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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

The rise of the luxury barbecue: the UK’s new outdoor cooking obsession

A group of friends help themselves to freshly prepared food at a summer evening barbecue
The barbecue boom began during the Covid lockdowns, say experts. Photograph: Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images

Burned sausages, limp salads and undercooked chicken legs you live to regret; the British barbecue has historically been a sorry affair. But a slew of fancy equipment the price of a secondhand car is revolutionising the grilling game.

Over the past few years, the £1,000-plus barbecue has soared in popularity. The Big Green Egg, a pioneer of the premium outdoor cooking movement, has recorded 1m visits to its UK website so far this year. Its classic model retails at £1,495.

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