Minor Barbecue BrandsNovember 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

The price range of grills is from $99 to $3,000 and in total we found prices for 48 grills. The average price of a new barbecue is $579 and the 80% of barbecues are priced between $139 and $1,299. The Cobb Pro is the cheapest BBQ at only $100, and Big Green Egg Mini is the most expensive at $3,000.

Barbecue Brands - Price Range

Big Green Egg grills range in price from $1,300 to $3,000, and the highest average BBQ price out of all brands is Big Green Egg grills with an average price of $2,150.

The average price of Everdure BBQs is $1,649 which is the second highest average price of all BBQ brands. Everdure BBQs range in price from $1,299 to $1,999.

The third highest average barbecue price out of all brands is Broil King barbecues with an average price of $946. Broil King barbecues start at $925 and their most expensive barbecue costs $968.

Grill Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 63 expert reviews and 1,650 user reviews for grills and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of BBQ. The top three barbecue brands are Weber, tepro and LANDMANN. Weber has an average rating of 94%, tepro has an average rating of 76% and LANDMANN has an average rating of 74%.

Biggest Barbecue Retailers

The biggest barbecue retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 39 current barbecue offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Overstock with 1 offers. That means eBay is over 39 times bigger than Overstock when it comes to barbecues.

When Are Most New Barbecues Released?

January to March is the most common period for new grills to be released in. If you wait until January 2021 then you might be able to get better features on your barbecue. Alternatively you might be able to buy one of the current BBQs cheaper in January once the latest models have been released. In March 2019, three new BBQs were released making it the biggest month that year for new barbecue releases. January was the biggest month in 2018 for new grills, with 39 new grills released that month. In 2017 most new BBQs were released in January as well, with 32 new BBQs 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%.

A typical new barbecue costs on average $579. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $46.

Types

The heating system used by the bbq/grill.

We found 313 grills that are BBQs that have a grill Type, which makes grill the most common type amongst new grills. We found 267 BBQs that are barbecues that have a barbecue Type, making barbecue the second most frequently found type amongst new BBQs.

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 grills that have a tabletop Form factor, which makes this the most common form factor amongst new BBQs. The second most frequently found form factor amongst new BBQs is cart. We found 158 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 grills with a lid. 387 grills out of 582 on Kagoo are grills 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 201 barbecues that are gas BBQs, which makes this the most frequently found heat source amongst new barbecues. The second most frequently found heat source amongst new grills is electric. We found 195 grills that are electric 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. 37 of their grill 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 BBQs by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of BBQ prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's BBQ prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 94.9% of their BBQ prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.