Obama gives David Cameron a $2,000 barbecue grill to commemorate US visit

By Meghan Keneally

PUBLISHED: 19:12 EST, 14 March 2012 | UPDATED: 05:40 EST, 15 March 2012

President Barack Obama made sure that British Prime Minister David Cameron will be able to have a little taste of America whenever he wants once he returns to the UK after this week's state visit.

As is tradition, the two heads of state exchanged ceremonial gifts, but Mr Obama was sure to make his one that brought out the Eton-educated Prime Minister's masculine side.

He gave Mr Cameron a custom-designed speciality barbeque grill that is both steeped in symbolism and kitted out with capabilities that a gourmet chef would appreciate.

Special friends: As is tradition, Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and President Barack Obama (right) exchanged gifts to commemorate the British leader's state visit to America this week

Fully equipped: President Obama presented Prime Minister Cameron with a Engelbrecht Grills & Cookers grill, from the company's 1000 Braten series, prices of which start at $1,895 for the most basic model

No joke: The wood-burning grill is said to sustain temperatures of up to 1000 degrees, which would typically bend or melt lesser grills made of steel or other metals

Mr Obama chose the gift as a way to memorialize the time that he and Mr Cameron spent grilling together on his visit to Downing Street last year, where the two men served up burgers, sausages, and Kentish lamb chops.

The Braten 1000 series grills by Engelbrecht Grills & Cookers all feature:

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