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Best BBQs to buy in Australia

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43 models rated and ranked

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Cooking performance

Which models cook evenly, grill great snags and BBQ wings to perfection?

Fuel efficiency

Which ones use fuel efficiently, whether gas, charcoal or electric?

Easy cleaning

Which BBQs are easiest to maintain and clean after a big cook-up?

BBQs to avoid

Heavy to handle, uneven results or dangerously hot to touch – don’t waste money on a poor performer.

The BBQs to avoid buying
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We give each BBQ a CHOICE score made up of:

Performance score (60%)

How evenly the BBQ cooks, how well it cooks high-fat meats without any flareups and how it handles foods that need a lower temperature, like marinated chicken wings, without burning them.

Ease of use score (40%)

How easy the BBQs are to use and operate, including access to the hotplate, controls, how easy the gas bottle is to fit on gas models, and ease of cleaning and maintenance.

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Which brands does CHOICE review?

Currently, our experts test BBQs from brands including Beefeater, Braun, Breville, Cuisinart, DeLonghi, Everdure, Gasmate, Jumbuck, Masport, Matador, Napoleon, NomadiQ, Traeger, Weber, Ziegler & Brown and more.

How does CHOICE pick BBQ models to test?

Our priority is testing the models you’ll see in stores and major online retailers. To do this, we check current market data to see what’s most popular. We’ll also test models that a lot of members have requested.

How are BBQs tested in the lab?

Our kitchen lab experts rate and compare BBQs with a range of cooking tests. They cook steaks to check how well the hotplate reaches and maintains a high temperature and pita bread to assess the evenness of the heat across the plate (no cold spots). They use sausages to test for flare-ups with a higher fat food, and marinated chicken wings for how well they cook at a low temperature without burning.

Who does the testing?

Home economist Fiona Mair and test coordinator Chantelle Dart have well over 30 years’ combined experience testing kitchen and home appliances. They put each BBQ through a series of tests in our own CHOICE kitchen lab as well as outdoors.

How does CHOICE get the BBQs it reviews?

Unlike other product review sites, we don’t accept free test models from manufacturers. This allows us to be independent and review without interference. Instead, we buy products anonymously from a variety of retailers, then bring them into our labs. This means we get what you’d get, and can be sure the model hasn’t been potentially ‘tweaked’ for better performance.

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