We're Tara and Neil, the founders of Charlie. We love food, we love our garden, we love entertaining at home. And we've created the Charlie Oven: an entirely new way of cooking outdoors.

We were always inspired by the dream of outdoor living, the lovely, idyllic way we all picture it in our minds. But - in reality- the way most of us cook outdoors has never really lived up to that dream

Crouching over a smoky barbecue, constantly flipping and prodding, the food burnt on one side and raw on the other. Scurrying indoors every time there's the threat of rain. Food that is – all too often – something of a disappointment.

So, we've created a way of making brilliant, outdoor cooking effortless for anyone. For every type of food – from seafood to vegetables to ribs to roasts to fish to fruit to pizza to Tara's home made Irish bread. Taking everything you cook to a level of flavour you thought you could never achieve at home. And for every day of the year, from rain to shine to snow.

And last – but not least – to be beautiful.

Charlie is a purchase for life. It's not like a BBQ made of light metal or ceramic, which cracks easily and is produced thousands of miles away. Charlie is a substantial, luxurious piece of kit. We wanted to ensure the quality and manufacture in small quantities. Designing and building in Britain is a mark of quality.

What makes Charlie unique is that it's a charcoal oven you use outdoors that's totally multifunctional - a BBQ, a smoker, a pizza oven and a regular oven all in one.

For us, it's an infinitely better way to cook outdoors, to cook with charcoal, to cook sustainably, to cook all year-round - and to be a design statement in your back garden. It's just as easy and relaxing to use as it is to sit and enjoy the food and company.

Welcome to the world of luxury outdoor cooking!