Keep it safe
Planning a barbecue or garden parties when everyone helps out? Wonderful! But do ensure your helpers know the basic hygiene rules - and stick to them. A common mistake is cooking food and then putting it back on the same plate the raw food was on (which can happen when there are too many cooks), and not cooking thoroughly enough. Avoid getting the barbecue too hot, which burns the food on the outside while rendering it raw in the middle. We recommend investing in a meat thermometer – poultry needs to register at least 75C/165F to kill off any bacteria. And with any outdoor feast, it’s important to consider how you are going to keep food chilled for long enough. You really don’t want it sitting in the sun, so it’s best to bring it out of the fridge as needed and use cool boxes.
We all know the great British weather can be a little, shall we say, surprising, at times - but there's nothing like a warm drink for those days when the sun disappears behind a large cloud! We love 
