GADGET REVIEWS:  FIVE OF THE BEST BBQ's FOR THE SUMMER
	Brand: Direct Designs Model: The Hotspot Electric Grill Cost: £120 Website: www.directdesignsltd.com OK, we lied, there’s a third category of BBQ – electric. The flexible Hotspot grill is tiny and can even be used inside if it pisses down. Simply plug in, turn on, and pig out.
	Brand:The Hotspot Electric Grill Model: The Elite Hooded 3 Burner Cost: £300 Website: www.outbackuk.com Having three cast-iron burners allows you to experiment with more adventurous styles of BBQ cuisine. The Elite has a built-in griddle – to help add those authentic black BBQ stripes – and a swing-away warming rack. Frankly, it’s like having an entire kitchen in the garden.
	Brand: Lifestyle Appliances Model: The Portable Barrel BBQ Cost: £25 Website: www.flamingbarbecues.co.uk A small, stow-away charcoal grill with a decent amount of actual cooking area. The wooden handle helps you hump it from garden to beach, with steel legs providing stability when you arrive.
	Brand: Outback Barbecues Model: Diamond 6 Burner Cost: £530 Website: www.outbackuk.com Now we’re getting serious. This top of the range stainless steelbad boy not only looks the business, it includes all manner of fancy features, such as a warming rack for extra cooking space and even a rotisserie. However, for this money, you’d expect a chef too.
	Brand: Sunshine Barbecues Model: Legend 4500 Cost: £400 Website: www.sunshinebbq.co.uk This Aussie beast is far from cheap, yet packs the meaty quality to make you a BBQ legend. It has four burners with ceramic briquettes (that allegedly help reduce flare-ups) plus posh removable serving dishes and a heavy-duty roasting lid. Even the hardwood trolley is guaranteed for ten years.
	Brand: Weber Barbecues Model: The Weber Q Cost: £180 Website: www.weber.com/q It may boast just the one gas burner, but this well-designed American barbecue is tougher than a prize heifer and delivers a deceptively large porcelain-enameled cooking grate with hot spots for craftier cooking. Yet it remains portable, mainly because of its weeny disposable gas canisters and an optional fold-up ‘rolling cart’ – a cunning stand-cum-trolley that’ll burn another £50. Nice idea, though.
	Brand: Landmann Barbecues Model: 11484 Kettle Cost: £200 Website: www.landmann.co.uk Determined to fire up that charcoal? This is a solid kettle-style BBQ that comes set in a pine trolley with a stainless steel top and a built-in ash catcher. The chrome-plated grill, plus enameled lid and hearth add some quality to a classically simple solution.
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