Hot alfresco affairs for a BBQ summer

Sam Wylie-Harris celebrates the picnic and BBQ season with some must-haves pieces of cool kit

From sporting events to festivals and fetes — along with those alfresco lunches and dinners you can finally enjoy now the sun’s out — July is the month for venturing outdoors to eat, drink and be (warmly) merry.

But before you start pondering the rubs and marinades, musing over the flavour profiles of hickory vs mesquite, or which are the best accompaniments with egg n’ hang sangers, you’ll need to think about the best way to style up this moveable feast.