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The best barbecue accessories for your next garden party

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Great cooks aren’t born — they’re made. When it comes to grilling and barbecue, that status is rightfully earned each year. Without proper grilling tools, you may not be the ruler of your personal grilling kingdom, so we’ve chosen a few of our top picks for the best grilling tools to help make that dream a reality. It’s time to upgrade your tools and realize your potential.

Grilling accessories help you prep food, clean the grill, and keep everything running smoothly. Without the right tools, you may not be able to season your food in time, or you could end up with a dirty grill at the end of the season. Our favorites provide the foundation to upgrade your cooking skills. Combined with your current talent, you could have your best grilling season yet. Let’s take a look at a few of the best options.

Cuisinart Sauce Pot and Basting Brush Set

Best for Sauce Lovers

If you love a good sauce, you know how important it is to baste your food to keep it from drying out on the grill's high heat. This basting set includes a pot for your sauce and a silicon brush to make the process easier. It holds up to 16 ounces, and the brush head can go into the dishwasher after you're done.

Alpha Grillers Heavy-Duty BBQ Grilling Tools Set

Best Gift

This gorgeous grilling set is the perfect housewarming or holiday gift for your favorite cook. It offers a collection of traditional grilling tools, including tongs and a spatula, made from well-weighted stainless steel. Long handles keep hands and arms away from the heat, and the convenient loops make them easy to store. They're suitable for all types of grills and come in attractive packaging.

OlarHike BBQ Grilling Accessories Grill Tools Set

Best for Professionals

This kit has everything — you'll get all the traditional grilling tools, plus a few convenient extras like a meat injector and thermometer. They come in a convenient carry case with loops to help everything stay organized and offer gloves for extra protection. Each tool has a loop to hang on your grill, and everything uses high-quality stainless steel and silicon.

Anpro Grilling Accessories BBQ Tools Set

Best Kebab Set

If kebabs are on your mind, this 21-piece set includes metal skewers to ensure you have kebabs on your grilling menu. The stainless-steel construction is durable and holds up to high heat, while extra-long handles protect your hands and arms. The set comes with corn holders as well and a convenient carrying case for organizing all your tools, so they're available the next time.

Grilling accessories can make barbecue season much easier. Instead of struggling to keep hands free of heat and losing good food to dryness, use one of the accessory sets on our list to enhance your grilling skills. You might surprise yourself and make some of the best-grilled food of your life. It’s all possible with the right foundation, and one of these grilling and smoking pit accessory sets is it!

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