every Sunday, we Grill and Chill.

(PS Here’s an olddd post on the six reasons we love a weekly Grill and Chill.)

Brett grills (or smokes!) something for dinner, and he also grills (or smokes!) some additional protein(s) for the week. This completely revolutionized our weeks. I menu plan based on whatever Brett’s grilling on Sundays - that amazing chicken he makes may get used for burrito bowls on Tuesday, those sausage links may be for sausage wraps on Monday. The best!

(PS Here’s this week’s menu plan.)

And every Father’s Day, we invest in a few great grilling/smoking tools and/or cooking toys for our Sunday ritual. And they get used all year long, year after year. The best investment, the most joyous gift!

(PS Here’s our three Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gifts and traditions!)

Here are some of our favorite Grill and Chill toys and tools!

Brett’s grill + accessories
Brett’s smoker
our grill prep table for our patio - the best gift ever!
indoor grill pan for when weather is bad
Brett’s favorite cookbook
anything and everything from Thermoworks. literally.
- something from Thermoworks is our go-to Father’s Day gift - one year we invested in a whole set of their good silicone pieces, one year we invested in some thermometers for smoking meats, etc. Santa brought us one of their great big timers once. you can’t go wrong with anything from here.
grilling tool rest
skewers
basting pot and brush
basting bottle
chef’s squeeze bottle set
extra basting brush
turner + precision turner
a few sets of tongs
grill fork
grill cleaner
other grill cleaner
bbq gloves
grilling prep and serve trays
huge silicone bag for marinades
our favorite glass containers for storing food, especially grilled/smoked proteins
our favorite knives + magnetic knife strip
various cheaper cutting boards, but we love our investment one
meat tenderizer
rack to fit these half sheet pans for when brett salts meat

Sometimes we enjoy fun beverages for Grill and Chill. The past few years Santa brought us a few niiiiice things for beverages, and they’ve been beloved ever since.

And this is Grill and Chill - so we do something together on Sundays. Sundays are our day together - we unofficially block the day off and try to keep it free of commitments. So we may stay home and watch football, we may head to a state park, we may try a new-to-use playground, we may enjoy a morning at the pool. The point is we’re together.

here’s our favorite adventure gear
here’s our packed outdoor bag - aka the MVP of trips to the playground, park, etc.
here’s what we bring to the pool
here’s what’s in our s’mores kit
here’s what we keep on hand for the best popcorn
here’s our weekly summer schedule - this summer we Decided Once that Saturdays were for Family Adventures, and Sundays were for Trips to the Pool. it’s the best!

Happy Grill and Chill!

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