In the peak of summer, I love making my own barbecue marinades. Though supermarkets offer a huge variety of marinades and glazes, I feel that nothing beats making your own if you want to get the true DIY feeling of a barbecue. I also find that if I buy bottled marinades, they sit at the back of the cupboard until they expire. By making your own, you can control the quantities, and by making only a little, you can taste different marinades all through the summer.

Marinades make a great meat glaze

Marinades aren’t particularly refined, which luckily means that they are super easy and quick to make. You don’t have to follow the recipes to the letter, either – throw in some extra spice if that’s what you fancy! Here are just a few tried and tested recipes that I have used on meat and Portobello mushrooms over the years.