The Best Outdoor Kitchen Accessories For Your Master Griller

If you have the kind of family that includes a Master Griller — and if you do, you know what I’m talking about: he’s the guy with the Corona apron and a cookbook devoted entirely to marinades — you start to look, especially around the summertime holidays, for the best outdoor kitchen accessories on the market. There’s nothing like supporting the man who whips out deliciousness like coke-and-cayenne marinated steaks or really grilled cheese sandwiches by making his job easier and more fun.

Of course, you can always count on something small like a new flipper, a spice rack, or a grill brush for minor occasions. But when you want to really impress, you have to delve a little deeper.

What would he think, for example, if you had an outdoor refrigerator installed right next to his BBQ gas grill? By being able to keep certain key ingredients outside and ready to rock, you make the grill an even more inviting place for the Grillmaster to cook at. No more hassled running back and forth between the patio and the kitchen. Some such outdoor refrigerators are traditional front-opening minifridges, but if your setup demands it, you can also acquire top-opening coolers, pull-out drawer-style refrigerators, or even a Kegerator.

If you’ve already achieved that first step of outdoor grilling nirvana, the next step you ought to look into is the outdoor sink. It might require a bit of plumbing, but having a sink right next to the Grillmaster’s Station makes cleanup easier — but also helps with prep time, as veggies can be washed right next to where they’re cooked, again eliminating more of that constant trucking into and out of the house.

The next stage in creating the perfect patio environment for the Master Griller is to add beverages to his repertoire. Now that he has running water at his disposal, give him a couple of blenders, a beverage caddy, and of course, the proper fixin’s for a good set of mixed drinks to fill his outdoor fridge. He’ll need the sink to wash the blenders and the margarita glasses, but the party will thank you from top to bottom.

These aren’t minor additions to the classic outdoor grill, but if you make the investment, you’ll wonder by the end of grilling season how you ever did without them.