Tested, the Weber Lumin delivered an excellent barbecuing experience: it heats up quickly to up to 300°C, is well-built and easy to assemble. The only downside is cleaning the tray underneath the burner rod, which is rather fiddly to remove – otherwise, it’s impressive.

The seven electric barbecues tested here are all much, much better than the reputation of this product category. The versatile Ninja Woodfire, which may be relatively small, but still really masters BBQ with convection heat, is a winner in the table-top grill category. Landmann comes out on top in the free-standing barbecue category...