BBQ guides

Small decisions, better barbecues.

Practical outdoor cooking advice for UK gardens, plus a few lighter reads for anyone looking for a reason to light the grill.

BBQ Food Safety in Hot Weather

Sunshine is lovely. It is not a fridge, a chef, or a substitute for cooking chicken properly.

The best BBQ window is not always the warmest hour. It is the hour with the least faff.

Sometimes, yes. There is a difference between heroic drizzle and a weather system with a grudge.

Yes, but winter BBQs are best treated as cooking outdoors, not dining outdoors unless your friends are unusually loyal.

Charcoal has romance. Gas has knobs. Weather has no respect for either.

For when the forecast says possible but your soul says absolutely not.

There is no magic 30-minute rule. There is only the patio, the forecast, and how damp the buns are willing to become.

The sky has betrayed you. Fine. We adapt.

Wind is the difference between pleasant smoke and a neighbour dispute conducted through laundry.

The best BBQ spot is boring in all the right ways: stable, open, ventilated, and not touching anything expensive.