Good morning. Earlier this week, I joined thousands of like-minded humans across the country to declare an undeniable truth: Grilling season is here. While this period of flame and flank steaks promises great bites, its main joys exist peripheral to what's cooking—like cold beer and making clicking noises with metal tongs. To ensure you're best prepared to reap the auxiliary benefits of cooking through our 52 best grilling recipes, I've identified three essential, non-edible barbecue accessories:
1. The Cousin Eddie Uniform. Aprons (like this one) have the unique ability to make otherwise mundane cooking excursions feel special. They also look cool as hell—and as the saying goes: Look good, feel good, grill like Bobby Flay lobbying for another Food Network show. We all look our best dressed like a Vegas vacationing Cousin Eddie.
2. A low-effort drink. Wine. Beer. A tall glass of seltzer with lime. Whatever you've got, keep it simple and to the point—like any of these recipe-free beer cocktails.
3. Click. Click. That's the sound these tongs make when you quickly close them to emphasize your super important point. Can you hear it?
