Compare the Best BarbecuesJanuary 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!

Barbecue Prices

The price range of grills is from £17 to £3,054 and in total we found prices for 127 grills. The average price of a new BBQ is £247 and 80% of grills are priced between £40 and £500. The most expensive barbecue that we found is the Broil King IMPERIAL XLS at £3,054, and the cheapest is the Severin PG 8510 at only £17.

BBQ Brands - Price Range

Broil King grills range in price from £540 to £3,054, and the highest average barbecue price out of all brands is Broil King grills with an average price of £1,797.

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.

The average price of Big Green Egg grills is £1,185 which is the third highest average price of all barbecue brands. Big Green Egg grills range in price from £650 to £1,720.

BBQ Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 59 expert reviews and 2,641 user reviews for barbecues and used this data to evaluate the average rating for each brand of barbecue. The top three barbecue brands are Weber, Campingaz and tepro. Weber has an average rating of 94%, Campingaz has an average rating of 85% and tepro has an average rating of 77%.

Biggest BBQ Retailers

We found 69 current offers for BBQs from eBay making it the biggest BBQ retailer. That is over 4 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, John Lewis for whom we found 16 current offers for BBQs. The third biggest retailer is Amazon UK with 10 current BBQ offers.

When Are Most New BBQs Released?

January to March is the most common period for new BBQs to be released in. That means that most of the latest grill technology was released in within the last 3 months, and now is good time to buy. Last year most new BBQs were released in March, with two new BBQs released that month. The biggest month in 2018 for new grill releases was January, with 39 new grills released that month. 33 new barbecues were released in January 2017 making it the biggest month that year as well for new grill releases.

How Fast Do BBQ Prices Drop After Release?

In the first 6 months after release, BBQs drop in price by 15% on average.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of £36 on a typical £247 new barbecue by waiting 6 months before buying.

Types

The heating system used by the bbq/grill.

Amongst new grills, the most popular type is grill. We found 282 grills that are barbecues that have a grill Type. Barbecue is the second most popular type amongst new barbecues. We found 243 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 barbecues, the most frequently found form factor is tabletop. We found 178 barbecues that are grills that have a tabletop Form factor. The second most common form factor amongst new grills is cart. We found 139 grills that are grills 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 barbecues with a lid. 343 out of 528 grills on Kagoo are barbecues 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.).

We found 187 grills that are electric barbecues, which makes this the most frequently found heat source amongst new grills. We found 174 BBQs that are gas barbecues, making gas the second most popular heat source amongst new BBQs.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for BBQs?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying barbecues. For each retailer it shows the total number of barbecues where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying grills. 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. 58 of their barbecue 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 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. 84.1% of their BBQ prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.