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Have to say that my most treasured "gadget" for smoking/grilling/bbqing would be this site and all the wonderful men and women that contribute and share their secrets and opinions. (AMZNPS & AMZN) are dam super great also.
I would have to say that all of those things are indeed important. I am curious to see if anyone uses something innovative to help make jobs easier..something you would never think of...looking for the creative ideas that i haven't thought of yet...
It would have to be the stand I made for my charcoal chimney... Stick it in the ground whever you are.. this way I don't have to put the chimney on my grate and have the paper ash go in the smoker
With my MES, my AMNPS and Maverick ET-732 allow me to turn out product I never did before, therefore they are not gadgets or accessories, they are essential tools.
The best accessory I've gotten lately is a silicone barbecue mitt like this:
I can grab and hold my AMNPS full of hot coals without feeling a thing.
It's loose so it's easy to get on and off, hot liquids can't get through it. Well worth $10 or $15 bucks.