30th National BBQ Week 2026

30th National BBQ Week returns May 25th-31st, 2026 in tandem with 25th Gastro Alfresco, celebrating 30 years of Better BBQ & Gastro-grilling, enjoy!

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Summers coming and with it the 25th Gasto Alfresco, celebrating all the joy and fun of life alfresco, so you can continue Barb'ing all summer long!

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BBQ Fact 14 - Hooded BBQs are now the most popular, accounting for 67% of all sales followed by flat-bed grills with smokers, ceramic egg and griddle or plancha grills growing fast. Top 20 BBQ Facts - 30th National BBQ Week https://t.co/vOnwTICFSq

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BBQ Health Tip No.6 - BBQ’ed food may look well-cooked when it’s not. Burgers, sausages and chicken should ideally be checked with a meat thermometer or cut open and visually checked. If necessary, continue grilling until cooked through. https://t.co/REWyoaLf47

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Types of BBQ's - Disposable BBQ’s Thanks to our DITCH THE DISPOSIBLE campaign have largely disappeared from responsible retailers! An aluminium tray filed with charcoal & covered with wire mesh, flimsy, dangerous & difficult to cook on. Definitely not environmentally friendly!

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Barbi Presentation Tip - Smoke
Increasing smoke is best done on charcoal by throwing on wet wood chips (fruit wood is best) herb branches or even vine clippings. A similar effect can be achieved on gas BBQs, as long as the grill has a lava-rock bed. https://t.co/nyjWp7kjfP

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Barbi-Babe Advice No.12 – Take it slow! Don’t try to cook too quickly or over too high a heat, as this will cause food to burn on the outside and be undercooked in the middle. https://t.co/CHimwumD0f

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Top Barbi Recipe - Charming Chicken, Prosciutto & Sage Skewers. This delicious twist on an old theme is easy to do, combining piquant chicken and prosciutto with stale, olive oil and Balsamic soaked rustic bread. Served with a chilled Prosecco, perfection.https://t.co/mZ5556mpAx

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This years 30th National BBQ Week saw record temperatures, recording the higest May levels ever & Barbi’s boomed as a result as people decided life alfresco & especially BBQ is the perfect meal occasion, with BBQ occasions numbers also beating past records https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S

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It's the Final Day of the 30th National BBQ Week and its been a very hot one, with record breaking temperatures and number of BBQ occasions. But don't worry the 25th Gastro Alfresco starts in 8 days. https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S

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Better BBQ Tip No.4 Charcoal or Gas? What’s the best; gas is simpler to use & more easily controllable. Charcoal is more traditional & adds that essential BBQ taste. A simple guide is ‘Gas for ease’ and ‘Charcoal for taste’. https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S

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BBQ Tip No.3 Blues, Booze & BBQ's. Choose a theme and remember great Barbi parties are based on the three ‘B’s’ – Blues (or any music you fancy), Booze & BBQ’s. https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S

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BBQ Fact 14 Hooded BBQs are now the most popular, accounting for 67% of all sales followed by flat-bed grills with smokers, ceramic egg and griddle or plancha grills growing fast. https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S

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BBQ Advice 3 – Sausage to Swordfish. There's been a major evolution in BBQ'ed food, with a swordfish steak as likely to be served as a sausage, and a brochette as a burger. We’ve become a nation of foodies & nowhere more apparent than on the Barbiwhere gastro-grilling now rules.

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Money-saving BBQ hack 2 Over the Rainbow
Introduce colour & reduce cost use lots of vegetable; red, green, or yellow bell peppers, green or yellow courgettes, chilies, asparagus, and aubergine. With peppers once grilled place in plastic bag & the blackened skin comes off easily.

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Barbi's on a Budget - BBQ Money saving Tip No.1 Charming Cheddar & Pepper BBQ’d Mushrooms. Serves 2-4 / Cost around £6.00 / £1.50 per head. Find out more: https://t.co/aCJmdp6y2j

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Day 6, its the sixth day of the 30th National BBQ Week and the sun is still shinning, in fact oerfect Barbi weather, so make the most of it, because it going to change. https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S

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BBQ hits the BBC News. It’s Barbi Boom time and the National BBQ Week made it onto the BBC Today news with event founder Brian George, aka The GrillMaster, talking about BBQ and giving lots of tips and advice for Better BBQ and Gastro-grilling! https://t.co/cCmY2zL95A

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Essential BBQ Tools - Tongs. Allow turning & lifting without squashing food for more accurate grill positioning. It make sense to have 2 sets of tongs, one with broad blades for larger food movement & one with pointed ends for more precise placement. https://t.co/gmrnS0fPh2

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Barbi-Babe Advice No.14 – Baste it! Ensure you baste meats, poultry & fish to retain moisture and flavour. Remove food at the end of the grilling process and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving. Always serve to warm plates. Find out more: https://t.co/CHimwumD0f

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BBQ Fact No. 4 BBQ is BIG business now! The overall BBQ & alfresco eating & entertaining market in 2025 was worth just over £1.75 billion, with 155m BBQ occasions, up from just 9m Barbi’s worth £150 million back in 1997. Find out more: https://t.co/Q9r6H0j83S