Top Recommended Gas Grills for Purchase in the Year 2025
In the heart of summer, instead of sticking with traditional charcoal barbecues, opt for gas grills to make cooking a breeze. Gas grills cook quickly, clean up with ease, and provide a host of bonus features to take your cooking to new heights.
If a gas grill isn't your thing, we've also tested the top charcoal BBQs, pizza ovens, and various BBQ accessories for your convenience. For additional guidance, BBC Good Food offers a guide to barbecuing safely, featuring delicious recipes for burgers, BBQ ribs, hot wings, drinks, and vegetarian and vegan treats.
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Top Gas BBQs in 2025
Best Gas Barbecue for Small Gardens: Weber Q2200N Gas Barbecue with Side Tables and Premium Cart
Capable of seating four comfortably, this portable yet robust grill is easy to move and store. It features intuitive controls, reaching cooking temperature in just five minutes with even heat distribution.
Best Premium Gas Barbecue: Weber Genesis Series EPX-335
This three-burner barbecue offers a host of luxurious features, including digital temperature control and a rotisserie arm for cooking whole birds. Priced over $2000, it's a splurge but provides exceptional functionality for larger gatherings.
Best Portable Gas Barbecue for Design: Cadac Citi Chef 40
Lightweight and easy to assemble, this portable grill features an attractive circular design perfect for allotments or small balconies. Its double width warming rack, side burner, and versatile cooking surfaces make it ideal for a variety of recipes.
Best Gas Barbecue for Convenience: Weber Traveler Gas Barbecue
Easy to set up and transport, this grill caters to small gardens and camping trips. Its intelligent design features a collapsible trolley, allowing for easy storage.
Best Portable Gas Barbecue: Weber Q1200
Suitable for small gatherings, this portable grill is easy to use and cooks food evenly. However, its non-stick coating can be less effective than desired.
Best Gas Barbecue for Crowds: Everdure Furnace 3 Burner Gas Barbecue
Designed for larger gatherings, this powerful barbecue features a large cooking area and three independently controlled burners. While it may lack a warming rack, it consistently cooks food well and evenly.
Best All-Round Gas Barbecue: Napoleon Rogue 425 SIB
Known for its precision, this versatile grill offers excellent temperature control, cooking results, and value for money. Its stylish design complements any patio, making it a top pick for all-round performance.
Best Gas Barbecue for Small Families and Couples: Char-Broil Grill2Go
Compact and lightweight, this grill offers easy assembly and is perfect for small gatherings. Its wheels make it easy to move and store, making it a convenient option for any patio.
Best Basic Gas Barbecue: Boss Grill Deluxe Portable Gas Barbecue
While its assembly instructions could use improvement, this budget-friendly grill offers excellent heat distribution and a generous cooking area. Its lackluster non-stick coating may require frequent cleaning.
Expertise
To ensure accuracy, fairness, and usefulness in our tests, we collaborated with Good Food Magazine, leveraging their culinary knowledge and our reviewing expertise to find the best gas BBQs for every garden. Each review includes a detailed list of pros and cons, along with explicit ratings for setup and assembly, ease of use, cooking results, and value for money. Only the standout gas BBQs have made our list, allowing you to purchase with confidence.
Bonus Insights
For more information on the best gas BBQs to buy in 2025, check out our comprehensive review, which includes a variety of options suited to different budgets and garden sizes. We also delve into factors such as temperature control, cooking area, and convenience to help you make a well-informed decision.
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Best Gas Barbecues in 2025
Weber Q2200N Gas Barbecue with Side Tables and Premium Cart
RRP: £463Our rating: 4.8/5Available from Weber
Pros:- Feels sturdy and well made- Handle stays cool and comfortable- Drip tray effective- Cooks quickly, evenly, and well
Cons:- Expensive
This sturdy little barbecue is easy to put together and move in and out of storage with four lockable wheels and side tables that slot on and off in seconds. It takes up very little room and the gas can be stored in the cart when not in use. It's light but robust and the grill is a comfortable height for cooking. It's easy to connect the gas, with intuitive controls and the Porcelain-enamelled, cast-iron cooking grates get to temperature (400°F, 204°C) in just five minutes with even heat distribution and slightly cooler edges. There's enough space for up to 12 burgers and all the food we tested was evenly cooked with good grill lines. The lid has a thermometer and a heat-proof handle and the quality and design's very good. It feels sturdy and long-lasting and has a five-year warranty. We awarded it BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy for the best gas barbecue for small gardens.
