Compare the Best BarbecuesApril 2020

Barbeques don't require electricity - prefering to use a fuel source such as charcoal or gas. They can be significantly larger than grills, meant for cooking for families and groups, which also means they can be more expensive. Their fuel sources generate a lot of smoke, meaning the can also be used for hot smoking meat and fish.

Grills are usually smaller than barbeques and can be used inside. They tend towards either electricity or gas as a fuel source, meaning they produce less smoke, but are more costly to run. They are meant more for small families, apartments, or places where setting up a big barbeque and causing lots of smoke would be more of a challenge. This means they can be significantly cheaper: however, since they don't use charcoal or wood as a fuel, you don't get quite the same chargrilled taste as a proper barbeque.

Size

Grills and barbecues come in all different shapes and sizes - from very small one-person grills that can only cook a couple of sausages at a time, to enormous barbeques that can easily cook entire racks of ribs or whole birds at once. The barbeques and grills on our site have a cooking surface measured in centimeters - the larger it is, the more food can be cooked at once. Smaller grills and barbeques may be marked as portable, meaning they are specially designed for picnics or outdoor parties.

Extras

Grills and barbeques are extremely customisable, and come with a wide variety of extras that can help you cook more effectively. These can include a non-stick coating to the grill rack, detachable legs for larger barbeques or a double-walled 'cool touch' handles to reduce the risk of accidental burning.

Moreover, some of our models are marked as 'easy to clean' - given how messy grilling a large quantity of meat and fish can be, this is a massive boon if you're going to use your grill frequently!

Grill Prices

Grills range in price from £15 to £3,416 and in total we found prices for 116 grills. On average, a new grill costs £337 and 80% of BBQs are priced between £48 and £767. The cheapest barbecue that we found is the tepro Crystal Mini at only £15, and the most expensive is the Broil King IMPERIAL XLS at £3,416.

Barbecue Brands - Price Range

The highest average barbecue price out of all brands is Broil King grills with an average price of £1,978. Broil King grills range in price from £540 to £3,416.

OFYR barbecues start at £1,695 and their most expensive BBQ costs £1,695. The second highest average BBQ price out of all brands is OFYR barbecues with an average price of £1,695.

Big Green Egg BBQs range in price from £685 to £1,581, and the average price of Big Green Egg BBQs is £1,079 which is the third highest average price of all grill brands.

Barbecue Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 62 expert reviews and 2,639 user reviews for grills and used these reviews to evaluate the average rating for each brand of barbecue. Weber is the top rated BBQ brand with an average rating of 93%. tepro is the second best brand with 77% and LANDMANN is the third best brand with 71%.

Biggest BBQ Retailers

We found 55 current offers for grills from eBay making it the biggest barbecue retailer. That is more than twice as big as the second biggest retailer, John Lewis for whom we found 22 current offers for grills. The third biggest retailer is Amazon UK with 2 current barbecue offers.

When Are Most New Barbecues Released?

The most common period for new grills to be released in is between January and March. Three new grills were released in March 2019 making it the biggest month that year for new grill releases. January was the biggest month in 2018 for new barbecues, with 39 new barbecues released that month. In 2017 most new BBQs were released in January as well, with 33 new BBQs released that month.

How Fast Do Barbecue Prices Drop After Release?

On average BBQs drop in price by 15% in the first 6 months after release.

A typical new barbecue costs on average £337. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average £49.

Types

The heating system used by the bbq/grill.

The most frequently found type amongst new BBQs is grill. We found 283 BBQs that are BBQs that have a grill Type. Barbecue is the second most frequently found type amongst new grills. We found 244 grills that are BBQs that have a barbecue Type.

Form Factors

Form factor is the case design of the grill/bbq. It can affect everything from the load capacity to what type of fuel is best used.

Tabletop is the most frequently found form factor amongst new BBQs. We found 180 BBQs that are BBQs that have a tabletop Form factor. The second most popular form factor amongst new BBQs is cart. We found 139 BBQs that are barbecues that have a cart Form factor.

Lids

Some barbecues come with a lid which can be closed over the top of grill whilst it is cooking.

Most new grills are BBQs with a lid. 345 grills (65%) on Kagoo are BBQs with a lid.

Heat Sources

The heat source on a barbecue refers to the type of fuel that the barbecue uses (i.e. gas, charcoal, electric etc.).

The most popular heat source amongst new BBQs is electric. We found 188 BBQs that are electric BBQs. We found 175 grills that are gas barbecues, making gas the second most common heat source amongst new grills.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for BBQs?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying BBQs. For each retailer it shows the total number of BBQs where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying barbecues. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 49 of their BBQ prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Grills for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for BBQs by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of barbecue prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's barbecue prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 89.1% of their barbecue prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.