Barrell grill, $10

I had a barbecue a few weeks ago, and each time someone asked me what they should bring it was all I could do not to blurt out, “You don’t have a barbecue, do you?” You see, only the word “barbecue” was able to convey the sense of happy-go-lucky casualness I was aiming for, but on the day I planned to cook the sausages and rissoles on an electric frying pan. If only I’d found this cast iron barrel grill in time.