great. The “restored” my Char Broil grill back to cooking stage. It was either buy OEM grates or these. I chose these. They were a bit more expensive than OEM but the grates on the grill now only lasted about 6 years and I bought the grill new.

They are from www dot grillgrate dot com
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GrumpyCat
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:11pm
There should be a Blaze-worthy followup story on the high school welding class and the instructor who allowed and permitted the students to pursue this project.

Talk about a thumb in the eye of Political Correctness!
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normalmom
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:49pm
Those are funny and my husband and I would have trouble deciding which one to pick. I think the gun BBQ is best though.
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searching for the Truth
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:42pm
The bottom picture of the gun BQ is hilarious !
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Balrog28
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:36pm
I’m gonna order that Smoker Box – that is awesome!
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- Optimist4now
  Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:54am
  Save your $$$, simply wrap your smoking wood of choice in aluminum foil, poke a few holes in the top of the package, place on your coals — voila, smoke.
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vtxphantom
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:44am
Is the death star operational? I have some neighbors I could live without.
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RestoreCapitalism
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:38am
Well the gun grill is sure to blow away your guests.
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oldwmn
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:28am
OMG My hubby is a cowboy shooter he would go bonkers for that gril dang it paw its a private one ifen i could id get one fer yah..yeeeeeeeee hawwwwwwwwwwww
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rich43068
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:26am
Don’t forget the EGG grill.
http://www.biggreenegg.com/
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- trolltrainer
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:45am
  Ayup! That was going to be my comment.
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- stmoad
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:10pm
  My wife got me a BGE for Fathers Day, and it is amazing. BBQ/Smoker/ woodfire oven. The steaks I have made on it taste better than the fancy resturaunts around here (And Tulsans eat out more than anyone else on earth statistically – we have good resturaunts). I have roasted chickens, made ribs and tonight am making a pizza. I have read that even in a box pizzas like digiorno taste amazing, and I believe it.
  
  At $800 for the thing (I got the large), its a lot more reasonable than that grill up at the top, and worth it. In the process of making my own table.
  
  As an aside, I wasn;t sure if I wanted to drop that kind of money, but the place I bought it, had one that they use, and I asked (and they agreed) if I could bring some meat and try it before I bought it. We figured the cost of a few steaks and a chicken was a small price to pay to test it out. It did all the selling for us…
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- trolltrainer
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:47pm
  Thing is, the ceramic egg is VE
  RY well made, especially compared to cheap $100 charcoal grills. It will easily last 10 years with reasonable care. You have to buy a $100 grill every few years because of rust and weather. Add to that the BGE is so much more versatile and cooks so much better.
  
  Yeah, I love mine. Highly recommended. If you do not know what these are do the research.
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mordey
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:20am
test
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- OhioRifleman
  Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:38pm
  Read you five by five. Send your traffic.
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Angel_light
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:19am
I like the Smith and Wesson grill. that is so cool! talented kids. wish i could make something like that when I was in school.

I would love to have the first grill that can use gas, charcoal, or wood. but I will not pay that price it needs to come down a bit
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 11:17am
Love them.
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