Expert Grilling Guides, Reviews & Tips for Perfect BBQ Every Time
There’s something almost ritualistic about a kettle barbecue. The dome lid goes on, the vents get nudged open, and the whole thing transforms your patio into something that smells considerably more exciting than a Tuesday evening in Wolverhampton. The weber style kettle barbecue is one of the great industrial design triumphs of the 20th century … Read more
There’s a particular British optimism involved in buying a barbecue. You see a sunny forecast on a Thursday, panic-order a grill, spend most of Saturday assembling it in the drizzle, and then — against all odds — produce something genuinely magnificent by Sunday afternoon. The ritual is sacred. The question, for most of us, is … Read more
Let’s be honest about something. Britain does not have a grilling climate. It has a grilling aspiration — and a generous annual rainfall of around 870mm to remind you of the difference. You fire up the barbecue in June and immediately glance skyward. The clouds, as ever, are watching. This is precisely why a weather … Read more
There’s a moment every British summer — usually the first Saturday above 18°C — when somebody flings open the back door, squints hopefully at a patch of blue sky, and declares: “Right. BBQ weather.” The scramble that follows is familiar to most: hunting for the tongs behind a garden chair, discovering the spatula has rusted … Read more
There’s a very particular British summer ritual. The sun appears — briefly, triumphantly, without warning — and within approximately twelve minutes you’re desperately weighing up whether you can actually cook burgers on your second-floor balcony without alarming the neighbours or voiding your lease. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing: a tabletop gas BBQ for balcony use … Read more
There’s a particular kind of joy that comes with parking up on a British campsite, throwing open the awning, and firing up a gas barbecue as the late afternoon light stretches across the field. It’s one of those rituals that turns a perfectly ordinary Tuesday into a minor adventure. The problem, of course, is that … Read more
There’s a very particular kind of optimism that grips British campers. You’ve checked the forecast twice, packed your waterproofs, told yourself this weekend will be different — and you’ve packed a portable gas bbq for camping because, frankly, you deserve a proper meal out there in the drizzle. Good instinct. A portable gas bbq for … Read more
There’s a particular kind of optimism involved in building a permanent outdoor kitchen in Britain. You’re essentially betting, quite literally against the weather, that you’ll get enough warm evenings to justify embedding a serious piece of cooking kit into your garden. And here’s the thing — increasingly, British homeowners are taking that bet. And winning. … Read more
There’s a particular kind of garden smugness that comes from owning a built in gas BBQ — and frankly, it’s entirely warranted. This isn’t about showing off. It’s about the moment you stop wrestling a flimsy trolley grill across uneven paving, stop hunting for the gas regulator mid-cook, and instead stroll up to a flush-mounted, … Read more
Picture this: it’s a rare sunny Saturday in June, the garden is full of friends and family, and you’re struggling over a flimsy supermarket gas grill that takes twenty minutes to heat up, produces a wan sizzle rather than a proper sear, and starts rusting by August. Sound familiar? Most of us have been there. … Read more