Weber Genesis Series EPX-335 Smart Gas Barbecue
RRP: £1,769Our rating: 4.8/5Available from BBQ World and Weber
Pros:* Easy to load rotisserie arm* Double width warming rack* Side burner perfect for popping a skillet on
Cons:* Short power cord* Expensive
Retailing at more than £2,000, the Weber Genesis Series EPX-335 Smart gas barbecue is a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy winner for the best premium gas barbecue. This three-burner barbecue is packed with features. Not only does it cater for a whopping 12 people, but it has a digital thermometer that lets you control the temperature to the very degree. It also sends step-by-step temperature alerts to your phone to guide you through cooking. There's a large sear zone, as well as a side burner that's perfect for pans and skillets and doubles up as an additional work surface with its lid down. The warming rack is double width, for extra snacks, and there's even a rotisserie arm for cooking whole birds. We found even heat distribution across the whole barbecue. The combination of the sear zone and the side burner let us sear steaks on the right whilst cooking kebabs on the left and at the same time keep extras piping hot on the double-width warming rack. The steaks we cooked had well-defined char lines and a delicious flavour while remaining pink, tender, and juicy in the middle. The rotisserie arm is easy to use and turned out two succulent roast chickens. There was no sticking with any of the ingredients and recipes on test and everything we cooked was delicious.
However, we can't get around the cost. There's a lot of functionality crammed into this barbecue, but almost £2,000 is a very hefty price tag, especially in the current climate. It also has a large footprint on a patio, so in small gardens it will dominate your space. You need to place it near a power socket too, as it has a short power cord to run the digital temperature gauge. We also can't comment on how easy this barbecue is to assemble, because it was delivered to us fully built.
Cadac Citi Chef 40
RRP: £200Our rating: 4.8/5Available from Cadac and Robert Dyas
Pros:* Very little assembly* Easy to use and carry* Light but stable* Cooks evenly with good char lines* Carry bag and pot stand included* Lots of accessories available
Cons:* Lid a little hard to fit* Lacks carry handles* Regulator not included
This super simple barbecue is well thought out and was awarded a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy for design. There's very little assembly needed, just slot in the pot stand and put the lid together with the allen key supplied and you're ready. However, this barbecue doesn't come with a regulator so you do need to purchase this separately and set it up before you can get cooking.It's very light, just over 6kg and easy to pick and carry on to a tabletop or the grass but it does lack handles which might make it easier to move about for some. A great carry bag is included though, which zips up with the lid strapped in to the top so it is easy to pack away and transport to wherever you're cooking.
It has an attractive circular design that sits on low, sturdy, legs with rubber non-slip feet, and has a domed lid with a temperature gauge, a cool touch handle and a handy hook on the inside to rest it on the back of the barbecue while you add and turn your food.
At 33cm the circular ceramic coated grill is big enough for a family of four and the auto ignition is easy to light, and it takes just a few minutes to get this barbecue up to temperature. It cooked our range of barbecue staples well, with clearly defined char lines and there were no evident cool spots. Beneath the grill is a removable porcelain enamelled fat pan that runs like a moat around the burner to catch dripping fat. This is easy to take out and clean and the grill itself is simple to lift out and run under the tap or wash in the dishwasher.
This a well designed barbecue that's easy to use and take with you, to the allotment or on holiday, and is also ideal for use on a balcony or small patio. It's available in a choice of three colours and as the Cadac is part of a modular system there's a whole host of interchangeable cooking surfaces available, including a griddle, paella pan, pizza stone and more to increase your cooking repertoire. It comes with a five year warranty.
Weber Traveler Gas Barbecue
RRP: £490Our rating: 4.8/5Available from BBQ World, Weber and Amazon
Pros:- Easy set up and transportability- Solid and sturdy- Side table, tool hooks and drip tray- Large cooking area- Cooks evenly and well- Powerful burner- Easy to store
Cons:- Small gas canister doesn't last long- Large and heavy to lift if needed- Expensive
This well-designed barbecue is great for small gardens and taking camping or down to the beach for instant barbecuing. We awarded it a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy for convenience and it's one of the easiest to use barbecues we have tested. Almost ready to go straight out of the box, it just needs the wheels slotted on, the grill plates and drip tray inserted and you have a table-top barbecue, complete with work surface no matter where you are.
Easy to lift up into position it has a good size cooking area with two cast iron grill plates with a porcelain enamel coating above a single burner. The domed lid has a temperature gauge, and the grill plates heat up quickly, within just a few minutes. The control dial is easy to adjust, there's ample space to feed a family or larger gathering an in or test everything cooked well and evenly and nothing stuck to the grill plates. Next to the burner are handy plastic tool hooks and the side table is plenty big enough for plates, sauces etc.
