Ok, I have to admit. I like gift guides. I’m not great at coming up with gift ideas for people, so I find them genuinely helpful.

That’s why I sent one out before Father’s Day. Just in case you feel the same.

But I’d like to do something a little different this time. Instead of a simple list, I’m going to teach you a little about our business. And this peek behind the curtains will provide you with real purchases from real people to round out your Christmas shopping.

So, let’s explore TheGrillingDad.com’s most purchased items of 2024.

If you’d like to skip straight to the most purchased list… you’ll miss some cool info.

Behind TGD’s Curtain

The Grilling Dad is a full-fledged, born-in-the-USA, content business. That means we make money from our articles, videos, etc. Not enough for Adam or I to do this full time, but we make some. And 100% of that “some” comes from the website.

If you visit the site, you’ll notice we don’t have physical products to sell. We’re working on some cool ideas, but we don’t sell stuff yet.

Our revenue comes from ads and affiliate commissions. You know what ads are. Affiliate commissions, though, are payments we receive for directing users to retailers’ sites (mostly Amazon). When those users make a purchase, we get paid a very small slice of the purchase price.*

Those purchases are tracked by the retailers (again, mostly Amazon), and we get to see what items people buy.

That’s where the fun begins. In 2024, people purchased almost 4,000 items on Amazon through our affiliate links. Here’s the breakout by category. Since we’re a grilling and BBQ site, it makes perfect sense that Patio, Lawn & Garden is the largest.

And since this is Amazon, people buy a lot more than they initially come for! So we see a lot of random items. One person ordered 11 copies of Hellen Keller (perhaps a teacher?). Here are some others:

I’m digging the shirt. My 8yo is totally gonna get that for his birthday next summer 🤣. Again - real people, real purchases.

So with that, let’s look at the grilling & BBQ items that our users purchased the most during 2024. Hopefully, this spurs some ideas for your last-minute Christmas shopping or just confirms “other people like this, so I probably will too.” Enjoy!

Most Purchased Grilling & BBQ Items

Thanks for reading. If you’ve made it this far, I’d like to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. See you in 2025. Grill on fam!

Affiliate Disclosure: The Grilling Dad relies on the support of our readers and viewers! We sometimes link to products and these links are likely affiliate links. That means if you choose to buy through our links we will earn, at no additional cost to you, a commission. THANK YOU for doing so. It allows us to continue helping you become the Backyard BBQ Hero you were meant to be!