Major retailer offering ‘versatile' pizza oven and BBQ for just £50 that will be perfect for garden parties
All tastes can be catered to with this cool gadget
SLICE OF THAT Major retailer offering 'versatile' pizza oven and BBQ for just £50 that will be perfect for garden parties
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A MUST-HAVE for the summer months is a BBQ, but a new accessory means you can become a master chef to impress all your family and friends.
Hardware chain, Wickes, is selling a pizza oven that attaches to a BBQ so all tastes can be catered for at garden parties all summer long.
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The Charles Bentley Pizza Oven & BBQ
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The gadget attached to any BBQ to cook the perfect pizza every time
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High-tech BBQs and pizza ovens have become all the rage in recent years, but those looking for an affordable option, need look no further than the Charles Bentley Pizza Oven & BBQ.
Costing just £62, the versatile BBQ pizza allows you to make delicious homemade or pre-made pizzas without forking out the big bucks to invest in a standalone pizza over.
It is designed to attach easily to any BBQ and has a built-in thermometer, which lets you monitor the cooking temperature to make the perfect pizza everytime.
By attaching to any BBQ, the pizza oven is also a great way to save space in your backyard.
At 6kg, the pizza oven is also lightweight and portable.
The retailer also has plenty of BBQs on offer to suit all kinds of budgets, such as the Norfolk Grills Atlas 400 BBQ and grill with side burner.
The BBQ costs £565, comes with a five-year guarantee and has plenty of practical features.
Some of those include tool and condiment storage, a cabinet for grilling equipment, warming rack, thermometer, bottle opener and a stainless steel side burner.
With summer now in full swing, experts have dispelled barbecuing myths that pose dangerous health risks.
Professor Christopher Elliott, founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast, revealed such notions pose a serious health risk.
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Some of the myths debunked by the prof include not checking the internal temperature of meat before servin or simply scraping a grill 'clean', rather than giving it a proper wash.
'A dirty grill is not a badge of honour – it's a serious health risk," he told The Sun in May.
'The belief that fire sterilises everything is a dangerous myth.
'Some bacteria – like E. coli and Salmonella – can survive if the grill isn't properly cleaned.'
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