As a travel barbecue it uses small, screw-in canisters of propane and butane, which won't last long, we used about two thirds of a bottle in our test but if you plan to use this barbecue regularly at home it's worth investing in a regulator and adaptor hose so you can hook it up to a bigger propane canister.
With its trolley design the barbecue collapses down flat with the flick of a button (and the lid and legs lock automatically) and it's then simple to lift and move around on its wheels. It's also very easy to store as once flat it stands up vertically and can be tucked away flat against a wall. Compared to other portable barbecues this is quite pricey but given its quality, ease and cooking results we think it's well worth it. It comes with a five year warranty.
Weber Q1200 Gas Barbecue
RRP: £305Our rating: 4.8/5Available from BBQ World, Weber and Amazon
Pros:- Easy to use- Cooks well- Portable and compact to store
Cons:- Non-stick coating disappointing
The Q1200 portable gas barbecue is a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy winner for the best portable gas barbecue. It's easy-to-use and cooks well, albeit without the bells and whistles of larger models. Fuelled by a C500 gas cartridge, it heats efficiently, but the temperature does drop if the lid is opened for any length of time and it takes several minutes to regain heat, especially once the grill is covered with food. The compact grill makes this ideal for cooking a few steaks for a cosy gathering of four, rather than a prolonged burger-flipping session catering for a larger party. It cooks well and creates good char lines but sections of the grill are solid, which reduces the areas where you can achieve this authentic barbecue texture. The non-stick coating isn't always effective.Clear instructions mean it's easy to assemble, just make sure the plastic side tables don't accidentally touch the hot grill as they are likely to scorch. This is a versatile barbecue that's completely portable, whether you're in the garden or on the beach, and it's easy to store. It's also available with a stand.
Everdure Furnace 3 burner gas barbecue
RRP: £695Our rating: 4.5/5Available from Everdure
Pros:- Large cooking area- Quick to preheat- Easy to control temperature- Attractive, intuitive design
Cons:- Lengthy, fiddly assembly- Some cold spots across grill- No warming rack
Winner of a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy, the Everdure Furnace 3 burner gas barbecue impressed us with its good looks and quick, ferocious cooking. It comes with three die-cast grills, each of which slots above a burner that works independently - so you can fire up all three at once or just use one at a time. It reaches grilling temperature in a matter of minutes and reacts well to temperature change, with three hob-like knobs to adjust the heat, that sit on the right hand side of the grill and bring an element of familiarity if you're used to cooking on gas indoors.
Putting this barbecue together is quite fiddly and time-consuming, especially as some of the screws don't thread through properly, but the instructions are mostly clear and although no tools are provided, all you need is a Phillips screwdriver. Once built, it can stay assembled and has two small wheels to help you push it in and out of storage. Alternatively, there's a (somewhat pricey) cover to protect it from the elements available to buy from Everdure.
It's robust and a good size, with a wide grill able to handle a large amount of food. There's space for up to 28 burgers or three roast chickens at one time and almost everything we cooked was well charred and succulent. However, we did find the occasional cold spot on the grill, which line up with the positioning of the burners underneath that made some results inconsistentIt has a sturdy hood with a temperature gauge and a side table on the left hand side plus a shelf below for storing accessories and utensils. It is expensive, which no doubt reflects the attached celebrity name, but it's a high performing barbecue with plenty of user friendly features and we think it's good value for money. It also comes with five year warranty.
Napoleon Rogue 425 gas barbecue
RRP: £674.99Our rating: 4.5/5Available from Keen Gardener, BBQ World and Napoleon
Pros:- Good temperature control- Excellent cooking results- Thoughtful design- Easy to move around and lock
Cons:- Non-stick coating disappointing
A BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy winner, the Napoleon Rogue 425 is the best all round gas barbecue. It's quick to set up and simple to use, and thanks to slick lockable wheels, easy to move around the garden. It ignites easily and reaches temperature in 10 minutes, hitting a powerful 700°F (371°C) and has a large grill area at 46 x 59.5cm, with Napoleon's iconic wavy grill lines. The grills are at the perfect distance from the burners to prevent burning and ensure even heat transfer, which also massively reduces hot and cool spots on this barbecue. All our test recipes turned out delicious, with wonderful caramelisation and crisp grill lines and we love the temperature gauge, which is clear to read in both Fahrenheit and Celsius and offers precise control. We also appreciate that your gas tucks away neatly on its own inbuilt shelf, so this sleek barbecue looks fantastic on a patio. However, the warming rack gets so hot that it can continue to cook your food and we also found the non-stick grill disappointing, as marinades often stuck to the grill. This is an expensive barbecue, which no doubt reflects the attached celebrity name, but it's well thought out, with excellent cooking results and it comes with a 15 year warranty.
