What are the Best and Worst Christmas gifts for us?

[bbqexaminer]

Best

Stoker
Good digital thermometer
Jerky rods (good for hanging other meats too)
Custom grill
Good gloves (for chemicals, neoprene)
Meat slicer
Meat grinder

Worst

Personalized chef's hat
Crappy gloves that burn
Expensive executive utensils in a case
Any sauce or seasoning from Williams-Sonoma
I Love Sushi personalized apron


Hopefully you will add to the lists. I did an article on the worst but haven't done anything about the best. Maybe my list is peculiar but I like basic, functional, quality accessories and high tech cool stuff at the same time.

 

[oneshot]

Best: Jalapeno rack and Jalapeno corer...for ABT's.......

 

[chisoxjim]

best: WSM like I got this year

worst: lifetime supply of liquid smoke
Gift certificates to Famous Daves, or any other chain bbq place

 

[mr mac]

Best:

Gift certificate to our local butcher shop
New Smoke Vault
Digital thermometer

Worst:
Any apron
Underwear

 

[the iceman]

Best...

Worst...

 

[mrscruffles]

Best:
New thermo
A few clean 55 gal drums + everything else I need to make a few more UDS
a whole pig
half a cow
Gift card to a good beer store.

worst:
gift cards to big chain restaurants
socks. I have enough, and I dont want to wear "cute" Christmas socks. Plus who the hell looks at my socks?!?!

 

[silverwolf636]

Well the best would be:
gift certificate to the butchers
unlimited access to most popular smoking woods

Worst:
A smoking apron that says, "This Smoker is Hot!"

 

[fire it up]

Best:
Variety of hard to get or specialty smoking woods.
Dave's Dragon Dust Seasoning
A Lang (I wish)
Blu-ray player (love technology and entertainment)
for The US to win these damn wars and get our Men and Women back home
A goat (need to try it after all of Rivet's great Qviews)
A bag of......seasonings

Worst:
Plate of ribs from the Neely's Restaurant (I hear they boil them)
Most any Hollywood movie they make and try to charge $20 for a crap DVD
Clothes. We all smoke in the nude, right? Dumping some hot coals would sure be an adventure

 

[gnubee]

Best
A Lang
A cord of apple wood
New crossbow
Boo rod with silk line in 5 wt.
Case or two of Briskets
Black Lab puppy
40oz Capt Morgans delux

Worse

El Cheapo socket set ( got one and tossed it )
Snow blower ( we seldom get snow and if we do it lasts only a week )
A kitten
Old spice after shave. ( I have had a beard for 40 years but still get this gift from my aunt every year )
Popiel pocket fisherman ( a really dumb product )
Chef's hat that says, Kiss the cook.

 

[bbqexaminer]

I ended up writing a column on the best and the worst 2009 Christmas presents. My best:

1. The Stoker
2. Custom BBQ grill
3. Polypro gloves
4. Turbo Marinator
5. Digital Thermo
6. Books--especially the Meat Book
7. Smoking basket
8. Personalized branding iron
9. The Smoking Gun
10. The Best and the Worst Gifts: Forum Choice


#10 is linked because the forum chosen was SMF, and this article was based on this thread. Hope you enjoy it--and please excuse a little editing.

That article links to the rest of the Best which links to the Worst gifts too, if interested.

John