From succulent roasts to wood-fired pizza
The Big Green Egg, from £780 Loved by everyone from Heston Blumenthal to Holly Willoughby, the Big Green Egg, with it's ceramic-lined dome, can be used to slow-cook, roast and bake, as well as barbecue meat. I decide to see how it fares making a Sunday roast, loading up the base with half a bag of Canadian maple charcoal. It lights easily and reaches 180c within 15 minutes. Before inserting the chicken — finished with a paprika and brown sugar rub — I fit a ceramic plate above the charcoal bed. This so-called 'convEGGtor' allows for indirect cooking, meaning the chicken won't emerge wi...