Father's Day Special

Father's Day is coming up; and Doug in the Arkansas Test Kitchen put together a list of gift ideas Dads are sure to love!  

Let us also add we are not paid spokespeople from Amazon- we just buy a lot of stuff from them. Love you, Amazon Prime!

Lodge Cast Iron Grill:

The real genius behind this grill is the fact you can only place two steaks on it; guaranteeing it's the perfect accessory for a romantic dinner for two.  They also come pre-seasoned and ready to use.  

You can purchase it at most sporting good stores or at Amazon.com for around $100.00.

Knives:

You can never go wrong with a good knife or set; and there are a bunch of different brands out there; ranging from expensive to reasonably priced.  I use a brand call Rada, they are very affordable and great quality. I use 4 different Rada products:

Cook's Knife: Amazon.com for around $9.05- this is great for cutting up meat.

Old Fashion Butchers Knife: Amazon.com for around $10.48- this is ideal for cutting up large pieces of meat (i.e. cutting down spare ribs to St. Louis cut)

Cook's Utility Knife: Amazon.com is around $6.79, this is perfect for cutting vegetables.

Knife Sharpener: Amazon.com is around $7.72. It's important to find a way to keep all your new knives sharp! 

BBQ Sauce:

Each part of the country has a different taste profile when it comes to barbecue; but for me here in the Arkansas Test Kitchen I love the Memphis Style; but of course there is Texas, Carolina, and Kansas City. 

Johnny Trigg BBQ Sauce Kit: from Uline for $25.00. How can you not try sauce from the "Godfather of BBQ"?!

Or how about the gift that keeps giving year round: The Carnivore Club, a monthly delivery of MEAT. This meat-tastic gift has different price ranges from $55.00 to $660.00 a month. Who doesn't love meat for Father's Day?!

Additional Gift Ideas:

Instant Read Meat Thermometer:

There are a ton of different meat thermometers out there. I have actually been researching one for myself, and the one that I keep coming back to is the iGrill. Yes, I know it seems like an Apple product; however they are working on an Android app for it, and it seems to have all the functions you'd require.

Or check out the Maverick ET-733  from Amazon for around $80.00.

The ThermoWorks Splash-Proof Super Fast ThermaPen for around $96 at ThermoWorks, is the one the barbecue pros use in competition.

Movies:

There are a host of different movies or shows out there every man would enjoy:

The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu Ray: for less than $40.00

The James Bond Collection on Blu Ray: for less than $130.00

The Thin Man Collection on DVD: for around $55.00

If all else fails, how about a day at the ballpark with some peanuts and hot dogs?

From our team at Cool Dads Cook- Happy Fathers Day to all the amazing dads out there- hope your day is smokin!

Stay Cool,
The Cool Dads Crew