Expert Grilling Guides, Reviews & Tips for Perfect BBQ Every Time
There’s something quietly brilliant about a bucket charcoal bbq. No trolley to haul across a car park. No gas cylinder that makes the boot smell vaguely alarming. Just a compact steel bucket, a bag of lumpwood charcoal, and the kind of cooking that tastes like a proper summer’s day, even when the clouds are doing … Read more
There’s a peculiarly British joy in dragging a bag full of raw sausages to a windswept seafront, lighting a grill against the odds, and producing something edible while seagulls eye your every move with barely concealed menace. Whether you’re at Brighton’s pebble shore, Cornwall’s golden coves, or the vast flat sands of Pembrokeshire, cooking over … Read more
There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when charcoal meets a campsite evening. The smell alone — smoky, earthy, slightly dangerous — is worth packing the car for. But here’s the thing: not every portable charcoal BBQ for camping is built equal, and in Britain, where the weather has an almost personal grudge against … Read more
There’s a particular kind of British optimism involved in buying a barrel smoker: the unshakeable belief that this will be the summer you finally master brisket, despite the fact that the forecast for next weekend already shows three clouds and a question mark. A large barrel smoker is, at its simplest, a vertical or half-drum … Read more
There’s a moment every new smoker has. You’re standing in your garden, tongs in hand, staring at a lump of brisket that’s been on for six hours. The neighbours are peering over the fence. The smoke is rolling out in thick lazy curls. And you feel, rather unexpectedly, like an absolute legend. That moment begins … Read more
Picture this: it’s a rare Saturday afternoon in June, the clouds have grudgingly parted, and you’re standing in your garden trying to justify a four-figure purchase to your other half. The question staring back at you from the screen — kamado grill vs weber kettle — is, frankly, one of the most divisive in British … Read more
There’s a particular kind of buyer’s regret that strikes about a fortnight after purchasing a new kamado grill. You’ve got the beautiful ceramic egg sitting proudly in the garden, lump charcoal at the ready — and then you realise you have absolutely nothing else. No heat deflectors for indirect cooking. No proper cover to protect … Read more
There’s a particular kind of outdoor cooking smugness that descends on you the moment you nail a low-and-slow brisket in the drizzle of a British Bank Holiday weekend. Not the frantic, flame-dodging panic of a kettle BBQ. Not the wheezing output of a gas burner that’s seen better days. Something calmer. More controlled. Almost meditative. … Read more
So you’ve watched one too many YouTube videos of a bloke pulling impossibly juicy brisket from a big ceramic egg, and now you’re convinced you need one. Good. That instinct is correct. A kamado BBQ for beginners might sound like a daunting first purchase — these chunky ceramic cookers look more like a piece of … Read more
There’s a moment every British summer — usually sometime around the third bank holiday weekend, when the clouds have finally parted and the patio furniture is out — when the question becomes unavoidable: kettle bbq vs barrel smoker, which one belongs in your garden? It sounds simple. It isn’t. These are two fundamentally different pieces … Read more