The design challenge for the BBQ Blade was specific: three functions in one flat piece of 420 stainless steel, without compromising any of them. A tool that scrapes well but spatulas poorly isn’t one tool — it’s a compromise. The brief required all three functions to perform independently to the standard you’d expect from a dedicated single-function tool.
The Grate Scraper Edge
The scraper edge is angled at 30 degrees. That angle is deliberate — shallow enough to bite into grate residue without the edge catching and stopping, steep enough to move material rather than ride over it. Several prototype geometries were tested before this worked consistently across different grate spacing widths. The thickness of the steel at the scraper edge is a balance: thin enough to get into the grate, thick enough not to flex under the force a real grate clean requires.
The Spatula Edge
The spatula edge is thin enough to slide under food without tearing it and wide enough to support a piece of fish or a burger during a flip. That combination of thin and wide in a single flat piece creates a specific structural challenge — the edge needs to be flexible enough to work as a spatula without being so flexible that the rest of the tool flexes under scraping loads. 420 stainless at the right gauge solves this. Finding that gauge took prototype iterations.
The Bottle Opener
The bottle opener is a notch in the handle end, sized precisely for standard crown caps. Simple and reliable. No moving parts, nothing to break or lose adjustment. It’s the same principle as the brass opener on the Gaucho: do it properly or don’t do it.
Designed to Work With the Gaucho
The BBQ Blade‘s flat form means it slides directly into the Gaucho’s utility pocket. That’s not a coincidence — the tool was designed to work with the apron. The Bison Hill kit is a system. Every piece we make is intended to fit that system.
