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A Memorial Day grill sale is not the year's best grill pricing. Labor Day is. October is. Here's how to read the four kinds of Memorial Day grill sale running this weekend.
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Run your grill to 500°F for burn-off, keep ash and grease under control, and season your grates so every cook runs clean and steady. Intro: Why a Clean Grill Is Par...
Read the articleSmokers, grills, thermometers, knives and accessories, judged on what they actually do at the pit rather than on the box.
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Twenty-seven kamado grills compared on published specs, same-day prices and the warranty fine print — including which brands cover the gasket, which void coverage if you skip registration, and why none of them transfer to a second owner.
Two-zone setup, vent control, and the 150-degree disagreement over what medium-high heat means, plus the charcoal safety data every other guide skips.
Where to put the probe on every cut, the USDA safe-temperature chart, and the altitude-corrected boiling-point table FSIS tells you to go find somewhere else. In Denver, calibrating to 212F builds in a permanent 9.6-degree undercook.
Santa Maria grills with crank-adjustable grates are 2026’s biggest BBQ gear shift. Why Fyr, Yoder, and Kalamazoo keep selling out, and how to pick one.
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A Memorial Day grill sale is not the year’s best grill pricing. Labor Day is. October is. Here’s how to read the four kinds of Memorial Day grill sale running this weekend.
Grill fire safety: NFPA tracks 6,500 home grill fires and $27.6 million in property loss every year. Here are seven five-minute checks before the first cook.
The Weber Santa Maria grill: two sizes, $899 and $1,299, 750+ sq in over a firebrick cookbox. Unveiled at Memphis in May 2026, ships 2027.
Lumber Jack wins price. Knotty Wood wins regional flavor. CookinPellets wins consistency. Tested side-by-side on a 14-hour brisket — which brand wins for your cook style.
Pit Boss wins on cubic inches, hopper, and searing. Traeger wins on app, support, and ecosystem. The 2026 head-to-head pitmasters actually use to decide.
Smokefire wins searing crust and crown. Ironwood wins overnight reliability and app polish. The 2026 head-to-head — by cook style, not by spec sheet.
