Grilling accessories and gadgets for your Memorial Day cookout

By Phil Hornshaw

Memorial Day is fast approaching, providing another great opportunity for fun with friends and family centered around the barbecue. But this is 2013, after all, and the old days of throwing a football and sitting around a picnic table don’t have to be the extent of your Memorial Day festivities.

There are plenty of great gadgets that can augment your Memorial Day experience. Whether you want to add movie-watching or just be sure you have all the cooking apparatuses you need for a great day, shopping around can help you find what you need.

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The most obvious Memorial Day gadgets are those directly related to grilling. There are lots of helpful items out there that can lead to great grill foods and an easier time preparing them. Start at Sears, where you can get 5 percent Cash Back, as well as $20 off grills that cost more than $200.

There are also other handy accessories out there, such as grill tools for easy flipping of different items, or meat thermometers that double as barbecue forks. Check out Brookstone and Sharper Image for accessories that can help, including thermometers, and other handy items like barbecue lights that can help make your Memorial Day last even later into the night. You can grab 5 percent Cash Back from Brookstone and 8 percent Cash Back from Sharper Image.

Other items worth your attention include a handy grill light or an outdoor projector screen that allows you to turn your barbecue into a movie night. You can find screens at Amazon.com, and Best Buy has a huge line of HD projectors – plus 2 percent Cash Back.