Compare the Best BarbecuesApril 2021

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!

BBQ Prices

We currently list 121 grills ranging from £15 to £2,048. The average price of a new BBQ is £322 and 80% of grills are priced between £50 and £660. The cheapest BBQ that we found is the Big Green Egg Mini at only £15, and the most expensive is the Grillson Bob at £2,047.

Grill Brands - Price Range

The average price of Grillson BBQs is £2,047 which is the highest average price of all BBQ brands. Grillson BBQs range in price from £2,047 to £2,047.

Big Green Egg barbecues start at £15 and their most expensive BBQ costs £1,590. The second highest average BBQ price out of all brands is Big Green Egg barbecues with an average price of £1,018.

The average price of Everdure barbecues is £899 which is the third highest average price of all BBQ brands. Everdure barbecues start at £899 and their most expensive BBQ costs £899.

Barbecue Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 78 expert reviews and 4,413 user reviews for BBQs and used this data to calculate the average rating for each brand of BBQ. The top rated grill brand is Weber with an average rating of 93%. The second best brand is tepro with 76% and the third best brand is LANDMANN with 75%.

Biggest BBQ Retailers

The biggest barbecue retailer by number of products currently for sale is Amazon UK. We found 61 current barbecue offers from Amazon UK. The second biggest retailer is eBay with 43 offers. That means Amazon UK is significantly bigger than eBay when it comes to BBQs. Robert Dyas is the third biggest retailer with 6 current offers.

When Are Most New BBQs Released?

Over the last 3 years we couldn't see any evident trend in the release month for new grills. In October 2020, two new grills were released making it the biggest month that year for new grill releases. In 2019 most new BBQs were released in March, with three new BBQs released that month. The biggest month in 2018 for new BBQ releases was January, with 39 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.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of £47 on a typical £320 new BBQ by waiting 6 months before buying.

Types

The heating system used by the bbq/grill.

The most popular type amongst new barbecues is grill. We found 318 barbecues that are grills that have a grill Type. The second most popular type amongst new barbecues is barbecue. We found 269 barbecues that are barbecues 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.

Amongst new grills, the most common form factor is tabletop. We found 183 grills that are barbecues that have a tabletop Form factor. We found 162 BBQs that are barbecues that have a cart Form factor, making cart the second most frequently found form factor amongst new BBQs.

Lids

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

Most new BBQs are BBQs with a lid. 392 out of 589 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 gas. We found 203 BBQs that are gas grills. Electric is the second most common heat source amongst new BBQs. We found 195 BBQs that are electric barbecues.

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. 40 of their BBQ prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Barbecues for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for barbecues by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of grill prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's grill prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 93% of their barbecue prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.