FIRE UP THE BARBIE, ALEXA

Traeger Ironwood D2 650 pellet grill, £1,399 (traegergrills.com/uk/en) ONE attraction of barbecuing is it feels like getting back to nature. Ironic, then, that you can now connect your barbecue to your phone to check the temperature at which it’s cooking. Some versions of the new Traeger can even be controlled via your smart home device, so saying ‘Alexa, set the temperature on the grill to 175 degrees’ will be enough to get this barbecue — which runs on wood pellets — fired up. You can also check food temperatures, set timers and shut down the grill on your phone once cooking is done. All very efficient, but it’s a long way from the original primal experience. 8/10