The best smoking planks, compared.
Top pick: onlyfire stainless flame board Best value: Weber small portion planks – About £11.19 for four western red cedar portion planks, score 56, the lowest wood-plank price here that still scores at least 54. Updated 22.10.2026.
A smoking plank is a board you cook on so the wood flavours the food and keeps it off the grate. On amazon.co.uk the barbecuing planks shelf mixes flat cedar boards for a gas, charcoal, or electric barbecue with flame boards that clip beside a fire pit. You are cooking salmon on a kettle or gas grill, or you want a vertical board on a fire pit. Quality here means a named western red cedar board long enough for the fillet, not so thin that reviews call it a wafer, and sold for cooking rather than as fence timber. A stainless flame board is a different job: the onlyfire listing says it does not add cedar aroma unless you add chips to the fire. Size, species, and thickness are set out in the [smoking plank buying guide](/hub/grill-accessories/smoking-plank/sub/smoking-plank-buying-guide). A flame board needs a bracket and a rim it can grip. Relaxdays states walls up to 3 mm, and a review in that file says a thicker round fire bowl did not fit. Do not bend a fire bowl to make the clip sit.
A smoking plank is a board you cook on so the wood flavours the food and keeps it off the grate.
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onlyfire’s stainless flame board is 60.2 by 19 cm at £24.99, with four angles and a listed weight of 1.41 kg. The model is F-FPA5264-SS1-EU. The listing says it will not warp like wood, that the surface is dishwasher-safe, and that it will not add cedar aroma unless you add chips. Two UK reviews are positive: a whole side of salmon, and a board that stayed straight on a fire pit. There is no criticism in those two texts. The steel grade is not stated, and 4.8 from 31 is a small sample next to the cedar packs.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A fire bowl if you want a reusable metal board and will add chips only when you want smoke.
Less suitable: A cook who wants western red cedar taste from the board itself.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this board taste of cedar?
The listing says stainless steel keeps the salmon’s own flavour, and that you add wood chips to the fire if you want smoke.
Is it dishwasher-safe?
The listing says the stainless surface is dishwasher-safe and does not absorb oil.
Will a side of salmon fit?
A UK review says it fits a whole side, and another says it holds the fish on the side of a fire pit.
Wildwood’s 12-pack is the rank 1 barbecuing plank in this file, at £21.72, with 4.6 from 2,384. The boards are stated as 5 by 11 inch western red cedar for about three or four servings. A UK review calls them very thin and scentless, and another says they are short of a whole side. One US review reports a flare after a long soak. The listing also allows the oven. It is the top pick in this set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Portion fillets on a gas or charcoal grill, if you accept that one UK review found the boards thin.
Less suitable: A whole side of salmon, or a fire-pit board that has to clip to a rim.
Specifications
Common questions
What wood are these planks?
The listing says 100% western red cedar, made in the USA, in a pack of twelve boards at 5 by 11 inches.
Will a whole side of salmon fit?
A UK review says they suit up to four fillets and that a whole side needs a larger board.
Can they go in the oven?
The listing says gas grill, charcoal grill, or oven, and a feedback field says oven safe.
The Wildwood 2-pack is £11.99 for two stated 5 by 11 inch western red cedar planks, model WWG-5X11. The part number says 8PK. All three UK texts complain: a crack, a bow after soaking, and splits. One calls the pack of two poor value above £5.50 a board. The 4.5 from 367 is the same line as the 6-pack file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only if you have checked the boards in hand and accept a short 5 by 11 inch plank.
Less suitable: Anyone using the star line as proof the UK buyers liked the thickness.
Specifications
Common questions
How many planks are in the title?
The title says a 2-pack of 5 by 11 inch boards. The part number is WWG-5X11-8PK.
What do the UK reviews say about thickness?
The three UK texts say a piece was cracked, the wood was wafer-thin and bowed when soaked, and knot holes had fallen out.
Is this the same review line as the 6-pack?
This file and B0DTLBJF53 share 4.5 from 367, the same model, and the same three UK texts.
This listing is titled as a 6-pack of 5 by 11 inch western red cedar at £18.95, model WWG-5X11. The listing dimension is 27.94 by 12.7 by 0.97 cm, and the pack weighs 590 g. It shares the 8PK part number and the 4.5 from 367 line with the £11.99 2-pack. The saved listing repeats that pack’s UK reviews, including a complaint about the pack of two. The file ranks it 30 in Barbecuing Planks. Treat the written reviews as the 2-pack’s, not as a separate test.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A shopper who will judge the boards on arrival, not on the shared star line.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants UK reviews that name a 6-pack.
Specifications
Common questions
How many boards does the title claim?
The title says a 6-pack. The part number is WWG-5X11-8PK, the same as the 2-pack.
Are the UK reviews about this 6-pack?
The three UK texts are the same as on B0DT2Y516X, and one of them tells you not to buy the pack of two.
What size is stated?
5 by 11 inch, with a listing dimension line of 27.94 by 12.7 by 0.97 cm and a weight of 590 g.
