Favorite “Tools of the Trade”

[GatorAGR]

What are your favor tools of the trade? For example…Favorite grill gloves, trays/tubs, cutting boards, knives, etc.? Not necessarily thermometers, grills, but all the other “tools” that you couldn’t do without for your grilling, smoking.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Vortex for the kettle would be mine.

 

[voyager 663rd]

Zwilling Twin Master knives are mine. At under $100, they are professsional-quality knives at home friendly prices.

I've got an 8" scimitar butcher knife

and a 6" flexible boning knife

I sharpen both on an 8" Japanese water stone (1000/2000).

In brief:

A commercial knife series which meets all requirements of strict hygiene, safety and quality regulations demanded in a professional kitchen and made by Zwilling.

 

[normanaj]

U-bolt modified tube w/mailbox mod and Auber PID used with my MES.

GrillGrates for both my Webers.

 

[cpaysonc]

Long, stainless cooking tweezers. Great in the kitchen as well as manipulating small items on the grill.

 

[GatorAGR]

Was just thinking about the long tongs as I was reaching for my ribs with standard tongs!

 

[DougE]

My favorite gloves for moving hot grill grates, grill pans with racks, hot foil wrapped, or foil panned stuff' or anything hot in general are my MIG welding gloves.

 

[GatorAGR]

Also timely as I burned my hand on a grate while installing my ceramic deflector on my KJ without my leather glove!

 

[DougE]

I have a fairly decent collection of knives, but these two I would not do without. Both Victorinox, the small one is a rosewood handled stiff boning knife, and the other is a breaking knife.

 

[DougE]

Also timely as I burned my hand on a grate while installing my ceramic deflector on my KJ without my leather glove!

OUCH!

 

[gmc2003]

This one is simple.
The Beer-pole of course.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Chris when I really look at the iconic beer pole 2 point 0, it looks like he has his hands up with a beer on his head . Like the apple on on the head in, William Tell and the apple

 

[JLinza]

This one is simple.
The Beer-pole of course.

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Listing the essentials, I see.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

This one is simple.
The Beer-pole of course.

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Too predictable Chris! But hey, essentials are essential!

 

[gmc2003]

Too predictable Chris! But hey, essentials are essential!

Justin, I do have my favorite color coded skivvies, but this is a family friendly site.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Justin, I do have my favorite color coded skivvies, but this is a family friendly site.

Can I just say I am glad for the site being family friendly! I like you Chris, but that’s one side of you I’d prefer not to see!

 

[JckDanls 07]

My charcoal chimney and stand... I stick my torch up through the expanded metal to light the charcoal... No mess, no ashes...






Which also doubles as my beer pole, which works great when playing cornhole.... One at each end ...



Just stab it in the ground where it's needed ...

 

[Torch&Tone]

Plumbing torch. Gets the pellet tube/tray going, puts a good sear on sous vide meats, toasts everything from sesame seeds to peppers. Will also get a campfire going in a hurry.

 

[GatorAGR]

About to get a torch myself!

 

[JIMSMOKES]

My pig tail hook flipper

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