A smart barbecue will revolutionise your outdoor grilling experience and turn you into a neighbourhood pit master from the get go. Whether you prefer using charcoal, gas, electricity or pellets, there’s a model out there that will ensure everything you grill, smoke, roast or bake will arrive at the table perfectly cooked with no evidence of having been dangerously underdone or burnt to within an inch of its life. And yet, despite their flash technical credentials, smart barbecues are not as expensive to buy as you might think. Here’s our pick of four completely different but equally impressive models to get your juices flowing.
CHARCOAL CRACKER
MASTERBUILT GRAVITY SERIES
560
Masterbuilt’s innovative Gravity that provides rock-steady Series 560 charcoal BBQ takes the temperature consistency when guesswork out of both smoking smoking low-and-slow, and grilling by using the power of indirect grilling or searing steaks. gravity, an electrically-assisted fan If you want an easier life at the for excellent heat distribution and charcoal grill, this is the computer-controlled management
£649, masterbuilt.com