Char-Broil Grill2Go gas barbecue
RRP: £229.99Our rating: 4.5/5Available from Amazon, Wayfair, Robert Dyas and BBQ World
Pros:- Easy to set up and use- Compact and lightweight- Cooks well- Includes scraper
Cons:- Some flare-ups and cool spots
The Char-Broil Grill2Go gas barbecue is designed for use at home and on the move and won a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy award for small families and couples. A simple, single-burner gas barbecue, it's almost ready to go from the box. You just need to plug in the regulator and add your gas. However, unless you shell out for a specialised propane gas regulator it only runs on threaded EN417 gas bottles with a mix of butane and propane.
It gets to temperature in under five minutes, has a handy thermometer in the lid and when cooking, the most notable feature of this barbecue is its well-defined grill lines. Burgers will come off this barbecue looking picture-perfect, with precise grill lines. The Grill2Go is also excellent at retaining moisture, which can be tricky on a barbecue. Vegetable kebabs come off the grill with crisp, charred outsides and succulent insides. It's small and lightweight, so though it has a relatively large 44 x 28cm cooking area, it's easy to move around the garden and would be a great companion while camping. It also comes with a useful scraper for cleaning after use.
However, this barbecue suffers from the success of its char-lines, which can quickly blacken food even at lower temperatures, making it difficult to cook through larger ingredients. This is particularly tricky because of its temperature control, which is simple to use but doesn't always react quickly. We spotted a few flare-ups, and the right half of the grill is much hotter than the left, with a noticeable cool spot along the front of the barbecue. Nevertheless, we think this grill is excellent for couples and small families. Because it heats up so quickly, it's just the thing for everyday grilling too.
Boss Grill Deluxe portable gas barbecue
RRP: £249.97Our rating: 4.3/5Available from Appliances Direct, Furniture 123 and Amazon
Pros:- Stylish, keep-cool handle- Intuitive controls- Generous cooking area- Easy to move around
Cons:- Hose for gas is a little short- Quite low and a little wobbly
This barbecue is a brilliant option if you're after something that gets the basics of barbecuing right, so it won a BBC Gardeners World Magazine Best Buy award for the best basic barbecue. It's worth noting that while the majority of the build could be done by just one person, the quality of the manual is seriously lacking. On test, it left the builder to work out a considerable amount on their own, owing to the poor-quality images and the lack of text. It's a little wobbly, and we also think the overall height of the barbecue is a little short - on our 5'5" tester the grill sits just below the hips. This isn't a barbecue for experts, rather it's geared toward someone who wants a simple barbecue for basic dishes, but it's all you need to get grilling.
It features a large, generous grilling area with a double burner and enough space to comfortably cook for four people. This model takes just five minutes to heat up and provides an even and consistent heat, right to the edges. It's also particularly responsive to changes in temperature and overall, it cooks well, with wonderfully defined grill-lines and excellent sealing. The faux-leather handle on the front of the lid stays cool to the touch and feels sturdy and safe and the front loading drip tray is easy to clean. Once cool the barbecue is simple to pick up and store. Overall, this is a simple table top barbecue but it lacks accessories so the range of what and how y can cook with it is limited. It's also available with a stand.
Competition Models
Although some models didn't quite achieve a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy award, they still have great features that make them worth recommending. Browse our pick of the best of the rest on test.
Campingaz Attitude 2go Table Top gas barbecue
RRP: £229.99Our rating: 4.3/5Available from Amazon, Robert Dyas and Wayfair
Pros:- Ready to go- Sleek and simple to use- Good char lines- Sturdy carry handles
Cons:- Slow to heat up- Heavy for portability- Regulator bought separately- Lacks accessories
The Campingaz Attitude 2go Table Top gas barbecue needs no assembly just add the grill and the drip tray and it's ready to go. However, it doesn't come with the gas regulator included so you do have to purchase this separately and attach it yourself, which can be tricky. We found soaking the end of the hose in warm water to soften it before attaching it definitely helped. It's compact with carry handles built in to the legs so it's easy to carry and lift onto your table or patio but at 13kg it's heavier than other portable BBQs such as the Cadac. The enamelled cast iron grill sits above a single gas burner, which is easy to adjust by a chunky dial on the side and the lid has a handy temperature gauge. But, we found this barbecue slow to heat up, taking 10 minutes to reach temperature, although once there it maintains an even, constant heat and cooks food well with good char lines and no sticking. The chunky handle on the front of the lid stays cool to the touch and feels sturdy and safe and the front loading drip tray is easy to clean. Once cool the barbecue is simple to pick up and store. Overall, this is a simple table top barbecue but it lacks accessories so the range of what and how y can cook with it is limited.
