Another "what are must have accessories?" thread...

Lump and meat

I waited over 2 years to get an AR and wish I pulled the trigger sooner.  Thermopen is a must.  Maverick temp probe is great for overnights.  Different flavored wood chunks/chips.  Different rubs/sauces.  Gloves for removing hot accessories (I like my Ove Gloves).  Various varieties of adult beverages.  A good pizza stone.  Any number of CI products (Dutch oven, Pizza pan, Skillets).  Pizza pans (Blue steel, stoneware, CI).  A pizza peel.  Some meat from Snake River Farms.  Lump.  You will eventually spend more on accessories than you did on the Egg.  Take advantage of the wedding gifts. 

In addition to a food thermometer, I would have to say you need some means of cooking indirect. I use a plate setter. Hopefully someone can give you some advice on what type of indirect accessory will meat your needs. I've never really looked at the differences for indirect accessories because I just bought the PS. Might be of interest to you to look at different options.

Half a cow would be my #1 pick as wedding gift.

I bought the R&B AR combo and would do it again! It comes with an oval stone that is almost the length of a rack of ribs. I can also do two spatchcocked chickens or a large brisket without anything hanging over the edges of the stone.

Thermapen, Woo, Spider, Looftlighter & Smokeware vent.

@Grillin_beers‌ everyone is telling him a ar rack and with that he would not need a platesetter. I agree with the thermoplastic but without knowing what they like to cook i would not know what else.

I agree. Platesetter is all they had when I first started with a bge everything else is gravy but still recommend a thermopen

@badinfluence You are definitely right. It's been one of those days where I'm just not thinking too sharp.

Plate Setter. Rib rack, can be used for Turkeys/Chickens also. Love mine. Also I must have my plate setter. Gloves and mitts as stated, especially when you have to remove the grid or the plate setter to do direct cooking on your next item. Oh and the alcohol...must have that! My BGE will not work with an adult beverage poured!

the pigtail flipper is actually super useful - and relatively cheap!

Thermometer - remote wireless like iGrill is excellent. I tend to stay away from the Chinese imports like Taylor or Maverick (got tired of probes failing). A Thermapen is useful, IMHO not as useful as the iGrill. You can save the Thermapen and the infrared until later. A cheap bimetal meat thermometer will get you by until you have a need for a $100 instant-read.

Platesetter - mandatory IMHO. Some method of indirect cooking, PS is the simplest. Save the AR for some other day. If you want to cook raised direct someday, then someday get a Woo II. Pizza stone too, if you like pizza.

Grill gripper. Obvious reasons.

Rolling Nest or table. If nest only, you're going to want some kind of table nearby or those BGE wing things.

Ash tool. And a metal can (e.g. 10 gallon galvanized trash can) for dumping the ash.

Good spatula. There are a lot of crappy ones out there. I like the long thin ones. If you get a 14-16 inch version, you can get by without a pizza peel. Locking tongs = good idea.

Nomex gloves. Important to have IMHO.


This stuff is fairly basic. It will definitely get you started doing the simple stuff, burgers, tenderloins, butts, until you learn the ropes. Then you can start getting fancy with less tendency to waste your money.

Mapp torch for lighting ur fire.

A thermopen is a must, it is amazing and my wife uses it for kitchen cooking too. I think if you want to slow cook meat then an adjustable rig is the top step and works best for cooking a lot of food at once. But if you don't want to spend that much money get the place setter and your good to go for indirect. Also I like to use a ordinary paint heat gun to light my coals quickly, you can go to any home improvement store to get one for 15 to 20 bucks. A small dry/wet vac to clean your ash is good to have too. Neither of those are a must though, just helpful.

EGG in snow.