The best barbecues

This Hammacher Schlemmer barbecue boat (above) will withstand even the toughest of British summer downpours, says Stuff magazine. It can reach a top speed of 2.5mph, and has a 24-inch charcoal grill in the centre. Hidden compartments beneath the seats will keep you supplied with beer. Price: $50,000. Contact: www.hammacher.com.

The Weber Summit S-670 is more accurately described as a kitchen that puts up with the rain than a barbecue, says Stuart McGurk of GQ magazine. It has six stainless-steel burners, a side burner, a smoke-box burner, an infrared rotisserie and a spit fork attachment. There's ample storage underneath too. Price: £2,999.99. Contact: www.keengardener.co.uk.

Add this KettlePizza to a 22.5-inch kettle barbecue and, hey presto!, you've got yourself a proper wood-fired pizza oven in your back garden, says Stuff magazine. Price: £169.99. Contact: www.bbqpizzaoven.co.uk.

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The Grand Hall Maxim Island is a great all-rounder, with five stainless steel gas burners, a warming rack, three porcelain-coated cast-iron cooking grids, a hot plate, and inbuilt halogen lights. The lid even has an integrated temperature gauge. Price: £1,199.95. Contact: www.keengardener.co.uk.

"For great bark the awesome, caramelised crust on the outside of barbecued meat melting inner tenderness and ultimate taste, a smoker can't be beat," says T3 magazine. This ProQ Frontier is a "porcelain-coated artillery shell of a thing" and features a meat/fish hanger for smoking, and doubles as a standard kettle barbecue. Price: £189.98. Contact: www.forfoodsmokers.co.uk.