Tools You Must Have for Grilling

Grilling is a perfect way to bring people together and enjoy food together. It is already an American life style nowadays.

After getting yourself a right grill, don’t forget to check some handy tools, which will surely help enhance your grilling experience.

Here are some basic grilling tools you must have.

Barbecue tong. As the most useful tool during grilling, the tongs work in many ways. Therefore, it is wise to get yourself at least 3 tongs. One for raw food, one for cooked food, and another for charcoals or woods (if you have a charcoal grill). Remember to choose the ones with long handles. You won’t want to get your hand burnt during grilling.

Spatula and knife. You probably have these basic cooking tools, even if you don’t keep a grill.

Skewers. For those ones who are in love with kebab, don’t forget to pick up some skewers. If you already have wooden skewers at home, better replace them with stainless steel ones, so that you don’t need to spent half an hour soaking the wooden ones.

Barbecue brush. Get your food some of your favourite sauces, you definitely need several silicone barbecue brushes. I personally prefer to have them in different colors, which makes it easier to apply for different kinds of food.

Gloves. Pick up a pair of good quality grill gloves, protecting your hands from the high heat. You will need to use them everytime you grill, make sure the gloves are durable for long-term use.

Chimney starter. This is for the grillers with charcoal grills. With a chimney starter, you are able to fire up quickly and evenly. Remember always be careful while working with fire.

Thermometer. Many grills come with a built-in thermometer, so that you can monitor the temperature in lid. Meanwhile, check the doneness of your food with an instant-read digital thermometer would definitely help, so that you can deliver delicious results everytime.

Spray bottle. If you like smoking, it’s better to keep a spray bottle. Fill the bottle with water or juice, and spray it to keep your meats moist.

Grill brush. Clean your grill each time before and after use, which will be helpful to prolong the service life of your grill. Grill brush is the essential then. You won’t want your grill brush get broken after several times of use, or it becomes difficult to clean when comes to the corners. Getting a generic brush from a random store is not a good idea. You’ll soon regret when the bristles started breaking off. A durable bristle grill brush is a must, and it’s important to get one with extra long handle. After grilling, the grates still remain hot actually, and you still need to be very careful. A good-quality grill brush allows you to clean up effortlessly with no fuss.

In addition, there are many types of tool kit you can find on market. In case you don’t want to search tongs, spatulas and brushes one by one.