Obama and Cameron exchange gifts

High-level visits to the White House often are accompanied with gifts -- hosts and guests do not come and depart empty-handed.

On Wednesday, the Obamas presented British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife a souped-up Braten 1000 Series Grill, hand-made by Engelbrecht Grills and Cookers of Paxton, Ill.

The White House says the gift is to commemorate the Obamas' visit last May when both heads of state held a cook out for American and British military servicemen.

"An American classic, the wood and charcoal burning grill is customized with American and British friendship flags engraved into the utility shelf and a personalized plaque mounted on the exterior lid," reads a press release from the White House .

The grill, valued at $1,895, boasts cast-iron wheels, grates made from solid steel and sized to take whole logs.

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