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Monument Grill Mesa 400

Monument Grill – Mesa 400

Monument might be a name you may not have heard of but they have been turning heads and making a splash in the grill...
Halo Smoker Review

HALO Smoker Review – Cordless Pellet Grill

Not too long ago we reviewed the HALO Versa Pizza Oven.  While I wasn't expecting much, the pizza oven blew me away.  The oven...
Weber Grill

A Look at the History of Grilling: Our Trip to Weber

Back in April, Dan and I had the pleasure of visiting the Weber company headquarters in Palatine, Illinois — practically in our own backyard!...
Z Grill Review

Z Grills Review – Is this Top Dog or Should You Pass it Up?

What do you think of when you think of smokers?  For me, two names come to mind, Pit Boss and Traeger.  I own the...
Gifts for Chefs and Foodies

Mouthwatering Holiday Gifts for Chefs and Foodies

Welcome back for another day of 2023 TIA Gift Guides. Today we're covering Holiday Gifts for Chefs and Foodies, or really anyone like us...
IG Charcoal BBQ Review

IG Charcoal BBQ Review

Grilling is one of those activities that almost everyone loves.  Maybe it's the idea of bringing us back to when we first started walking...

FREE Z Grills 700D3 Pellet Grill. Find Out How to Get Yours!

Z Grills just announced one of its biggest cashback promotions ever. Buy a Z Grills 700D3 Pellet Grill and get a FULL REFUND in...
Traeger Pro 780 Review

Traeger Pro 780 Review

You can take your Green Egg, your expensive Napoleon grills or whatever you cook food with and toss it away.  All those other products...

RV Kitchen Essentials from a Full-Time Nomad

Hi! It's Kiaya again. In case you need a recap: I'm a TIA writer/editor who use to travel full-time in RV with my husband,...
Weber Spirit E-210

Weber Spirit E-210 Gas Grill

We haven't had many grill reviews on Tools in Action, but we thought about it and decided, who doesn't like grilling, so why not?...
Summer Party Checklist: grill vs smoker

TIA’s Summer Party Checklist

The sun's out. The warm weather is back. It's time to fire-up the grill and invite friends over and you do...but the deck is...

Hi Mountain Seasonings for Jerky

I know Tools in Action is geared towards a tool publication, but you know what sometimes we have to be out of the box....
How to Smoke a Turkey with a Pellet Grill

How to Smoke a Turkey with a Pellet Grill

We're trying something new in the TIA Test Kitchen. We're smoking a turkey with a Z Grills Pellet Grill and we're taking you along...
Monument 35633 Grill Review

Monument Gas Grill

Tis the season for grilling.  I am not sure about you but nothing says summer like a good grilled steak, hamburger, hot dog or...
Happy Thanksgiving from TIA - checkout this turkey

Happy Thanksgiving from TIA – Don’t Forget Your Side Dish!

Hey, Eric here. I just want to catch you before the holiday to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Here at Tools in Action we are...
Veark Santoku Knife

Veark Santoku Knife

When it comes to knives, I am not the guy who is going to talk about the angle of the blade, the material or...