KaTom Is Here For Your Football Season Tailgate Essentials

Whether you're planning a casual game day gathering or a blowout bash for the big matchup, you can't enjoy football without a proper spread. Thankfully, KaTom has got you covered for all of your tailgate and watch party entertaining essentials.

KaTom, a woman-owned business, is one of the biggest suppliers of restaurant equipment in the United States, but it doesn't just market to companies. KaTom also sells to home consumers like you and me at budget-friendly prices. KaTom's line includes more than 200,000 professional-quality products that are often less expensive than similar items you'd find on Amazon. We've chosen a few of our favorites for you to check out before you start planning your pigskin party—everything from chili to crockpots to cutlery and even some fun football-themed merch.

Since football season begins just as the weather starts to cool down, you may want to serve hot foods at your tailgate like Wisconsin-style beer brats. For all of your sausage and standard frank cooking needs, give the MoTak HDRG1 12 Hot Dog Roller Grill ($219) a whirl. If you're serving a crowd, you can make things easy on yourself by purchasing a four-pack of Gold Medal meatless chili. Each bag holds 106 ounces, so you get 26.5 pounds of ready-to-eat chili for just $66.54. Keep it simmering in KaTom's restaurant-style 10-quart soup warmer ($78.95), then ladle it out over nacho chips, french fries, or hot dogs.

When you're bringing sliders, wings, or Buffalo chicken dip to the tailgate, you won't want the food to cool down en route. Instead of cranking the heat in your car and sweating out the drive, you can use KaTom's Cambro GoBag™. Priced at $69.70, it's a generous 21 inches by 14 inches by 14 inches, which is large enough to hold a full sheet pan of nachos.

Just as hot foods need to stay hot, cold food and drinks need to stay cold. KaTom has you covered with a wide variety of beverage tubs, pails, and cooling bins that are both practical and stylish. From rustic wooden ice housings to stainless steel or copper tubs, you're sure to find the aesthetic to suit your tailgate vibe.

While many tailgate snacks are finger foods, other items like pasta salad or jambalaya will require utensils to eat. KaTom's medium-weight knife, fork and spoon set (250 pieces for $23.98) should work for most purposes, while the heavyweight knife and fork set (250 for $26.49) will do the job if you're planning to grill steaks. You're also going to want to pick up some of KaTom's sturdy 12-inch trays (50 for $34.20). These are disposable plastic but still make for a stylish display or catering tool. If your tailgate party is a large one, there'll be too much food to lay out on the back of a truck, so folding tables are also a must. KaTom has a felt-topped square table that doubles as a gaming table priced at $81.56, but if you need something larger, there's also a 72-inch-wide bar top riser for $65.62.

What's a tailgate without a few football-themed decorations? For something cheap and easy, you could buy a package of 100 football-topped bamboo picks ($8.53 for 100) to use as cupcake toppers. Meanwhile, for $88.98, you could be seated in style on a football-patterned rolling chair.

Finally, one thing all parties have in common is the garbage left behind. If you want to make it from the parking lot to the stadium in time for the kickoff, don't waste precious seconds running around with plastic bags. Instead, bring along KaTom's 32-gallon trash can (priced at $40.97), so everyone will know where to dump their waste or recycling – that's a big win before the game even begins.

Be sure to include KaTom in your game plan for your tailgate needs.