What does the South and Argentina have in common? If you answered great barbecue you understand their shared passion for perfection. Now that grilling technology is available with the The Grillworks 42 ($4,475) and offers some serious competition to traditional American outdoor cooking. Each Grillworks system is built around a signature crank wheel-controlled grilling platform that allows precision heat control without disturbing food or fire.

Unique features include: V shaped slants that channel juices away from the flames to prevent flare-ups and are dual cooking surfaces capable of holding a dazzling mix of foods. The company provides online instructions, a variety of accessories and each one is hand assembled in the United States. Don't take our work for it, a number of gourmet restaurants including David Varley of Bourbon Steak at the 4 Seasons Hotel are incorporating them into their kitchens, which should give your next backyard cook-out serious bragging rights.