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The Tool Box Grill tools and tray combo renders your Tool Box Grill even more self-contained. Designed to nestle inside the gas or charcoal version of the grill, the set simplifies both cooking and transport. Crafted from steel for durability, the sturdy, shallow box offers ample room for the included tongs, spatula, meat fork, and knife. There’s also space for other tools, like your favorite basting brush or grill brush. The tray comes finished in matte gray paint, and the handles on the tools look like squared-off, bright red screwdriver grips, in keeping with the tool box theme. The utensils may not be the most heavy-duty pieces, but the tray is quite sturdy, and the set earns its keep with its convenience. --Emily Bedard ... Read more

Features

• Includes spatula, tongs, knife, fork, and tool tray
• Entire unit fits inside the gas or charcoal Tool Box Grill
• Stores barbecue tools during and after use
• Carrying case is made from stainless steel
• Ample room for adding other utensils

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Want maximum grill space and optimum storage? The Tool Box jumbo charcoal grill offers both, with a roomy interior and compact, portable structure.The sturdy 20-gauge steel frame contains spills and ashes for mess-free use, and the clam-shell lid makes an effective windbreak from either side if the weather's breezy. With 210 square inches of cooking space, the unit features a nickel-plated grill, a bottom heat shield, permanently attached legs, and heat-resistant matte gray paint. A ventilated coal basket creates efficient air flow for even coal burn, so you only need to use a single layer of briquettes. The coal basket is also built to prevent contact with the sides of the grill box, reducing the chances for burnout and heat transfer. All parts lift out for clean up, and double heat-resistant side handles make transport easy. --Emily Bedard ... Read more

Features

• 22 by 16 by 17 inches; weighs 21 pounds
• Sized for large cookouts with easy portability and stowage
• Patented design keeps ashes and drippings from making a mess
• Durable construction with built-in heat shield and heat resistant paint
• Ventilated coal basket for superior air flow and even coal burn

Reviews (1)

A Great BBQ and Conversational Tool!
I saw this item on-line, took a lot of time deciding between the normal size or jumbo. In my opinion the jumbo was for me, I can cook 8 burgers at once instead of 4.

The grill is solid, like an old metal toolbox, does not get to hot on the side and cooks well. There is not much more I can say about it other than it does the job and looks good too!

Wait! The Toolbox BBQ Tools in the jumbo are a little small and will slide around a bit. But they add to the entire concept, and while I have had better BBQ tools they work well, and complete the conversational piece.

I would buy it again, recommend it! ... Read more

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An efficient cooking unit with all the portability of a full-size tool box, the Tool Box gas grill is a welcome partner at tailgates, picnics, campsites, and beach parties. The tidy, self-contained unit features an enclosed, durable 20-gauge steel frame with heat-resistant paint and a bottom heat shield. The interior set-up combines a full-length, stainless-steel burner bar with an arced heat diffuser plate and a 152-square-inch nickel-plated cooking grill. Assembly is straightforward and quick, and the detachable regulator lets you control the flame for fine-tuned results. An included match wand and a lighting view port simplify ignition. All included parts fit snugly inside for easy clean-up and transport, while the grill's flat surfaces make better use of your tight storage areas. The grill operates with a 1-pound propane canister (not included). --Emily Bedard ... Read more

Features

• 20-1/2 by 10 by 13 inches; weighs 18 pounds
• Portable and compact design you can carry and store easily
• Patented structure keeps ashes and drippings inside
• Sturdy construction with durable heat shield and heat-resistant paint
• Uses detachable regulator and 1-pound propane canister (not included)

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There is no reason not to bar-be-que
My husband received one of these gas grills for his birthday. To this day, we are surprised how much we use it. In the Spring and Summer months, most of our food is prepared outdoors, and it has been so nice to have a portable grill that we can take just about anywhere (the beach, tailgaiting and even camping). Most of all we use it in our backyard!!! My husband thinks nothing of starting up the grill now. What a wonderful and novel gift to give. It has proved to be durable and efficient. I'll be giving a few of these out around Christmastime.

Upgrades available for gas grill
In response to some of our customers wanting more heat when grilling on the gas Tool box grill, Hans Plads, the manufacturer of the grill, is offering a new heat diffuser plate. This new unit replaces the one on our older units and allows significantly more heat at the cooking surface. The new diffuser plate is standard on our 2004 gas grills.
If you'd like more information, send an e-mail to info@toolboxgrill.com or call us at 707-778-3116.

Thanks!

Review by Motor Home User
When the unit arrived, the first problem was that the box it is shipped in doesn't hold up to UPS handling, and parts of it were badly bent. We were able to bend them back most of the way they were originally and started to cook. Better packaging is needed by either Amazon or the manufacturer to protect the unit during shipment.
The best way to look at this unit is that its cooking method is different than one that uses lava rock or real charcoal. It does cook well if an aluminum cover is put over the items being cooked. If cooking two hamburger patties, you will waste the heat of 75% of the grilling surface. We are still in the trial mode with the unit, but one must understand that it is just different.

Poor design, poor heat.
I found that only one side of the grill gets hot enough to cook on, and even that side produces sad, grey burgers and grills corn in three or four times the time it would take on a charcoal (or full-size gas) grill.
The grill is constructed so that it is impossible to cook with the lid down, which further limits its usefulness.

If you want a moderately convenient way to heat up hot dogs, this might suit your purpose. I don't think it's good for much else. ... Read more

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Portable and tidy, the Tool Box charcoal grill gives new meaning to on-the-go grilling convenience. The tidy unit offers 152 square inches of cooking area and works well at the beach, on the balcony, or in the back of your truck at a tailgate party. Built with a sturdy 20-gauge steel frame to contain ash and spills, itfeatures a nickel-plated grill, a bottom heat shield, and heat-resistant paint. The ventilated coal basket creates efficient air flow for even coal burn and requires just a single layer of briquettes. The basket is also structured so that it doesn't touch the sides of the grill box, preventing burnout and reducing heat transfer. Closed and latched, the grill picks up by its injection-molded handle and is easy to store, thanks to flat surfaces on all sides. It measures 20 by 10 by 14 inches, and all interior pieces lift out for easy clean up. --Emily Bedard ... Read more

Features

• 20 by 10 by 14 inches; weighs 18 pounds
• Portable and compact design you can carry and store easily
• Patented structure keeps ashes and drippings inside
• Sturdy steel housing with durable heat shield and heat-resistant paint
• Ventilated coal basket for efficient air flow and even burn

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Great for backyard fun and portable for picnics
I bought this (and the tools that go with it) as a birthday present for my husband. He loves it. It's just the right size for grilling for two or three people and the results are delicious.

The grill cook evidently finds this box much easier to keep clean than other small units we've tried. After a dozen outings or more, this thing still looks great. It is also easier, because of its uncomplicated shape, to stow away when not in use. And yet it is sturdy, especially by comparison to other grills of this capacity. In other words, it's heavy, but not bulky. The heft is simply quality material beautifully fabricated. The design concept is so simple that it is hard not to wonder why this style has not been the standard for small grills.

Perhaps the best endorsement of this little wonder is that we may well pop for the larger version, as well, just because we are spoiled by the convenience and ease of working with this model and would rather use something like it for larger groups instead of the bulky, tinny, harder to clean grill we are used to having to wheel out.

This is a great little grill. I recommend it without reservation. ... Read more