Griddles, pizza ovens and wireless technology are still on the rise. Our experts pick the best of the best.
Sifting through an endless array of BBQ, grilling, and griddling products is both exciting and daunting. Fortunately, the experienced team at AmazingRibs.com cuts through the clutter with hands-on, unbiased reviews to help you choose the BBQ gear that best meets your needs.
Our full-time BBQ gear tester hand-selected the cream of the crop
Our Keeper of the Flame, Max Good, is the only person in the world whose full-time job is testing, researching, reviewing, and rating grills and smokers. Good measures temperatures, slams lids, turns dials, studies warranties, kicks casters, cooks a lot of food, and considers look, feel, functionality, durability, and price. Good maintains the world’s largest searchable database of more than 600 outdoor cooker ratings and reviews. Our annual “Best New BBQ, Grilling, And Griddling Products” are hand-selected from this extensive database.
Similarly, Bill McGrath, our on-staff electrical engineer, uses sophisticated lab equipment to test and rate dozens of thermometers every year. McGrath’s Best New Products were chosen from more than 200 handheld, wired, and wireless remote thermometers that were lab-tested and reviewed, all of which can be searched here. If you’re curious, click here to learn more about how we conduct our unbiased reviews.
BBQ trends for 2025
What’s new this year? Interest in outdoor griddles, pizza ovens, and wireless technology remains strong. We’ve also noticed a slight increase in the number of electric grills on the market. You’ll see all of those trends and more reflected in our staff picks of the “best of the best” new BBQ, grilling, and griddling products for this year. Drumroll, please…!