10 Essential Grilling Tools to Make You Master of the Flame

Everything you need (and nothing you don’t) for a summer of perfect grilling

By Max Falkowitz | Published Apr 27, 2017 9:00 PM

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Despite the light rain, the grills stayed ablaze, turning out great dishes like this merguez sausage. Michelle Heimerman

The grill you have. The grilling recipes are covered. Your sides are set. But how well equipped are you? If you’re still struggling with regular kitchen tongs and don’t have a tall stack of hand towels at the ready, consider this guide your helping hand. When it comes to great grilling, we’re big believers in minimalism: there’s a lot of stuff out there you just don’t need. But some tools are truly essential, and these are the ones we wouldn’t want to grill without.