Relaxdays is two untreated cedar flame boards with stainless mounts at £39.90, about 46 by 15.5 cm and 1.1 kg, for a wall up to 3 mm. The model number in the file is 10023334. The UK review describes a fire pit, a large piece of fish, and wood that lasted four fires. A review says a round bowl with a 6–8 mm wall did not fit. Other reviews say screws can rust and a dry board burns. Most of those texts are not from the UK.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A fire pit or brazier whose rim is within 3 mm, if you want cedar beside the flame.
Less suitable: A thick steel fire bowl, or a flat plank for a small gas grate.
Specifications
Common questions
How thick a rim will the mount fit?
The listing says walls up to 3 mm. A review says a round bowl with a 6–8 mm wall did not fit.
How big is the board?
The listing states about 46 by 15.5 cm, and the set weighs 1.1 kg.
Did a UK review reuse the wood?
One UK review says the wood lasted four fires on a fire pit and held a large piece of fish.
onlyfire’s pair is £34.99 for two flame boards and adjustable stainless brackets, stated at 22 by 5.7 inches and 50 by 14.5 by 2 cm. The bullets say red cedar and both sides. The material field says stainless steel. The only UK review says it worked on a barbecue. Another review says one bracket was missing. There is no soak time in the file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A fire bowl or kettle if you want an angled cedar board and you check that both brackets arrived.
Less suitable: A shopper who needs the listing to name one material without a contradiction.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the board wood or steel?
The bullets say red cedar boards with stainless brackets. The technical material line says stainless steel. Both are in the file.
Where does the listing say it fits?
Fire bowl, fire basket, smoker, and grill. It names a Weber charcoal grill as an example.
What did the UK review say?
One UK review says it worked over a barbecue. A non-UK review says only one holder arrived instead of two.
This 9-pack is £16.94 for boards the title sizes at 7 by 3.7 inches, with a 0.64 cm dimension and a western red cedar claim. Reviews say the photo overstates them and that they suit one small piece of salmon. Several call them thin. One reviewer thought the wood was ash. There is no UK text.
Pros
Cons
Best for: One small piece of salmon per board, if the photo is ignored and the title size is what you want.
Less suitable: A fillet, a side, or a fire-pit board.
Specifications
Common questions
How big is each plank?
The title says 7 by 3.7 inches. The dimension line is 17.78 by 9.53 by 0.64 cm, and the pack weighs 308 g.
Are they full-size boards?
Reviews say the picture looks like full planks and that each piece is a single small portion.
Is there a UK review?
No UK review text is in the file. The star line is 4.3 from 96.
Weber’s small portion planks are four western red cedar boards at £11.19, model 17832, rank 2 in the file. The listing allows gas, charcoal, and electric barbecues. UK reviews praise flavour and portion size, and they also report boards that were smaller than hoped, a plank that died in one kettle cook, and a flare at six minutes. The 6.5 cm technical line is not the size those reviews describe. Weber’s own 17522 page is a different set of two. It is the best value in this set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Individual portions on a moderate barbecue, if you measure the board when it arrives.
Less suitable: A whole side, or a kettle that only runs very hot.
Specifications
Common questions
How many planks are in the pack?
The listing says four small western red cedar portion planks, model 17832, at £11.19.
What size are they?
The technical line says 6.5 by 4 by 4 cm. UK reviews say the title is 30 cm rather than a 38 cm specification, or that the boards were 15 by 11 cm. Those figures disagree.
Can you use them more than once?
One UK review reports about seven cooks if you soak and scrape. Others say the plank failed in a single cook or caught fire after six minutes.
Landical’s scraped option is three cedar planks at £28.27, stated as 15 by 7 inches and about 0.3 inch thick, for a large fillet. The listing says a 30-minute soak and light reuse or disposal. Species is “cedar”, not “western red”. There is no UK review in the file. US texts praise thickness and also describe a rough 10-pack and a warp after a short soak.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A long fillet, if you can check the species and the thickness on arrival.
Less suitable: A shopper who wants UK reviews or the words western red cedar on the listing.
Specifications
Common questions
How big are these three planks?
The listing says 15 by 7 inches, with a dimension line of 38 by 18.01 by 0.79 cm and a 0.3 inch thickness claim.
How long does the listing say to soak them?
Thirty minutes, then onto a gas grill, charcoal grill, or into the oven. It also says to keep a water bottle handy.
Are there UK reviews in the file?
No. The 4.2 from 24 is the listing line. Saved texts are from the United States, and one of them describes a 10-pack.
Good Cooking’s variety pack is the only alder in this set: two alder and two cedar at £24.78. The listing claims 14 by 5.5 inch boards and about three uses. The star line is 2.7 from nine reviews, none of them UK. One reviewer measured 11.5 inches. Another says a 45-minute soak still ended in ash.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Someone who specifically wants to try alder beside cedar and will measure the boards first.
Less suitable: A first cedar-only pack, or anyone treating nine reviews as a settled test.
Specifications
Common questions
Which woods are in the pack?
The title says two alder planks and two cedar planks, with instructions and seven recipes claimed on the packaging.
How long are they?
