Grilling is a way to change things up and expand the menu and the view for those stuck at home because of the coronavirus. “Eating out” means the patio, yard or balcony, if you have one.
There’s all kinds of stylish and practical barbecue gear available to help.
If your home has a midcentury vibe, you could bring that outdoors too. Heston Blumenthal’s Everdure has a slim, trim, die-cast aluminum body on furniture-style legs, and comes in graphite, sky blue, claret or burnt orange. Features include a Bluetooth app for recipes, cooking tips and grill monitoring, a pizza stone, and vents on top and bottom for even cooking. A touch ignition feature gets the charcoal fired up.
Arteflame’s Corten steel-based pedestal grill also has a modern look. Load the center pit with wood or charcoal, and the surrounding steel cooking ring lets you sear foods at higher or lower temps, depending on positioning. Pop the ring off to turn the grill into a fire bowl.
Riverbend Home’s small, 14-by-22.5-inch wood or charcoal grill is a nice size for urban patios, and can be used for searing, roasting, grilling or low-temperature smoking. The ceramic exterior is offered in on-trend orange as well as dark gray. The company also has the handy Ooni Koda propane pizza grill, which is ready to go in 15 minutes and cooks pizza in about a minute. You can also use it to roast fish, steak or vegetables.