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Best BBQ grill mat

Updated: 22 October 2026

Best on a grill-mat listing usually means a star line beside a 40 cm sheet. That does not tell you whether you are covering a wide gas grate, buying spares, or trying to keep grease off the patio. This page names the best BBQ grill mat in this amazon.co.uk set for each of those jobs, and the listings to skip. The [BBQ mat comparison](/hub/grill-accessories/bbq-mat) holds all twelve rows. Prices below are from those listings, not a lab and not a live re-check. Peter F. checked them on 20 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Best on a grill-mat listing usually means a star line beside a 40 cm sheet. That does not tell you whether you are covering a wide gas grate, buying spares, or trying to keep grease off the patio.

Our top picks

Linda's Essentials Linda's Essentials (3 extra-large sheets)

Best overall

Linda's Essentials Linda's Essentials (3 extra-large sheets)
9.4/10about £9.99
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GQC GQC (6 sheets, 40 x 33 cm)

Best value

GQC GQC (6 sheets, 40 x 33 cm)
9.3/10about £8.99
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Alckijy Alckijy (100 x 150 cm floor mat)

Alternative

Alckijy Alckijy (100 x 150 cm floor mat)
8.1/10about £12.85
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On this page
  1. 1.Best for one sheet across a gas grill
  2. 2.Best value multi-pack
  3. 3.Skip these for the grate
  4. 4.If you meant the ground under the barbecue

Best for one sheet across a gas grill

Linda's Essentials, ASIN B0FBRY24MD, is three fibreglass sheets at £9.99, listed at 41.3 x 58.4 cm with a bullet ceiling of 260°C and 4.6 from 1,642 reviews. That width is why it is the top pick: the other cooking sheets here are about 40 x 33 cm, so a four-burner needs two side by side. The 17.78 cm line is the packed size, at 250 g, not the mat. Fat stays on the sheet, and review patterns include food sitting in liquid. If you want grill stripes, leave the grate bare for the steak. No open-flame distance is printed. Homealexa’s score is higher, at 96, and that is not the top pick.

Best value multi-pack

GQC B07MDM59BV is six sheets at £8.99, about 40 x 33 cm, with 4.5 from 5,711 reviews, the largest count in the set. The heat claim is 500°F, the dishwasher field says yes, and a second size line says 40 x 32.5 cm. Bullets say PTFE-coated fibreglass, about 0.2 mm, and PFOA-free. The material field says silicone and fabric. Cookey at £7.99 is cheaper, five sheets and 4.5 from 1,771 reviews, but the bullets say silicone, the field says PTFE, another field says PTFE-free, and no heat limit is printed. A review there describes a hole where charcoal from sausages sat. For how the sheets go on the bars, the how to use a BBQ grill mat page is the sequence.
Linda's Essentials Linda's Essentials (3 extra-large sheets)

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Linda's Essentials Linda's Essentials (3 extra-large sheets)
9.4/10about £9.99
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Skip these for the grate

WholeFire is the mesh to skip if burn-through is the worry. Three sheets, 40 x 33 cm, £10.99, 4.1 from 1,178 reviews. The bullet says keep the mesh at least 5 inches from open flames. Several UK reviews describe holes on first use, including on a gas barbecue, a Weber, and a Big Green Egg. Homealexa is five sheets at £10.99, 4.7 from 1,008, a 260°C bullet, and a listing score of 96. Bullets say PTFE fibreglass and a field says PTFE-free, with 13 UK review bodies against 1,008 ratings. Ankier, eight sheets at £11.99 and 4.6 from 1,130, agrees the material is PTFE-coated fibreglass, though one bullet prints 260°C and 380°F, and reviews mention black material in the food. The dishwasher field says no and a bullet says the top shelf. If you want char from an open grate, skip every sheet.

If you meant the ground under the barbecue

None of the five floor mats is a top pick for making decking safe. Nicoman, 120 x 90 cm at £21.99, is PVC and rubber at 2.5 kg, 4.1 from 21 reviews, with no degree figure. Two reviews say a fire pit melted it. Skip it if embers are the plan. It can still be a heavy grease mat under a gas barbecue. THMINS is about 254 x 130 cm at £38.00, and one review says small coals burnt through onto Millboard. Alckijy at £12.85 is the cheapest floor mat, and one review says the grass underneath still burned. M METERXITY is 5.0 from 5 ratings at £24.49. London Fire Brigade’s April 2024 leaflet still says not to barbecue on decking or a balcony. If the job is the patio, use the sheet or floor page before you add a four-digit heat claim to the basket.

Common questions

Are the 4.7 listings automatically the better buy?
No. Homealexa is 4.7 from 1,008 and the GQC 40 x 30 cm pack is 4.7 from 459 at £10.99. That smaller pack’s title says six sheets and the items field says 1. Linda's at 4.6 is the top pick for coverage. Stars are not a temperature test.
Should I buy the mesh if I want smoke?
Only if you can keep WholeFire at least 5 inches from open flames and you accept the burn-through reviews. A solid sheet blocks more smoke and more drips. If smoke and char are the point, the bare grate still does that job without a mat.
Which floor mat should I avoid if reviews describe melting?
Avoid Nicoman if the plan is a fire pit. Two reviews describe melting, a hole, scorched decking, or burnt grass. Treat THMINS with the same caution on composite decking: one review says coals burnt through onto Millboard. Grease-only use under a gas grill is a different job from embers.
Is 5.0 from five ratings a reason to choose M METERXITY?
No. The file has one UK review that says it was fantastic. Five ratings cannot show a season of use. The 1000°C bullet is a seller claim. The 190 x 100 cm size can suit a long gas barbecue, and the stars should not be the reason you click.
Will any of these make decking safe for charcoal?
No. London Fire Brigade says a barbecue does not belong on decking or a balcony, and a mat is not an exception. Napoleon’s separate UK deck mat is not recommended for composite decking either. Site the barbecue on a non-combustible base, or do not light it there.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures for these ASINs. Retrieved 21 October 2026.

  1. Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK: Food contact materials regulations (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. GOV.UK: General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK: Fire safety outdoors (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. London Fire Brigade: barbecue leaflet, April 2024 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. BfR: PTFE non-stick coating FAQ (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Chemours: Teflon coatings safety (retrieved 21 October 2026)