Grills & Grill Accessories
Ooni Portable Pizza Oven for the Patio
The Ooni Koda portable gas-fired pizza oven weighs only 20 pounds, heats up to 932 degrees Fahrenheit and is ready to cook in just 10 minutes. Just unfold the legs, insert the pizza stone, attach the hose to the propane tank, and Koda’s ready to go. After the 10-minute preheating time, it’ll cook a Neapolitan-style pizza in just 60 seconds. Afterwards, just turn the pizza stone over and use the other side to cook the next pizza while the heat of the oven cooks the first side clean. Built by a family-run business that’s based out of Scotland, the Koda oven retails for $299 for the gas-fired model. There’s also an original model that’s fired with wood pellets that retails for $275, and the company also offers a range of accessories that includes carry bags and cast iron cookware for cooking food other than pizzas.
Blue Rhino Offers 30-Piece Tool Set with Aluminum Case
Even in the depths of winter, it’s never too soon to start planning for sunnier days ahead. Perfect for the traveling chef, this Blue Rhino 30-piece set of stainless-steel outdoor-grilling tools is easy to carry on the go from the backyard to the campground or the beach in a sturdy aluminum case, with reinforced corners and snap closures plus extra room for seasonings and other essentials.
The spatula handle features a bottle opener, while the head of the spatula can flip, tenderize and cut. The other tools include a fork, tongs, basting brush, knife, 12 corn holders, six skewers, four steak knives and a grill brush with two replacement heads. This Blue Rhino complete set includes a limited lifetime warranty and has a suggested retail price of $68.
For more information, visit www.bluerhino.com or call 888.398.8643.
New Thermometer Announced by Traceable Products
Traceable® Products has announced the development of the 2Second-Temp™ NSF Food Certified Traceable Thermometer, a digital food thermometer from Traceable Products. The thermometer is easy to use, accurate and able to display temperatures within two seconds.
Using a food thermometer is the most effective way to prevent foodborne illness. Meat, poultry and eggs require cooking at specific temperatures to kill any microorganisms that may contain harmful bacteria. Research has shown that using color or texture are not accurate indicators to determine doneness.
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people suffer from foodborne illness every year, resulting in roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths,” stated Mike Blazes, CEO of Traceable Products. “The Traceable 2Second-Temp NSF Food Certified Thermometer will ensure that harmful food bacteria are destroyed during the cooking process by monitoring the temperature. This is the most effective method to prevent any foodborne illness, whether you are a professional chef in a restaurant or cooking at home.”
For any barbecue pitmaster, kitchen champion or culinary artist, the foldable compact design of the 2Second-Temp Traceable Food Thermometer is easy to use and clean, accurate and fast and safe. The folding, protected, stainless-steel probe permits ultimate portability can position at any angle for measuring an assortment of meats, candy or cakes. The 2-inch high display allows temperatures to be read easily.
Pitmaster and Barbecue Pro, Quy Hoang, owner of Blood Brothers Texas Barbecue, put the 2Second-Temp Food Traceable Thermometer to the test. “This thermometer is one I can count on every time,” said Hoang. “Easy to use with quick readings, it’s convenient, light-weight and portable for all of my pop-up barbecue.”
For more information, visit www.traceable.com.
Hestan Announces New Line of Premium Kitchen Appliances Coming Soon
Hestan has announced its upcoming line of indoor kitchen appliances for home chefs. The line, which will include ranges, rangetops, cooktops, ovens, refrigeration, dishwashers and ventilation, will be available for purchase in the summer of 2018.
“We are very excited about our latest endeavor,” said company Founder Stanley Cheng. “Hestan products withstand the rigorous and precise demands of some of the most discerning Michelin-starred restaurants, including the kitchens of culinary legend, Chef Thomas Keller. Our engineers have parlayed this same level of quality and attention to detail to our new residential indoor line.”
Hestan launched its award-winning line of outdoor grills in 2016, marking the culinary innovator’s first foray into the residential arena. Today, Hestan Outdoor has been recognized for both functionality and design, winning the TWICE VIP Award, the Excellence in Design (EID) Gold Award (2017) and VESTA Awards for both best gas grill and best in show at the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Expo (2016).
Hestan Indoor products will be presented to dealers at the 2018 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), scheduled for January 9-11 in Orlando, Florida. Consumer availability is expected in the third quarter of 2018.
“Equipped with products that have been rigorously tested at our southern California facilities, Hestan promises to deliver the most reliable kitchens for discerning home chefs,” said Basil Larkin, Vice President of Sales. “While product details are tightly under wraps until KBIS, the market has expressed readiness for a player like Hestan to bring commercial quality and true innovation to home kitchens.”
Traeger Grills Rewrites Rules for Cooking with Fire
Traeger Grills, inventor of the wood pellet grill, is changing the way the world thinks about wood-fired cooking with its new Timberline Grill, available now. After spending nearly 30 years tweaking and testing its grills to reach the ultimate perfection of the product, Traeger joins its patented WiFIRE® technology with a new approach to smoking for the category’s most advanced grill to date.
Starting at $1,699, the Timberline series will make wood-fired cooking more customizable than ever before, giving everyone from backyard heroes to competition pitmasters the power to remotely control their grill from the palms of their hands. The new Traeger App (free and available for download in iOS and Android) makes it easy to not only set the cook time and desired temperature of the grill from afar, but to also check the status of food and adjust settings accordingly. The app also grants access to Traeger’s recipe vault and lets users connect with the worldwide Traeger community to share cooks and get inspired. Traeger’s cutting edge WiFIRE technology gives grillers the ability to store up to four custom cook cycles, making achieving that perfect prize-winning chicken as easy as pushing a button at the next barbecue competition.
Available in two sizes, the Timberline 850 and Timberline 1300 are available for purchase at www.traegergrills.com and at authorized retailers. Its double-wall, commercial grade stainless steel interior controls temperatures between 165 degrees F and 500 degrees F within +/- 5 degrees F – a temperature precision standard previously unheard of in the grilling world. The Timberline’s brand new, patent pending approach to smoke science allows more pure blue smoke to circulate, ensuring foods are infused with only the best hardwood flavor.
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