The new rules of barbecues: no gatecrashers, bring kimchi, get messy

This is the best barbecue summer in decades. So how do you host a successful cookout, and what is the etiquette for guests?

In June, sales of Iceland’s barbecue range were up 74% year-on-year. On one sweltering day, it sold a whopping 447% more of its £5 barbecue selection pack. During this hot summer of hosepipe bans and heatwave alerts, Britain has clearly been barbecuing enthusiastically but, as that scramble for a 1.8kg pack of frozen sausages, burgers and chicken drumsticks illustrates, with its usual lack of planning. British barbecues remain impromptu, thrown-together affairs, which may explain why many are terrible. Despite the sunshine, barbecue- wise we are fumbling around in the dark. It’s time to change that. Read on for the ultimate barbecue etiquette guide.

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