It is one of those things that those of us living in
high-rise apartments or small city flats must endure: the lack of
space to hold a proper barbecue.
But now a firm has come up with an ingenious solution to
allow city-dwellers to enjoy some outdoor cooking - with the
invention of a barbecue that hooks over a balcony just like a
window box.
The Balcony Barbecue costs £59.99 from
Firebox.com and is large enough to
grill a decent number of sausages or a couple of steaks. Lengthways
you could even fit a whole fish or some meat kebabs.
'Living in the City certainly has many perks but it does mean that
not everyone has the luxury of boundless green gardens and
varnished oak decking to enjoy their summer,' Firebox.com say on
their website, adding: 'but now the Balcony Barbecue has
landed!'
The stainless steel grill can be mounted onto any balcony or
railing or even attached to a wall for smaller gardens, and it it
is portable, so can be unhooked and taken to the beach or park for
a picnic.
The genius part? During the winter months the barbecue
doubles up as a window box. Just turf the plants out when the sun
comes out again, replace the grill part and you're back in
business.
The Balcony Barbecue isn't the only clever gadget out there
to thrill the grillers.
Try the BBQ Donut boat for size - an inflatable dingy with
parasol and a fully loaded barbecue in the middle, for those
moments where you want to float and eat at the same time. The
£20,000 price tag (from Firebox) might put all but the really
passionate barbecue fiends off, but just imagine the bragging
rights at the local lido when you blow that baby
up.
The BBQ Bear Paws, £14.99, also on Firebox, will let you
pretend you're Wolverine while you're tossing your giant joints of
meat around the grill.
At B&Q you can smoke up your meats with Jack Daniels
woodchips, £6 a bag. Just throw them on the flames for an authentic
smoked flavour.
Compact: The Hotspot portable barbecue folds down into a flat
briefcase shape.
Colourful: Bodum
mini picnic grill barbecue
Blue sky thinking: Landmann Piccolino 37cm Portable Charcoal
Barbecue in turquoise
