Quick Hit: The Monolith BBQ Guru is the smart barbecue you didn't know you needed

This smart BBQ even has Amazon's Alexa built in

Charcoal barbecues may seem like the least techy way to cook food imaginable, essentially remaining unchanged since man invented fire, but the latest development from BBQ Guru adds smartphone integration and even voice control to cooking with red hot embers.

The Monolith has CyberQ Cloud built in, which gives you the ability to control the temperature of the BBQ from your smartphone, tablet, or PC. It'll even notify you when your food it done with a text message, giving you the freedom to entertain your guests while the BBQ automatically regulates its temperature.

That's not all, though, because with Alexa integration you can ask questions like, “Alexa, ask CyberQ Cloud, what is the temperature of food 1?”. The Monolith can keep track of three separate foods, so that's your sausages, burgers, and lamb kababs taken care of.

If you're really into barbecuing, you can track and graph your cooking temperatures, and automatically share your cooks on social media.

The Monolith BBQ Guru edition really is a complete outdoor kitchen, with over 12 included accessories, multiple cooking modes, and an incredibly fuel efficient design. It includes everything you need to get up and running, apart from some decent weather.

Prices start at $1,144 (around £865) but before buying you should also check out T3's BBQ buying guide.

Spencer Hart
Style and Travel Editor

As the Style and Travel Editor at T3, Spencer covers everything from clothes to cars and watches to hotels. Everything that's cool, stylish, and interesting, basically. He's been a part of T3 for over seven years, and in that time covered every industry event known to man, from CES and MWC to the Geneva Motorshow and Baselworld. When he's driving up and down the country in search of the greatest driving roads, he can be found messing around on an electric scooter, playing with luxury watches, or testing the latest fragrances.