Spirit II E-310 GBS Gas Barbecue
RRP: £463Our rating: 4/5Available from Weber
Pros:- Great cooking results- Versatile
Cons:- Long assembly time- Bulky and hard to move around
This intuitive barbecue from Weber makes gas grilling a breeze. It's easy to connect to your gas, and ignites on the first click every time, reaching cooking temperature in 15 minutes. With responsive temperature knobs, this barbecue is easy to control, too. However, you'll need a rubber mallet, 7/16" spanner, and a Phillips head screwdriver to assemble this barbecue, and it's tricky to move around. Though the side burner and side table are great additions, they get in the way when manoeuvring, and lack handles for you to push or drag the barbecue. Despite being a two-burner barbecue, it has quite a large patio footprint, so you might struggle to store it in a shed or a greenhouse.
On test, chicken wings and burgers cooked well thanks to excellent heat retention, and it gives sausages and halloumi wonderful grill lines. We especially like the versatile grill. The circular panel in the grill can be replaced with Weber accessories, like a wok, pizza stone, and even a waffle maker and the included thermometer is quick to respond and easy to read, and there are very few cool spots. Suiting both serious grill masters and casual barbecuers, it looks impressive, is simple to use, and turns out great dishes.
George Foreman GFSBBQ1 single burner gas barbecue
RRP: £149.99Our rating: 4/5Available from Amazon and OnBuy
Pros:- Clear instructions- Cooks well with even heat coverage- Low price
Cons:- Basic - no extra features or functions- Regulator assembly fiddly- Some cool spots
The George Foreman GFSBBQ1 is a single burner barbecue for three people, but we think you could easily stretch this to four. It's easy to assemble but needs a screwdriver for the lid and you have to screw in the thermometer too. Its biggest weakness is that you have to put together the regulator yourself, which is very fiddly as you need water to lubricate the hose in order to fit it, and you need to use small hose clamps to tighten everything. However, the instructions are simple and clear.Once you're set up, it's a dream to use.
It gets to temperature in just five minutes and its temperature control is smooth and reacts quickly to any change. It has a couple of cool spots in the corners, but otherwise has even coverage, so you can cook everything at exactly the same rate no matter where it is on the grill. It produces good char-lines but other barbecues on test have better definition, and though everything tastes delicious it isn't as quick or well-cooked as some of the other barbecues on test.
Above all, what you see is what you get. There's no extra functions or hidden storage, just a simple grill. It also feels a little flimsy, but that isn't a surprise at this price. We also found that the 70cm width of this barbecue slightly defeats the point of a table-top barbecue, as it's too big to comfortably sit on most patio or garden tables. We think this barbecue would best suit an unfussy family of four. You might not make gourmet grub on this grill, but it's all you need for a few burgers on a sunny afternoon.
Napoleon Phantom Prestige 500 RSIB gas barbecue
RRP: £2,429.99Our rating: 3.25/5Available from BBQ World
Pros:- Ample cooking space- Comfortable cooking height- Easy to read temperature dial
Cons:- Hard to ignite and see flames- Awkward to reach rear burner cooking shelf- Lid and handle get hot
The Napoleon Phantom Prestige 500 is not for the faint-hearted. You need some real barbecuing expertise to get the best performance from it, and it has a massive patio footprint. However, if you're confident wielding a pair of BBQ tongs, price isn't an issue and you're after a bit of kit that looks the part, it's worth considering.
This medium-sized gas barbecue comes with a range of nifty features, as well as a comparatively hefty price tag to the others on test. Awkward to assemble, it requires two people to attach the sides and internal shelves, but once it's built, it feels sturdy and the wheels lock securely. It's tricky to ignite, and then hard to see the flames to check it has successfully fired-up, so if you're not confident using gas, this might not be for you.
Once you're up and running, this barbecue preheats quickly and retains heat well, and offers an impressive selection of cooking options, including a grilling and searing plate, rotisserie function (although you'll need to buy this accessory) and rear burner.
- To enhance your lifestyle and home-and-garden aesthetics, consider the Weber Q2200N Gas Barbecue with Side Tables and Premium Cart for a robust, portable grill that suits small gardens.
- For a premium food-and-drink experience, choose the Weber Genesis Series EPX-335 for a luxurious three-burner barbecue featuring digital temperature control and a rotisserie arm.
