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To choose the best barbecue for you, start by thinking about your space and requirements. Consider factors like the size your home’s outdoor area, accessibility to outdoor electricity or gas mains, how many people you’ll most often be cooking for, and your preferred style of cooking.
Are you a chef who loves lots of burners and hot plates? Or are you an old-school griller who keeps things simple? This will help you determine the type of barbecue that will suit your style.
The best thing about barbecues is how they bring people together. If feeding people great food is your love language, you’ll want a barbecue that can comfortably cater for a crowd. The maximum amount of cooking space is the most important feature for entertainers. Opt for a six-burner barbecue, or a four-burner with a separate wok burner for rustling up a stir-fry or sauce.
Tip: Adding extras (like a sink) can create more of an outdoor kitchen set-up, making it easier to cook up a storm.
Do you love to experiment with new recipes and dishes? Chefs will appreciate the unique smoky flavour you get from a charcoal barbecue. A charcoal burner allows you to get the extremely high temperatures you need for a perfect sear on steaks, burgers, and snags, as well as the low temperatures you need for low n’ slow roasting and smoking, such as pork shoulders and beef brisket.
When the top priority is getting good food on the table fast, you’ll want a solid barbecue that’s well-constructed and easy to operate, without too many bells and whistles. Fuel source is important here – an electric barbecue, or a gas-fuelled grill with auto ignition, is going to be quick and easy to fire up. A simple grill is perfect for tackling sausages and steaks, but standard extras like a combination grill and hotplate, plus a hood with temperature gauge, will mean you’re well-equipped to cook more complicated dishes if you want to.
Are you happiest grilling in the great outdoors – at the beach, the park or a camping ground? The most important factor for you is portability, so your barbecue of choice needs to be compact, lightweight and easy to carry. Think about the fuel source, too: a plug-in electric barbecue is good if you’ll have access to a mains-powered campsite. Alternatively, a gas-fuelled portable barbecue with an LPG bottle gives you the freedom to cook anywhere you want.
If you’re a tech whizz with a passion for new toys, especially ones that harness smart technology, consider yourself a modern griller. The barbecue world is full of great culinary gadgets, all of which aim to make grilling easier.
Whatever kind of barbecue you’re operating, a handy accessory is an infrared thermometer – just point it at the cooking surface from up to 30cm away and it will display the temperature so you know when to start cooking. Bluetooth meat thermometers are another invaluable cooking tool to determine safe internal temperatures. Insert the probe into your cut of meat and it will send an alert to your phone when it’s perfectly done.
Check out our guide to choosing a smoker.
Photo Credit: Sue Stubbs
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