Summer is HERE! Well, I know it’s been summer for a while in lots of places, but here in Alberta I can finally say it’s REALLY summer!! And while we do not limit our barbecuing to just summer weather (we have been known to grill all or part of our Christmas dinner!), we sure do grill a LOT in the summer. It gets too hot in the house to cook, and there’s nothing like grilled venison steaks eaten out under the shade of our apple trees in the backyard! MMM mmm good!

Are you like that with your bar-b-que? Do you take your dinner party from the dining room to the back deck? Are you a grilling champion? Or, do you have a serious barbecue enthusiast in your home? If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of those questions, I’d like to introduce you to Barbecues Galore!

About Barbecues Galore

Barbecues Galore is a grilling specialty store without the specialty store prices. Barbecues Galore carries the widest selection of barbecues in the country and a variety of items to make your outdoor “kitchen” the best it can be — from accessories to outdoor furniture to smokers! Plus, their staff has the highest BBQ-IQ you’ll find.

Our Review

Barbecues Galore has all kinds of great things to help you make a delicious, summer meal on the barbecue.

Some of our favorites:

• wok topper
• stainless steel grill pot
• newfie silicon grill mitt
• Gopher Guts Barbecue Sauce
• Doctor McGrillemup’s Barbecue Tonic
• The Clapper – tongs

We prepared some of our venison steaks with the Dr. McGrillemup’s Barbecue Sauce. It says it’s invigorating, all-purpose barbecue sauce, and it was SO yummy – a bit of a sweet sauce with a great taste.

The Clapper tongs are just FUN and great for flipping anything over on the grill – steaks, strips, burgers, etc. It has a great grip with a wide enough ‘hand’ to scoop or grab. And it’s cute! hehe!

The Wok Topper is a FANTASTIC addition to our grilling kit. We spray a bit of non-stick cooking spray on the wok (basket) and toss a bunch of chunked up vegetables into the wok and put it on the grill when our meat is almost finished cooking.  It makes yummy veggies, and we haven’t lost any of them through the grill rack. LOL!

The funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time is the Gopher Guts Barbecue Tonic. The name is great, but the description on the bottle is hilarious:

Congratulations, you have in your hand Canada’s most courageous barbecue sauce!  Named after our brave little friends on the Canadian prairies who, day after day, give new meaning to the term “life on the road”. Like our friends, this hand-crafted barbecue sauce is full-bodied and hot-blooded; a little goes a long way. Made to terrifyingly strict standards in Calgary (involving no actual gophers since 1978) nothing but the finest ingredients are used. Slather it on burgers, pour it on ribs, goop it on chicken and drizzle it on seafood. A truly gutsy topping for any barbecued food!

And wahoo – it sure does have a kick! It’s good, but not for the faint hearted! 😉

Barbecues Galore has supplies for every meal.  But don’t be mistaken, grilling isn’t only for lunch and dinner. Have you had a barbecued breakfast? We do it when we’re camping – why not in the backyard at home, too!?  Barbecues Galore has a Breakfast on the BBQ menu on their blog – check it out!

Barbecues Galore has really everything you need for ANY kind of outdoor cooking – grill covers, replacement grill parts, outdoor fireplaces, even patio furniture. And they are active in their local neighbourhoods. I highly recommend you check them out locally or online.

Visit Barbecues Galore here for more info on your local store:
www.barbecuesgalore.ca
Twitter: @barbecuesgalore
Facebook: facebook.com/barbecuesgalore

Thank you to Barbecues Galore for sending me some of the above mentioned products to review. No other compensation has been received for publication in this space. As always, opinions are my own.