Grilling Gear for the Fourth

The Fourth of July weekend beckons—can't you smell good things grilling already? While you stock up on charcoal or propane gas, I've rounded up some grilling gadgets to fine-tune the weekend outdoor cooking experience.

Perfect meat without being anti-social: The Grill Alert Talking Remote Meat Thermometer (pictured) is a wireless remote thermometer that tells you when your meat is "almost ready" and "ready," allowing you to chat it up with guests with no fear of serving a dried-out, overcooked entrée. ($75)

For twilight grilling...

Flashlight Grilling Tongs: Extra-long tongs with a built-in LED flashlight. Press a button for some light as the days slowly start to grow shorter. ($50)

Handle-Mount Grill Light:  Need even more light? Check out this triple-LED light that attaches to Weber, Genesis and Summit gas grills. ($50)

Grilling tunage: Outdoor tunes are a must to pass the time at the grill, and if you want to bring the party outdoors so you're not alone at the grill. This ZipConnect Wireless Speaker System (pictured) hooks up to iPods and other MP3 players, CD players, satellite radios—any audio source with a headphone jack. ($99.95)

Happy grilling!