Knowing that I'm on the lookout for luxury items, my friend Cliff told me that I just had to look at Frontgate. So I did! Now that al fresco dining season is here, I decided to peruse Frontgate's grill offerings and came upon this 405-lb. beauty: the Barbeque Grill Island, made with O.W. Lee craftmanship. The wrought iron body has a black suede finish, the feet are cast iron and ceramic briquettes are included. The cooking-related facts:

• 50,000 BTU and a "Sure Start" electronic ignition
• 540-inch square grilling area, 200-inch square warming rack
• Rojo honed marble countertop with 1,300+ square inches of space
• Stainless steel cooking grid and rock grate
• Stainless steel barbeque grill w/a 14,000 BTU rotisserie w/motor
• Storage cabinet for ingredients or tools
• Available in natural gas or propane

Start saving now ($6,667) for the winter gift-giving season, and order early -- shipping takes 8-9 weeks, and the grill is only available online. You might be a little late for Father's Day, but if your grilling guy has a late summer birthday, you might get one in time.

Here's a neat idea for barbecue purists, A distillery in Scotland, the Tullibardine Distillery is selling wood chips for smoking meat and fish. The chips are made by chopping up Tullibardine Distillery's used oak casks. The barrels previously contained 12 year old whisky, before having been reincarnated into smoking woodchips. The chips are said to impart a subtle whisky flavor. They sell for £5.00 plus postage and packaging and are only available in the UK but you can get a similar experience by using Jack Daniels chips made from the oak casks the sour mash is aged in. These sell for just under $10.

I recently posted on the Bread Breaker Two Dual-Fuel Gourmet Hybrid Grill for those serious about their outdoor barbecuing, but if that wasn't quite fancy enough for you maybe this one will be. The Gold-plated Barbecue Grill by Beefeater takes some serious bling and slaps it onto an unlikely place: a grill. Completely covered in 24 carat gold (all except for the actual cooking surfaces) you may need sunglasses while flipping your burgers, or risk getting blinded by the glare that's sure to bounce off this glitzy piece of equipment on a sunny afternoon. Complete with 6 high-output burners plus a wok burner, roasting hood with viewing window, warming rack, quartz ignition, vaporizer, and reflector system, it's designed for "those who want to make a statement with their barbecue and have the money to burn." You'll be burning about $12,500.

Well there's definitely a statement to be had here, I won't argue that...

It's getting to be prime grilling season, and I think we all know somebody (or maybe it's you?) who takes their grilling very seriously. Nothing but the best when it comes to the food you're cooking, the tools you're using, and even (of course) the grill you're using.

I don't claim to know everything there is to know about grills, so I can't say if the Bread Breaker Two Dual-Fuel Gourmet Hybrid Grill is really the best, but I'm betting if it isn't it's still pretty high on the list. It allows you to cook with gas, charcoal, and wood at the same time, it has two large grilling areas with your choice of grilling surfaces for meat, fish, or griddle, built to last of 11 gauge formed-angle stainless steel, all stainless steel cabinetry/handles/knobs/hinges/hardware, industrial grade heavy-duty wheels with locking casters for easy repositioning, integrated precision thermometer, and even optional touches like your name/initials or a favorite quote built into the grilling surface, natural gas conversion, grill jacket, garbage can, sauce rack, even a wine and champagne chiller.

The whole kit and kaboodle can be made to order and shipped to you already assembled in 2-4 weeks, starting at $11,995.