8 Things You Actually Don't Need for Your Cookout
By Dennis Tang
What happens when you take man’s innate gadget-lust and combine it with the testosterone-fueled activity of grilling? The world’s most ridiculous tools. Avoid these silly contraptions and keep your BBQ as it was meant to be: simple.
SteakChamp Thermometer
It’s like one of those expensive digital thermometers—except it only tells one temperature.
The Earth-Powered Beer Cooler
Nobody needs to save power this badly. This thing is more smug than Ed Begley Jr. in a Tesla.
The GrillComb
What happens when you overcomplicate the skewer, the most simple grilling tool there is? You get a comb for a llama.
A Magnetic Grill Light for Your Spatula
For grilling through long winter nights, solar eclipses, and the arrival of the dark lord Chutulu.
A Computer-controlled Steak Locker
Save some dough by dry-aging your own steaks…with this $1,000 smartphone-enabled refrigerator. Pays for itself after your first coronary.
A Portable Electric Rotisserie
You know what’s the worst thing about being hundreds of miles from civilization? Unevenly cooked food.
The Non-Slip Jalapeno Pepper Roaster
Legend has it this was invented in one of Guy Fieri’s dreams.
The Bacon Explosion
Warning: may cause actual (and colorectal) explosions.
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Photos: Amazon.com, eCool, Fusionbrands, Amazon.com, Steak Locker, Uncrate.com, Williams Sonoma, BBQ Addicts
