Father's Day is just around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about the perfect gift for the occasion. If your dad is a foodie and loves to cook and barbecue, you're in luck! We have put together a list of the five best Father's Day cooking and BBQ gift ideas for 2025.

Have you ever removed your meat from the heat at the perfect temperature, only to find it looks overdone once you slice into it? The reason for this is carryover cooking, a process that means food continues rising in temperature, even after it’s off the heat.  In this blog, we’ll take a look at why this happens, what you need to know, and how to apply this knowledge to ensure perfect results every time.

There’s nothing like tender smoked pork belly piled into soft tacos, especially when topped with tart homemade pickled onions and sweet candied jalapeno peppers (cowboy candy). Don’t forget to prepare your onions and peppers a day ahead—leaving them in the fridge overnight will really help the flavours pop.

This pork salad recipe is part of Mike Tomkins’ Summer Salad series. Check out the series to get more inspiration for your summer meals.

Juicy pork chops with crispy crackling and smoky grilled peaches on a bed of rocket and feta — summer in a salad. This pork salad recipe is part of Mike Tomkins’ Summer Salad series. Check out the series to get more inspiration for your summer meals.

This Thai beef salad by Mike Tomkins is packed with fresh herbs and chilli and topped with perfectly grilled ribeye.

Mike Tomkins’ simple and flavourful grilled chicken thighs marinated in yoghurt and sumac. Served with creamy homemade hummus, sumac onions and flatbreads.

Achieving the perfect crispy pork belly is an art that any cook can master. Follow these steps to ensure a delicious, crackling pork belly, whether you're roasting it in the oven or cooking it on the BBQ.

BBQ-cooked chicken, confit garlic and charred lettuce make this Caesar salad recipe a smoky, flavourful delight. You can cook everything in your oven or grill instead, but there’s nothing like the flavour of fire to enhance the umami anchovies and create the ultimate Caesar salad.

Nothing can fully prepare you for your first BBQ competition. Any cooking competition is tough, but it’s even tougher when you’re dealing with the unpredictability of fire.

Enjoy this sneak peek plaice recipe to celebrate the launch of Genevive Taylor’s latest book SCORCHED: The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Fish. Check out our SCORCHED bundle to get a copy of the book plus a limited-edition Thermapen ONE for all your fishy grilling adventures.

Enjoy this sneak peek tuna recipe to celebrate the launch of Genevive Taylor’s latest book SCORCHED: The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Fish. Check out our SCORCHED bundle to get a copy of the book plus a limited-edition Thermapen ONE for all your fishy grilling adventures