Top five barbecue features revealed

3. Warming rack

Whether you’re cooking a small meal or catering for a large party, different foods take different amounts of time to cook. A warming rack is a smaller second grill that’s positioned above the main grill. Cooked food can be placed on the warming rack to keep it hot without grilling it further, while slower-cooking food catches up.

4. Air vents

Air vents on charcoal barbecues help you to control the cooking temperature. You can open vents to make coals burn faster and hotter, and close them to reduce the heat. You should always light charcoal barbecues with the vents open as this will help it reach cooking temperature more quickly. But make sure coals are shielded from high winds.

5. Ash collectors and fat drip trays

Once the party’s over, cleaning the barbecue can be a messy business. But removable ash collectors on charcoal barbecues and fat drip trays on gas models can help. These catch the ash and fat generated by cooking, and can them be removed and cleaned separately.

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