GRILL GADGET GIFTS FOR DAD

Men can be challenging to buy gifts for - especially dads on Father's Day. But for dads  who enjoy cooking, grilling and kicking back with a cold one, grill minded gifts can be the perfect solution to give to dear ole dad. There are so many great grills and gadgets on the market today, buying a new barbecue grill can become as intense as buying a new car. To help you with your charring choices, I pulled together link lists, tips, and grill buying guides over on Hadley Court today in a post called, Barbecue Grills: Our Pick of the Pits for Fathers Day... and for grilling gifts, check out these sizzling finds...

 

A new way to grill EVO Outdoor grill...

 

 Get dad a Pit Mitt at Crate & Barrel...

 LOVE this!! The GrillFather cutting board available at etsy...

Very cool - called the Stake 3 in 1 Barbecue Tool from uncrate...

or go with a more traditional tools..

 

a Williams-Sonoma BBQ Tool Set

Treat dad to an assortment of exceptional beef cuts, perfectly suited for outdoor cooking, with savory tastes ranging from the simple to the sublime from the Family Reserve Grilling Collection at Dean & Deluca. Other gourmet steak suppliers are: Kansas City Steak Company, Allen Brothers Steaks, and Omaha Steaks - which can also have localized markets to shop from plus meal deals and wine pairings. What should you look for in a steak? Look for marbling, color and moisture, read more here: Mastering Steaks – What to look For In A Steak.

WS Stainless-Steel Sliding Skewers

 

 Although these are DEAN & DELUCA Barbeque Sauces – Set of Four, you can also find some locally at a gourmet market, Williams-Sonoma, or even a HomeGoods store...

 

Buy a ready made gift basket or make your own with a few other grill seasonings, rub, and grilling tools... 

 A one stop shop for gourmet seasonings + grill gadgets + the basket can be at HomeGoods. Here are 3 manly gift basket themes from Country Living...

 Gourmet Grilling Planks from Afire are perfect for flavoring grilled fish and good to add in your grill gift basket...

 Does your Grill-Father like gadgets? Here are 5 Grill Gadgets from Brookstone

1. Handle-Mount Grill Light

2. Chef’s Fork with Digital Meat Thermometer

3. Instant Marinator

4. Propane Gauge

5. Motorized Grill Brush with Heavy-Duty Steam Cleaning Power

 

Dad can keep cool with his chilled brew while hes grilling with this Australian Beer Glass set, also from Brookstone...

or dad can keep cool while grilling with a Chillsner by Corkcicle...

(I was wondering how this worked - Visiting the site, now I know!)

This grilling apron says it all - available at Etsy.

Don't forget to check out: Barbecue Grills: Our Pick of the Pits for Fathers Day!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Father's Day Weekend! 

CREATE A PERSONALIZED VALENTINES GIFT

There's still time and you need not be a crafty person to create a personalized Valentine's gift for your sweetheart. All you need is your theme, for example gourmet grilling, and you can shop for special goodies to create a customized gift basket for the chef in your life. My "go-to" source for not only gourmet seasonings, but kitchen tools, dish towels for color, unique dishes or cutting boards, and even the basket itself is HomeGoods. You can use your cart while you shop to place your basket, and fill it with the special ingredients for your chef or grill master. After you've purchased your basket and gift items for inside, stop by a local craft store for excelsior and ribbon (unless you already have), head home and secretly create your personalized Valentines gift... (just remember not to share any pics of it on Facebook until AFTER you've given your sweetheart their surprise!) Here is the Valentine's Gourmet Gift Basket I made last year for Jeff, with great goodies I picked up at HomeGoods...

 Jeff loves to grill - so I stocked up on great grilling seasonings and a few new kitchen gadgets.

Tip: To help give the items inside the basket a lift, fill the basket with crumbled brown craft paper before adding items inside. After items are stabilized, will in nooks & crannies with the excelsior (shaved paper) and add your bow. This was a storage basket so it had a hinged lid, which helped make the items appear to be bursting from the basket. Other items to add to a gourmet basket can be chocolates, your card, a gift certificate to a couples cooking class, or even a new recipe to try from a favorite chef.

Gift baskets need not only be made for Valentines - They also make wonderful gifts for a first time homeowner housewarming, bridal or baby showers, graduation (fill a storage ottoman with dorm needs!) Mother's Day, Father's Day (fill a cooler with dad's faves!) Besides making gift baskets, HomeGoods is also a great source photo frames - another gift you can personalize for your Valentine, especially if you got a little creative before hand, and had a photo shoot with a a friend as a photographer or aprofessional photographer...

 

Here in Arizona, local photographer Megan Sanders of Borrowed Halo Photography got uber creative and used perfectly proportioned pet furniture from HomeGoods to create this stylish Valentine's photo.

Besides the traditional cards, chocolates, flowers and dinner, creating a personalized Valentine's Gift for your sweetheart is a wonderful way to make them feel special, and let them know they are loved. What are some ways you create a personalized Valentine's Gift for your partner, spouse, friend, family or person you're dating?

Thanks for stopping by,

Note: This post is sponsored by HomeGoods and the Happy By Design project. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.