There’s nothing more full fat than standing outside grilling meat over an open flame. Barbecuing is simply the manliest and tastiest way to cook, and now that summer is over the true barbecue connoisseurs are exposed as they continue to cook outside well into autumn – if not all year round. But which is the best barbecue out there?

Read on to find out…

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Blue Ember iQue

The Blue Ember iQue practically includes everything bar the proverbial kitchen sink. It has a state of the art sonar fuel guage and digital temperature control for the fearsome 79,000 BTU output, sports a built in meat probe, smoke box, bottle opener, ice bucket and an internal high power light to illuminate your cooking surface. As if that weren’t enough it optionally comes with a built in CD stereo – making this grill the centre of any party.

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Coleman Diamento

Designed by Pininfarina, the Coleman Diamento combines Coleman’s robust classic quality with italian style. All the usual high end grill pieces are there – multiple infra red burners, stainless steel construction and enameled cooking surfaces, but I know of no other grill that has a built in pizza oven! As if that wasn’t enough there are a number of accessories too, from a side cutting board, to a skillet or a deep fat fryer making this one of the most versatile grills in this list.

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Weber Ranch Kettle

While their gas barbecues leave alot to be desired Weber are unbeatable on classic coal grills. The Weber Ranch Kettle is their biggest, and provides over 7,000 square centimetres of cooking area, and classic Weber enamelled construction. While short on features there is always a place for the best charcoal grill.

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Porsche X-Series

US heavyweights Grand Hall and Porsche Design collaborated on the unique Porsche X-Series, combining the design studio’s simple elegance with Grand Hall’s newest Crossray ceramic burners, and an all stainless stell construction, meaning you can have both form and function in this barbecue.

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Alpina Cheope

Move the whole kitchen outdoors with this all in one unit featuring a powerful gas grill, two gas stove burners, cast iron/ollare stone griddle, and a sink in one sleek grill. With exotic wood detailing and solid stainless steel construction the Alpina Cheope would look great in any garden.

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Wolf Grill

Renowned kitchen brand Sub-Zero has taken its quality approach outdoors with its new Wolf Grill range. Built like a tank in double wall stainless steel and heli-arc welded for strength, these grills will handle anything you throw at them. Combine that with powerful burners, smoke box, rotisserie and built in lights and you get some serious cooking too.

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Beefeater Signature

Hailing from the home of barbecuing, Beefeater is the best example of Australian grills – the burners are closer to the grills giving you maximum searing power. Look at the Beefeater Signature Series – with 304 grade stainless steel construction, batteryless quartz ignition, high performance stainless steel burners and vaporizers and the quality of construction and cooking is peerless.

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Electrolux EGL 9000X

With ceramic burners, three different cooking surfaces for different types of food all with self cleaning surfaces the Electrolux EGL 9000X is a serious cooking tool. Add an FSC certified wooden bar around the grill and a built in fridge keeping the drinks cool this is one social barbecue.

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Broil King Imperial XL

Broil King’s top of the line Broil King Imperial XL is a real workhorse of a grill. Two independently controlled ovens, separate rotisserie burners, an impressive 6,400 square centimetres of cooking area, and Broil King’s renowned construction in stainless steel and cast iron mean this lifetime guaranteed grill will be a family heirloom.

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Röshult 120

Designed and built in Sweden, the Röshult 120 is as much architectural statement as it is a cooking tool. Featuring a large grill surface and doubling up as a firepit, it has an optional second grill table for those really big parties. Sumptuously designed and solidly built this is a barbecue for the modernist.