While barbecuing outdoors can enhance the flavor of the food as well as provide health benefits, it is also important to take safety precautions.

A great barbecue can go quickly downhill if someone gets hurt because the host or guest failed to exercise proper safety precautions when preparing the food. Just because you are outdoors doesn’t mean you can fore-go any (or all) safety precautions.

Most outdoor grillers spend a lot of time making sure their grill is clean, not only because it helps the grill last, but food just tastes better on a clean grill. However, most of the time, the cooking surface is ignored until it is time to cook.

They fired up the grill, grab the steel brush and scrape off the remnants of the last thing they cooked. Throw a steak, a burger or some chicken on the freshly cleaned surface and, when it’s time to flip it, find some of it has stuck to the steel grid.

NEW Best of the West 100% Natural Oak Lump Charcoal is now available in your favorite Kroger Stores across the country!

Our Best of the West Oak Lump Charcoal is the same great premium quality lump charcoal as our Best of the West 100% Mesquite Lump Charcoal.  Burns much hotter and longer than briquets and adds the smoky wood flavor of oak.

From now until the end of March, we’re giving five dollars off any purchase, just to try our products.

We’ve also introduced quantity discount pricing good on all smoker chips, chunks, flavored bbq sprays, and smoker chip trays.

When you buy 6 or 12 packs of selected items, our shopping cart will automatically give you either a 15% or a 25% discount. Take advantage of our early-season availability, and stock up for the rest of the year now!

Even though two thirds or more of the United States babecues year round, the official kick-off for barbecue season begins with Day Light Savings time.

Time to get out those grills and smokers and get them heated up!

Two Trees Products has some great new items to try like our 100% Natural Oak Lump Charcoal and our new TurboFlame.

Every year those who cook outdoors find themselves struggling with the same question: what is the best charcoal for outdoor grilling? While there are many different brands on the market, there are only a few different factors to consider when looking for the best. Obviously price may be a concern. After all, it is only going to be taken home and set on fire.

Bison Charcoal GrillDesigning the outdoor living area for the local chef can be both exciting and challenging, especially when it comes to choosing the right grill.

The challenge becomes even greater if the space calls for a built-in grill and you don’t want to take one apart and try to fit it into the space allowed. Ideally, you would select the style of grill before you build the enclosure, so it fits properly and is made with the right fireproof materials.