Abstract: The barbecue grill lifting tool of this invention has a substantially cylindrical rear handle and a front grill engaging element, connected by an elongated rigid stem which disposes the element below and in front of the handle. The grill engaging element has substantial width, with side edges symmetrical to a plane containing the axes of the handle and stem, and it defines top and bottom surfaces normal to the plane and approximately parallel to the handle axis. In the bottom surface is a transverse groove, spaced back from the front edge of the grill engaging element, wherein one rod of a grill is received for stabilization of the grill while an adjacent rod is supportingly engaged by the top surface. The front portion of the element is configured for use as a grill rod scraper.