The W* House / Outdoor

HEAT 4 Burner barbecue

Henrik Pederson / The Design House

£1600

The idea of a barbeque is often more attractive than the reality. Much as mastering the art of a perfect temperature might be easy on paper everyone's fallen foul to the cindered steak, or worse, the raw sausage. Which is why a gas barbeque is an infinitely better option all round. Danish designer Henrik Pederson's HEAT range for The Design House has all the trappings of contemporary Scandinavian style. The HEAT 4 Burner is our favourite, combining every function you could possibly need (wheels, drinks cabinet, extendible table) in a slick, powder-coated steel cabinet. Even if you don't master the food first time round, looking the part is every bit as important.

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