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KOTC Tools

Our own tongs, spatulas and skewers. In development.

Our own range is in development. We are not going to fake a checkout for something that does not exist yet, so here is what is coming. Leave an email on the contact page to hear when it is real.

King of the Coal

KOTC Chimney Starter

Our take on the one tool everyone should own.

Coming soon
King of the Coal

KOTC Long Tongs

Long, balanced, spring-tensioned tongs.

Coming soon
King of the Coal

KOTC Instant-Read Thermometer

A fast, accurate probe at a fair price.

Coming soon

How to choose

The plan is a short line of tools built to the specification we actually recommend on this site: long, stiff, heavy, and boring in the way good tools are.

Length is the specification nobody prints on the packaging and it is the one that matters. Standard kitchen tongs put your hand directly over a fire that may be running at 300°C. Anything meant for live coals wants to be 40cm or more, and it wants to be stiff enough to lift a pork shoulder without splaying.

There is no point launching another set of thin stamped tools with a logo on them, so this will take a while. In development, nothing for sale yet, and we will say so plainly until that changes.

What belongs in this category

The kit we would expect a good kotc tools range to cover. We link products as we confirm them with UK retailers.

  • Tongs
  • Spatula
  • Barbecue fork
  • Skewers
  • Grill brush
  • Basting brush