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Heat-Resistant Silicone Trivet
A silicone trivet for standing a hot pan, chimney base or lid on without scorching the table or the decking.
- MaterialSilicone
- UseHot pans and lids
Safety and Protection
Gloves, mats, ash buckets and long lighters.
Various
Long-Reach Lighter and Firestarter Cubes
A refillable long-nose lighter and a box of wax firestarter cubes, the safe way to light a chimney without singeing your knuckles.
- LighterLong-reach, refillable
- StartersWax cubes
Various
Fireproof Under-Grill Mat
A fire-retardant mat that catches sparks and grease and protects decking or a patio under the grill.
- MaterialFibreglass weave
- UseUnder the grill
VariousEssential once, obvious forever
Aramid Heat-Resistant BBQ Gloves
Aramid-fibre gloves that let you move a hot grate, a chimney or a whole shoulder by hand. Dry heat only: any liquid conducts straight through.
- MaterialAramid fibre
- RatingHigh dry heat
- UseGrates, chimneys, joints
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How to choose
Aramid-fibre gloves let you pick up a hot grate, move a lit chimney or handle a whole shoulder directly, which tongs cannot do. Note that fabric gloves are for dry heat only: any liquid conducts straight through and scalds.
Charcoal ash can hold live embers for more than 24 hours. A metal ash bucket with a lid is not optional, and ash in a plastic bin starts real fires every summer.
What belongs in this category
The kit we would expect a good safety and protection range to cover. We link products as we confirm them with UK retailers.
- Grilling gloves
- Heat-resistant silicone trivet
- Fireproof grill mat
- Long-handled lighter
- Fire starter cubes