02.Results
The following models scored the best results in our test:
| What to buy |
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| Brand |
Price |
| Weber Q200 |
$519 |
| Beefeater Discovery Classic 2 Burner |
$699 |
| Downunder 2 Burner G2HDPC |
$349 | |
Results table
Full results for all models are shown in the table below.
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Performance |
Features |
| Brand/Model (in rank order) |
Overall score (%) |
Cooking performance score (%) |
Ease of use score (%) |
Ignition type |
Warming rack |
Cupboard in trolley |
Side burner |
Price |
Weber Q200
www.weberbbq.com.au |
82 |
90 |
70 |
Piezo manual button |
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519 |
Beefeater Discovery Classic 2 Burner
www.beefeaterbbq.com |
81 |
85 |
76 |
Piezo on left side burner gas tap |
• |
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• |
699 |
Downunder 2 Burner G2HDPC
www.barbequesgalore.com.au |
81 |
83 |
78 |
Piezo on right side burner gas tap |
|
• |
|
349 |
Gasmate CB2-002-D
www.gasmate.com.au |
77 |
81 |
72 |
Battery operated on both burners |
• |
• |
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599 |
Jackeroo Dockside Duo
www.jackeroo.com.au |
76 |
78 |
72 |
Piezo manual button |
• |
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199 |
Weber 57cm One-Touch Kettle with Gas Kit
www.weberbbq.com.au |
72 |
76 |
66 |
Manual |
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399 |
Grandhall Neil Perry T-Grill
www.grandhall.com.au |
70 |
76 |
60 |
Battery operated on both burners |
• |
• |
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999 |
| Electric BBQ |
Sunbeam Kettle King HG6600B
www.sunbeam.com.au |
62 |
61 |
63 |
NA |
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280 |
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Features |
Specifications |
| Brand/Model (in rank order) |
Hotplates supplied |
Thermometer in hood |
Side tray/ folding |
Gas consumption (kg / hr) |
BBQ dimensions (W x D x H) (cm) * (BBQ hotplate heights in brackets) |
Weber Q200
www.weberbbq.com.au |
Chargrill plate |
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•/• |
3.2 |
83 x 51 x 99.5 (84) |
Beefeater Discovery Classic 2 Burner
www.beefeaterbbq.com |
Chargrill plate / Solid hotplate |
• |
•/- |
6.68 |
118.5 x 65 x 115.5 (87) |
Downunder 2 Burner G2HDPC
www.barbequesgalore.com.au |
Chargrill plate / Solid hotplate |
• |
•/• |
5.3 |
77.1 x 64.5 x 78 (91) |
Gasmate CB2-002-D
www.gasmate.com.au |
Chargrill plate / Solid hotplate |
• |
•/• |
6.7 |
66.1 x 63.5 x 120 (92) |
Jackeroo Dockside Duo
www.jackeroo.com.au |
Chargrill plate / Solid hotplate |
• |
•/• |
6.9 |
87 x 51.5 x 109 (87.5) |
Weber 57cm One-Touch Kettle with Gas Kit
www.weberbbq.com.au |
Grill rack |
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-/- |
2.32 |
60 x 71 x 96 (69) |
Grandhall Neil Perry T-Grill
www.grandhall.com.au |
Chargrill plate |
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•/- |
6.68 |
117 x 71 x 117 (96.5) |
| Electric BBQ |
Sunbeam Kettle King HG6600B
www.sunbeam.com.au |
Non-stick hot plate |
• |
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NA |
65.5 x 55 x 110 (88) |
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Table notes
Scores The overall score is made up of:
Cooking performance: 60%
Ease of use: 40%
Price Recommended retail, as of September 2008.
How we tested
Four cooking tests were performed on the barbeques:
Our CHOICE Home Economists cooked sausages and steak, marinated chicken wings and roasted a whole chicken.
The hood was open when cooking sausages and steak, unless stated by the manufacturer to cook with the hood closed. The chicken was cooked with the hood down and turned only once during the cooking process. It was placed on a rack centred in the middle of the plates using the ‘indirect method’ (where there is no direct heat under the food).
Our barbecuing tests are fairly severe – while most people would probably move the food around the plates to make sure it cooks evenly, we cooked it on one side and then the other without otherwise moving it at all. This is a good check of how evenly the cooking surface is heated — if it’s even, you can fill the plate without worrying about some sausages burning while others remain undercooked.
Because of this, the cooking performance of those lower scoring models could possibly be improved if the cooking is monitored and the food moved around between hotter and cooler parts to improve the evenness.
To test ease of use, our tester checked ease of use while cooking, ease of cleaning, mobility, ease of using controls and ease of fitting the gas bottle (except for the Sunbeam).