OUTDOOR COOKING

Prepping For Outdoor Cooking

On warm, sunny days, there's no better way to enjoy the company of family and friends than outside on the patio or deck. Plus it's easy to add lunch or dinner to the mix. Outdoor cooking can include grilling, barbecuing and even baking pizzas in a pizza oven.

With so many ways to enjoy preparing and eating foods outside, you're going to need a few essential tools to help make your experience the best one yet. At Williams Sonoma, discover our range of cooking essentials and how they can work for you.

Essential Tools For Outdoor Cooking

As you think about cooking outdoors, consider what items you need. Are you looking for outdoor cookware items like frying pans or griddles or are you in need of grill tools and accessories like marinade trays or grill cleaning brushes?

Outdoor Cookware

These tools include items like ceramic pizza stones and non-stick pans, woks and skillets. You'll find cast-iron fry pans, skillets and Dutch ovens under this category, as well as salt planks and cedar planks.

Ways to Use Outdoor Cookware

Non-stick tools make it easy to cook your favourite foods without the hassle of food particles and residue being caked or coated on your pans and griddles. Outdoor cookware is meant to be used at high temperatures too, so there's less need to worry about damaging pieces over the grill (do check the heat-safe temperatures of your selected items though). Items like our griddle, wok and frying pan feature durable, long handles to keep you safe from the flames while you cook.

Cast-iron pieces are preseasoned and ready for immediate use. Their heavy design helps to transfer and retain an even heat. They're great for both searing and browning foods.

Our salt plank is designed to add subtle flavour to foods like meat or fish and chilled appetizers, cheese and fruit. Cedar planks infuse a light, smoky touch to salmon and steak.

Grill Tools & Accessories

From prep trays to durable stainless steel skewers, basting brushes to digital thermometers, grill tools and accessories are designed to complement your outdoor cooking experience at the grill or barbecue.

Ways to Use Grill Tools & Accessories

Alongside your trusty basters, tongs and turners, we have a range of other items to help you get ready to grill or cook outside. Prep trays make it simpler - and safer - to barbecue meat. Two-piece trays help you sort raw meat from cooked meat, so there's no cross-contamination. Digital thermometers help you quickly, easily and accurately read the internal temperature of your chicken, roasts or steaks.

Expanding Your Outdoor Dining Experience

While you're exploring our outdoor cooking must-haves, think about other ways to enhance your next barbecue or outdoor gathering. Complement your outdoor dinnerware with your favourite napkins or tablecloth from our outdoor table linen and place mats collection. Discover the benefits of eco-friendly vinyl or oilcloth. Consider handwoven rattan placemats coated with a moisture-resistant lacquer. Our outdoor-friendly designs in this collection are crafted to hold up to repeated use and resist damage from spills and splashes. And, they wipe clean for easy upkeep.

Don't forget to include outdoor drinkware and outdoor dinnerware pieces too. Choose from durable melamine salad bowls or dinner plates. Add colourful detail to your table setting on the patio with a vibrant medallion-themed print or enjoy something with rustic touches. Sip your favourite cocktail, punch or lemonade from an etched Tritan tumbler or keep wine chilled with a marble wine sleeve. The possibilities are endless at Williams Sonoma.