These Are the Best Grilling Subscription Boxes to Raise Your BBQ IQ

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Why We Chose It: Grill Masters Club sends you everything except the meat and the grill.

The Grill Masters Club is the only grilling subscription box dedicated to all things grilling. The only things they won't send you are the meat and a grill. Whether you are a hardcore grilling enthusiast or more of a casual dabbler, the Grill Masters Club will keep you well-stocked with sauces, rubs, wood chips, recipes, and more.

The monthly Grill Masters box will almost always contain a rub, a sauce, and a recipe. Sometimes there will be wood chips for imparting a smoky flavor to your food, and other times there will be helpful tools, like pins for holding bacon wrapping in place or silicone gloves to protect your hands from the heat. The rubs and sauces won't be mass-market brands that are easy to find at any grocery store. Instead, the Grill Masters team seeks out small-scale specialty products from the best local and regional producers.

Grill Masters gives you a few different ways to pay. You can subscribe monthly for about $45 per month, or you can save some cash by prepaying for three, six, or 12 months. Grill Masters ships to all 50 states and internationally, although international orders are currently made at your own risk.

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Why We Chose It: The New England Meat Company has the best box of assorted meats for grilling.

The New England Meat Company is a premium USDA-certified meat processor working with farmers throughout the New England area. The company adheres to the highest standards of slaughtering, butchering, processing, storage, and packaging, and its state-of-the-art facility is also certified Halal. It has environmentally controlled coolers and zero-tolerance carcass washing, ensuring your meat's ultimate freshness.

The Grilling Box from New England Meat Company is unmatched in quality, variety, and convenience. The box is available in two sizes: Box A contains over 15 pounds of assorted grilling meats, including T-bone steaks, bone-in ribeyes, chicken and beef kabobs, hot dogs, chicken legs, beef burgers patties, chicken breasts, and beef short ribs. Box B is comprised of all the same cuts but with double the quantity. A hidden gem, this box can be tricky to find. The easiest way is to search for "grilling" on the New England Meat Company's website.

The Grilling Box is around $145 for Box A and about $261 for Box B. Shipping is free to select states, but most will pay extra. The boxes are heavy, so shipping from the company's Connecticut headquarters to distant areas can get expensive.

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Why We Chose It: Armadillo Pepper features hard-to-find rubs and free shipping, along with numerous grilling videos.

If you visit Armadillo Pepper's YouTube channel, you will see that they don't just talk the talk; they also walk the walk, with scores of videos dedicated to grilling and BBQ. The folks at Armadillo Pepper aren't just running an online store. They're always at the grill, tasting and testing their products. Search for "rub" on the channel, and you'll see dozens of videos, each one complete with a recipe featuring many of the rubs available in the company's online store and through Armadillo Pepper's Dry Rub and Seasoning of the Month Club.

Armadillo Pepper's rub subscription is straightforward. You'll receive two or three rubs every month for three, six, or 12 months. To get a feel for what kinds of rubs the company will send, go to the BBQ dropdown menu and select "BBQ Dry Rub & Seasoning." You'll find dozens of rubs and seasonings, from Suckle Busters Texas Pecan BBQ Rub to Heaven Made Products It's Incredible Seasoning and more.

The club is prepaid and non-renewing. A three-month membership sells for about $90, six months is around $180, and the full year goes for roughly $350. Shipping is free on orders over $90 to the lower 48 states.

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Why We Chose It: For the best monthly shipment of grilling and BBQ sauces, look no further than Amazing Clubs.

Amazing Clubs has more than 40 gift clubs, all of which have four-star-plus ratings in dozens, if not hundreds, of reviews. Read through, and you'll see just how serious the company is about customer service. Rest assured that if you are not satisfied with your subscription, Amazing Clubs will make it right.

The BBQ Sauce of the Month Club is no exception, with 4.5 stars and more than 500 reviews. They have sometimes sold out halfway through the month. That's the mark of a great subscription.

You'll get two different bottles of hard-to-find BBQ sauce every month. Past selections have included sauces from small producers like Master's Hand, Fredericksburg Farms, and Huckleberry Haven, with flavors like Smoked Bacon, Wild Huckleberry and South Texas Mesquite Bar-B-Q.

Amazing Clubs gives you lots of ways to subscribe, with prepaid and monthly options as well as a seasonal box delivered every three months. The cost averages about $30 per month, with discounts for longer commitments. Shipping is free to the lower 48 states.