Cooking Surfaces & Add-ons
Expand What Your Grill Can Do
Turn a simple grill into a flat-top, oven, smoker, or rotisserie.
Choose How You Want to Cook
Grill Baskets
Cook small or delicate foods safely
Best for:
- shrimp
- vegetables
- diced meat
- fish
- stir-fry
Griddles
Flat-top cooking on your grill
Best for:
- breakfast
- smash burgers
- vegetables
- seafood
- stir-fry
Pizza Stones
Turn your grill into a pizza oven
Best for:
- pizza
- flatbread
- bread
- calzones
Rotisserie Kits
Even roasting with self-basting motion
Best for:
- whole chicken
- pork roast
- turkey
- kebabs
Cooking Surfaces Don’t Just Hold Food – They Change How Heat Works
Most people think grilling is about temperature.
But temperature alone doesn’t cook food.
Contact, containment, motion, and heat storage –
these are the real forces that shape texture, flavor, and consistency.
Change the surface, and you change the result.
That’s why the same grill can produce:
– crispy smash burgers
– perfectly roasted chicken
– evenly grilled vegetables
– restaurant-style pizza
All without changing the grill itself.
Your grill provides heat.
Cooking surfaces control how that heat behaves.
Direct Contact Creates Crust
What this means
When food touches a hot surface completely, heat transfers faster and more evenly.
This creates:
- better browning
- stronger flavor
- consistent texture
- faster cooking
This is why flat surfaces like griddles produce results that grates cannot.
Real-world example
A burger cooked on grates touches only the lines of the metal.
A burger cooked on a griddle touches the entire surface.
That difference changes everything.
Full contact equals stronger crust
Containment Prevents Food Loss and Improves Control
What this means
Small foods behave differently on a grill.
They move, roll, and fall.
Containment tools like baskets create a controlled environment where food stays together and cooks evenly.
Why it matters
Without containment:
- food falls through grates
- pieces cook unevenly
- flipping becomes messy
- heat distribution becomes inconsistent
With containment:
- food stays in place
- turning becomes easier
- cooking becomes predictable
Control comes from containment.
Motion Creates Even Cooking
What this means
Rotating food changes how heat hits the surface.
Instead of one side overheating, the food moves continuously.
This creates:
- even cooking
- better moisture retention
- consistent browning
- reduced burning
Why rotisserie works
The rotation allows natural juices to redistribute over the surface of the meat.
That process acts like self-basting.
Movement prevents hot spots.
Stored Heat Creates Oven-Like Cooking
What this means
Some materials absorb heat and release it slowly.
Pizza stones are designed to do exactly that.
They store energy and deliver steady heat to the dough.
Why this matters
Without stored heat:
- crust stays soft
- baking becomes uneven
- moisture remains trapped
With stored heat:
- crust becomes crisp
- baking becomes consistent
- moisture evaporates correctly
Stored heat creates bakery-quality crust.
