Aldi brings back BBQ that becomes a campfire at night and kids love it

We may not have had the best weather of late, but that doesn't stop us planning a good old barbecue as soon as the sun comes out.

Now Aldi has given us even more of a reason to start buying those burgers with the launch of a barbecue which turns into a firepit.

Last year's Gardeline Geometric Fire Pit went down a storm with shoppers and the new circle-shaped Stone Effect Firepit in dark grey or light grey is expected to be in similar demand.

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At £59.99, it's cheaper too and is perfect for those either struggling to choose between a new barbecue or a firepit, or simply don't have room for both.

It's basically a campfire and barbecue in one, so once you've finished cooking your food, you take the grate off the top, swap your charcoal for wooden logs, and it becomes an open fire.

They may look small, but we tried last year's and found it was deceptively spacious. We had eight sausages and a pack of four burgers on it for our first attempt and there was still room for plenty more.

Having previously used a gas barbie, it made us realise that we'd been missing some of the flavour and juicy texture you get from cooking with charcoal.

It wasn't much effort to get the firepit started at all. And once you've got the wood burning, the mesh lid helps contain the embers if it gets a bit windy. But it's also easy to remove when it's time to melt some marshmallows for those all-important s'mores.

You can find the Stone Effect Firepit in Aldi's Special Buys in store from May 2.