Compare the Best BarbecuesAugust 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!

BBQ Prices

In total we found 43 BBQs ranging from $30 to $3,350. On average, a new grill costs $667 and 80% of grills are priced between $129 and $1,346. The Weber Summit S-670 is the most expensive BBQ that we found at $3,350, and the UCO GR1 is the cheapest at only $30.

BBQ Brands - Price Range

Everdure grills range in price from $1,299 to $1,999, and the highest average BBQ price out of all brands is Everdure grills with an average price of $1,649.

Weber grills range in price from $167 to $3,350, and the average price of Weber grills is $1,122 which is the second highest average price of all barbecue brands.

Broil King barbecues range in price from $931 to $1,161, and the third highest average barbecue price out of all brands is Broil King barbecues with an average price of $1,031.

Barbecue Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 63 expert reviews and 2,049 user reviews for grills and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of BBQ. Weber is the top rated grill brand with an average rating of 93%. tepro is the second best brand with 76% and LANDMANN is the third best brand with 75%.

Biggest Barbecue Retailers

We found 30 current offers for barbecues from eBay making it the biggest grill retailer. That is over 30 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Overstock for whom we found 1 current offers for barbecues.

When Are Most New Barbecues Released?

Most new barbecues tend to be released between January and March. If you wait until January 2021 then you might be able to get better features on your barbecue. It's also worth keeping in mind that the price of the current grills tend to drop off when the next models are released. In 2019 most new barbecues were released in March, with three new barbecues released that month. 39 new grills were released in January 2018 making it the biggest month that year for new barbecue releases. January was also the biggest month in 2017 for new grills, with 32 new grills released that month.

How Fast Do Grill Prices Drop After Release?

On average, in the first 6 months after release, grills drop in price by 8%.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $53 on a typical $667 new BBQ by waiting 6 months before buying.

Types

The heating system used by the bbq/grill.

Grill is the most frequently found type amongst new BBQs. We found 312 BBQs that are BBQs that have a grill Type. Barbecue is the second most common type amongst new grills. We found 261 grills that are grills 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.

We found 184 BBQs that are barbecues that have a tabletop Form factor, which makes this the most common form factor amongst new BBQs. The second most common form factor amongst new BBQs is cart. We found 155 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 barbecues are barbecues with a lid. 66% of barbecues 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.).

Gas is the most popular heat source amongst new BBQs. We found 199 BBQs that are gas barbecues. Electric is the second most frequently found heat source amongst new grills. We found 194 grills that are electric BBQs.

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 BBQs. 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. 28 of their BBQ prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of BBQs for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for grills 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. 93.3% of their BBQ prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.