The bullets say 14 inches by 5.5 inches. A review measured 11.5 inches and had not cooked on them yet.
Did they catch fire?
One review soaked them for 45 minutes and says they burned to ash. Another salmon cook did not catch fire badly. There is no UK review in the file.
Scores compare the 10 amazon.co.uk smoking planks kept in this set. Prices, stars, and review counts are the listing lines in the product files. There is no laboratory test. Stars contribute ten points per star. Review volume adds a capped band. Form adds points when the listing is a flat western red cedar grilling plank, a cedar flame board, a mixed alder and cedar pack, a mini plank, or a stainless board. A saved UK review that describes the cook adds points. A missing UK text, a listing conflict, thin or split reviews, or a review file copied from a sibling ASIN takes points off. The weights below sum to 100. They describe this set only.
Star line
68%The amazon.co.uk star rating, at ten points per star, so 4.6 becomes 46 before the other bands. This is the largest part of the score.
Review volume
11%A capped band: 2 points under 50 reviews, 4 from 50 to 199, and 8 from 200 to 2,999. Nothing in this set has 3,000 reviews. A duplicated review block is not a second UK test.
Board form
16%Western red cedar on a flat grilling plank scores highest. A cedar flame board, a large cedar plank, a mixed alder and cedar pack, a mini plank, or a stainless board with no wood in the surface score less.
UK cook text
5%A saved review from the United Kingdom that describes the cook adds points. No UK review text takes points off. The 6-pack does not get the UK-text points, because its UK text is the 2-pack’s text.
Match the board to the job before the pack price. A flat cedar plank, a flame board on a rim, and a stainless board are different purchases. Prices below are the amazon.co.uk lines in these product files.
A smoking plank is a board you cook on so the wood flavours the food and keeps it off the grate. On this amazon.co.uk shelf the job comes first. A flat plank lies on a gas, charcoal, or electric barbecue. A flame board needs a bracket and a rim it can grip. Relaxdays states walls up to 3 mm, and a review in that file says a thicker round fire bowl did not fit. Do not bend a fire bowl to make the clip sit. The onlyfire stainless board is a different job.
Wildwood’s 5 by 11 inch line is stated for two or three servings. The listing points you to 7 by 15 for a whole fillet. The 7 by 3.7 inch 9-pack is a single portion, and reviews say the photo looks larger than the boards.
The Wildwood 2-pack and 6-pack share model WWG-5X11, part number WWG-5X11-8PK, 4.5 from 367, and the same three UK texts. Those texts talk about a pack of two.
Weber’s file says 6.5 by 4 by 4 cm. UK reviews describe other sizes. Model 17522, at 0.8 by 15 by 30 cm, is a different set. onlyfire’s cedar pair names red cedar in the bullets and stainless steel on the material line.
A flat plank lies on the grate. A flame board needs a bracket and a rim it can grip. Relaxdays states walls up to 3 mm, and a review says a thicker round bowl did not fit. Western red cedar is the species Weber UK and Wildwood name. Alder appears here only in a four-board mix. Wildwood’s 5 by 11 inch boards are for portions. The listing points you to 7 by 15 for a whole fillet. Flame boards in this set are about 46 cm, about 50 cm, or 60.2 by 19 cm.
UK texts on the Wildwood 5 by 11 files call the wood thin, bowed, or split. Weber UK soaks at least one hour, scorches the empty plank for 5–10 minutes over direct heat at about 180°C, then cooks over indirect heat until the fish is no longer translucent. One UK Weber review still reports flames at six minutes. Reuse in these files runs from one cook to about seven, or four fires on a Relaxdays board. Do not treat the shared 4.5 from 367 on the 2-pack and 6-pack as two tests.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You cook on gas or charcoal a few times a summer and need a western red cedar board for portions, not a whole side. The Wildwood 12-pack is about £21.72, 5 by 11 inch, at 4.6 from 2,384 reviews. One UK review calls the boards very thin.
You want cedar beside a flame, and the rim has to accept the clip. Relaxdays states walls up to 3 mm, at about £39.90 for two boards about 46 by 15.5 cm. A review says a 6–8 mm round bowl did not fit. One UK review reports four fires.
You want a metal board you can wash, and smoke only when you add chips. The onlyfire stainless flame board is 60.2 by 19 cm at about £24.99. The listing says it does not add cedar aroma by itself. A UK review says a whole side fits. The sample is 4.8 from 31.
In this set the top pick is the Wildwood 12-pack of 5 by 11 inch western red cedar planks: about £21.72, 4.6 from 2,384 reviews, and the highest score at 70. One UK review calls the boards very thin, and they are short of a whole side. The best value is the Weber 4-pack of small portion planks at about £11.19 and a score of 56, the lowest shelf price among wood planks here that still score at least 54. The dimension line conflicts with UK reviews. The Wildwood 2-pack scores 59, but its three UK texts reject the thickness, so it does not take the value badge. None of these rows is a lab test.
Weber small portion planks
About £11.19 for four western red cedar portion planks, score 56, the lowest wood-plank price here that still scores at least 54.
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