The BBQ Store$23.95
Express
Boars Night Out Double Garlic Butter 346g
The dad who does the weeknight barbecue for the family, not just the weekend showpiece
Dad types
The barbecue dad
Owns the tongs, has opinions about charcoal, checks the meat too often.
25 gifts, 18 of them from $23.95 to $399, each price read off an Australian retailer’s page and checked since 8 September 2026. 7 are priced at checkout by the retailer. And twelve we tell you to skip.
From 3 Australian retailers · the 18 with a published price checked since 8 September 2026
25 gifts for the barbecue dad
Ordered by how quickly they arrive, then by price. Never by what earns us the most.
eBay Australia$27.95
Earns us a commissionView at eBay Australia, Hardcore Carnivore Black Rub 368g, opens in a new tab
The BBQ Store$36.50
Express
Western Hickory Smoking Wood Chunks
The dad with a kettle or offset smoker who is still buying supermarket smoking chips
eBay Australia$39.95
Express
Hardcore Carnivore High Heat BBQ Gloves
The dad who rearranges charcoal and moves grates mid-cook, and currently does it with a tea towel
Earns us a commissionView at eBay Australia, Hardcore Carnivore High Heat BBQ Gloves, opens in a new tab
The BBQ Store$49.95
Express
Napoleon Wireless Digital Thermometer
The dad who cooks a roast on the barbecue for family lunches and keeps lifting the hood to check on it
The BBQ Store$50
Express
Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Barrel Smoking Chunks
The dad who smokes pork and beef, also drinks whiskey, and would tell people where the wood came from
The BBQ Store$70
Express
Maverick Laser Infrared Surface Thermometer
The dad with a pizza oven or a cast iron plate who is guessing when the surface is hot enough
The BBQ Store$89
Express
Traeger Instant Read Thermometer
The dad who cooks steaks to order for the whole family and wants each one right
eBay Australia$110
ExpressLow stock
Meater Plus Wireless Smart Thermometer
The dad who has already killed one wired probe thermometer by shutting the lid on the cable
Earns us a commissionView at eBay Australia, Meater Plus Wireless Smart Thermometer, opens in a new tab
eBay Australia$134.50
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Maverick Bluetooth BBQ Thermometer BT-600
The dad who already smokes brisket overnight and complains about temperature control
The BBQ Store$199
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Meater Pro 2 Plus
The dad who sears over direct coals and wants a probe he does not have to pull out before the hot part
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
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Lodge 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet
The dad who has never owned a pan he could put on the barbecue and in the oven
Earns us a commissionView at Amazon Australia, Lodge 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet, opens in a new tab
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
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TempPro TP20 Wireless Meat Thermometer, dual probe
The dad who has cooked one good brisket and cannot reliably repeat it
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
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Weber Gourmet Barbecue System Pizza Stone
The dad who has been talking about a pizza oven and has nowhere to put one
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
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Weber Precision Grill Tongs, 18 inch
The dad still using the bent tongs that came free with the barbecue in 2014
Earns us a commissionView at Amazon Australia, Weber Precision Grill Tongs, 18 inch, opens in a new tab
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
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Weber Rapidfire Chimney Starter
The dad who owns a charcoal kettle and reaches for the gas one anyway
Earns us a commissionView at Amazon Australia, Weber Rapidfire Chimney Starter, opens in a new tab
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
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Weber Smokey Joe Premium Charcoal Grill, 37cm
The dad who cooks properly at home and eats badly everywhere else
The BBQ Store$55
Freight
Kamado Joe XL Lump Charcoal 9.07kg
The dad with a kamado or kettle who is still buying servo heat beads
eBay Australia$67.79
Freight
Gasmate Cast Iron BBQ Hot Plate 390 x 480mm
The dad cooking breakfasts on a thin stamped-steel factory plate that cools the moment food touches it
The BBQ Store$90
Freight
6mm Stainless Steel BBQ Grill 485 x 690mm
The dad whose barbecue still works fine but whose original grate is flaking and rusted
The BBQ Store$109.95
Freight
Oren Pink Butchers Paper Roll 24 inch
The dad who smokes brisket, is wrapping in alfoil, and wonders why the bark goes soggy
The BBQ Store$200
Freight
GrillGrate 3-Panel Set for Weber 22.5 inch Kettle
The dad with a Weber kettle whose sausages come out black outside and raw inside
The BBQ Store$249
Freight
Traeger Induction Cast Iron Skillet
The dad who cooks on both a pellet grill and an induction cooktop and owns a separate pan for each
The BBQ Store$399
Freight
Meater Pro Duo Smart WiFi Thermometer
The dad who does overnight low-and-slow cooks and sets alarms to go outside and check the pit
Amazon AustraliaPrice at Amazon Australia
Freight
Weber Smokey Mountain Charcoal Cooker, 37cm
The dad who has started using the words low and slow in ordinary conversation
More on buying for the barbecue dad
The barbecue dad is the easiest man on this site to buy for and the easiest to get wrong, because he already owns the obvious things. He has tongs. He has a thermometer he does not trust. What he does not have is the specific tool that fixes the specific thing he complains about, and he complains about the same thing every time.
Listen for it. If he opens the lid every ten minutes, he needs a probe that reports to his phone. If the outside of the meat is finished before the inside, he needs a way to run two heat zones. If he talks about the weather, he needs a cover. The gift that lands is the one that answers a sentence he has already said out loud.
Before the next one sneaks up
A reminder, three weeks out.
Nobody plans a gift in advance because nobody remembers the date until it is too late to post anything. We will email you before Father’s Day and before Christmas, with the shortlist already narrowed and the delivery window still open.
Two or three emails a year. Not a newsletter.