7 Tools To Up Your Grilling Game
These outdoor cooking tools will elevate your food—literally!—so you get great flavor with fewer scorch marks, and nothing sacrificed to the coals.
1. Flat Out Fantastic
With the perforated USA Porcelain Topper, cooking a tray of juicy kebabs was easy peasy. (It also made a mean batch of bacon.) The nonstick surface, about 12 by 17 inches, is great for a party or a big family meal. $12, charbroil.com
2. Small Potatoes
Grilling for one or two people? The 7 1/2-inch Stainless Steel Grill Basket from Weber is just the thing for a side dish, like potatoes or squash. It was also a fuss-free way to warm fresh berries for a shortcake, says our tester. $15, lowes.com
3. Full Circle
With Sabatier's 11-inch Wok Topper, you can go stir crazy on a whole mess of diced veggies without losing small pieces to the fire. It's made of carbon steel treated with a nonstick coating, but you can put it right into the dishwasher when you're done. $15, target.com
4. Handy Helper
The aluminum Mr. Bar-B-Q Deluxe Non-Stick Flexible/Expandable Grilling Basket makes flipping fish fillets a cinch. Same goes for items with different thicknesses, like zucchini and mushrooms. Caveat: This one is more gas grill–compatible—it works best when the grates are level with the grill's rim. $31, amazon.com
Tooling Around
These next three super-specialized contraptions are a little kooky, but they totally work.
5. GEFU BBQ Fish Rack
It may look like a torture device, but if grilling a whole fish is on your bucket list, this stainless steel holder makes easy work of it. $33, gourmetkitchenworks.com
6. B2Q Chicken Leg & Wing Rack
Chicken with skin can be tricky to grill, since fatty drips can cause flare-ups that burn your birds. With this steel rack, your wings float above the danger, leaving you with crispy-on-the-outside, moist-on-the-inside drumettes and flats. $7, amazon.com
7. High-Heat Nonstick Pizza Pan
Pop this stainless steel guy on your grates for a smoky-flavored, golden pie. Sure beats retrofitting your patio for a pizza oven! $40, williams-sonoma.com