Alright, Kelowna – the sun is out, temperatures are on the rise and spending any more time indoors than absolutely necessary is officially off the table.

You know what that means – it’s grilling season.

One of the best things about barbecuing, besides getting to enjoy the sunshine while you’re at it, is the simplicity of it. It takes few tools and little time to create tasty food on a grill, and the lack of cleanup required afterwards means you get to spend more time enjoying your meal and soaking up summer.

In a world that is becoming increasingly complex, barbecuing remains uncomplicated. However, there are a few modern accessories that can seriously up your barbecue game without compromising its simplicity. If you’re ready to take your grill skills to the next level and create your best meals yet, consider adding these tools to your arsenal.

Tiered grilling systems

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your food is raise it up off of the actual cooking grate. This is exactly what the Weber Elevations Tiered Grilling System does by offering four different grilling levels for your skewers.

Elevating your dishes provides evenly dispersed and controlled heat, so you can cook your food to perfection without charring it. This system is great for kebabs, drumsticks, vegetables and more.

Wireless thermometers

We all know that bad feeling that comes with accidentally serving food that is slightly under or overcooked. You could continue making educated guesses as to when your meat is perfectly done – or, you could let this handy little device tell you.

Weber iGrill thermometers measure how cooked your meat is, and alert you on your smartphone when it’s ready. The best part is that they connect to your device wirelessly, so you can walk away from the grill and socialize, phone in hand, while you wait.

Smoker boxes

Does the thought of a perfectly smoked dish make your mouth water? What if we told you that you can incorporate delicious cherrywood, apple, oak and hickory flavours to your meals right on the grill, sans-smoker?

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It’s true. By simply setting the Weber Smoker Box onto your grill, you can add those irresistible, smoky flavours to any dish. Feeling hungry yet?

Heat-proof gloves

When it comes to grilling, things tend to get a little heated. Save the charring for the steaks, and spare your hands with a pair of protective gloves.

Weber’s Premium Gloves protect hands from heat while silicone palms make it easy to grip tools without slippage, so you can keep calm and grill on with confidence.

Cast iron griddles

Think about all of the amazing dishes that you can make on a large, cast-iron frying pan. Now, imagine if you could create the same meals on your grill, out in the fresh air instead of in a stuffy kitchen.

With a Weber Griddle, you can do just that! Just imagine grabbing your coffee and heading outside to whip up a delicious batch of pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns and bacon for breakfast on the grill (mmm, bacon).

With just a few extra tools at your disposal, the options for what you can cook up on your barbecue become limitless! The only reason you’ll need to enter the kitchen is to grab a cold one out of the fridge.

The best part of all is that you can pick up any of these and many other awesome Weber products at White’s Barbecue & Fireplace Centre at 160-2000 Spall Road. With a great selection and knowledgeable staff, it’s easy to choose the right accessories to help you accomplish your #grillgoals this summer.