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Best 3 burner gas griddle in this set

Updated: 23 October 2026

You already want a three-burner plancha, and the search still mixes hooded barbecues with plates that are not on this shortlist. The best 3 burner gas griddle here is the amazon.co.uk listing, among three we kept, that fits a garden table, a group cook, or a cart, and the one you should leave when it does not. The [3 burner gas griddle comparison](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/3-burner-gas-griddle) holds the prices and the star lines. Buffalo CR886 is the tabletop you can judge from UK review text. Happy Garden BQ501 is cheaper, with reviews you should not treat as British. Onlyfire is the only cart, and the weak star line. Figures are amazon.co.uk extracts dated 20 October 2026.

You already want a three-burner plancha, and the search still mixes hooded barbecues with plates that are not on this shortlist.

Our top picks

Happy Garden Happy Garden BQ501 3 burner plancha

Best overall

Happy Garden Happy Garden BQ501 3 burner plancha
6.6/10about £164.59
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Buffalo Buffalo CR886 3 burner gas griddle

Rank 2

Buffalo Buffalo CR886 3 burner gas griddle
7.0/10about £178.79
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Onlyfire Onlyfire 3 burner plancha with cart

Alternative

Onlyfire Onlyfire 3 burner plancha with cart
5.6/10about £249.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means on this page
  2. 2.Buffalo CR886 for a table and a group
  3. 3.Happy Garden BQ501 if price is the constraint
  4. 4.Onlyfire cart if you need wheels
  5. 5.Who should buy none of them

What best means on this page

Best here means a fit inside three kept listings, not a lab score. Products Compared compared the amazon.co.uk pages for Buffalo CR886 (B0874WQMNP), Happy Garden BQ501 (B07P98PKX8) and the Onlyfire cart (B0BQXHJ67M). We did not cook on them or measure kilowatts. A star line is not British evidence in every case. Buffalo shows 4.2 from 29 reviews, and the UK comments we hold are usable. Happy Garden shows 4.4 from 228, and those reviews are not labelled United Kingdom. Onlyfire shows 3.2 from 11. If you still need to decide whether a flat plate is the appliance, use the 3 burner gas plancha buying guide.

Buffalo CR886 for a table and a group

For a garden table and a group cook, when you want UK owner comments, the Buffalo CR886 is the tabletop in this set. It was £178.79, with 4.2 stars from 29 reviews and a 630 × 360 mm plate. The bullets say a regulator is included, UK praise clusters on heat, the surface, cleaning, and smash burgers. UK faults include snapping legs, a short hose, a thread that had to be re-tapped, and a transit dent. Skip it if the table is soft, if you will shift the plate every weekend, or if a short hose will not reach the patio bottle. The title and bullets claim 7.5 kW, while the wattage field prints 2,560 W. Do not treat 7.5 kW as measured and do not average them.
Happy Garden Happy Garden BQ501 3 burner plancha

Testsieger

Happy Garden Happy Garden BQ501 3 burner plancha
6.6/10about £164.59
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Happy Garden BQ501 if price is the constraint

If £164.59 is the ceiling and you can live without British review sentences, the Happy Garden BQ501 is the lower-priced tabletop. It lists 6 kW, a 60 × 35 cm plate, 11.1 kg, and a catch tray. Stars are 4.4 from 228. The reviews are not labelled United Kingdom. Do not quote them as British owners. Set 60 × 35 cm beside the Buffalo's 630 × 360 mm and you see two similar plates, with Happy Garden lighter and cheaper by about £14. A catch tray handles drips.

Onlyfire cart if you need wheels

Choose the Onlyfire when you need wheels and you will pay £249.99 and assemble it. It lists 7 kW and 23.4 kg, with assembly required. Stars are 3.2 from 11 reviews. UK comments mention rust within a year, a slow heat-up, sharp edges, and a plate you must oil first. The extract does not say a regulator is in the box, so do not assume the hose and regulator arrive with the cart. The extra money buys the cart, not a higher star line. Leave it if the plancha will sit in British rain and you have no cover. Weight and setup sit on tabletop gas plancha or trolley.

Who should buy none of them

Buy none of these three if the only outdoor space is a balcony, or if the meal needs grill bars, a lid, and indirect heat. None of these listings is a reason to cook on a balcony or indoors. Skip the Buffalo if the legs and the short hose would ruin the layout. Skip the Happy Garden if you need British sentences rather than a 4.4 you cannot treat as United Kingdom. Skip the Onlyfire if you will not assemble a 23.4 kg cart. An Outsunny at £99.99 with 4.8 from seven reviews stays outside this set.

Common questions

Which of these three should I buy for a garden table?
Buy the Buffalo CR886 when the table can take the plate and you want UK review text. It was £178.79, with a 630 × 360 mm surface and a regulator named in the bullets. Leave it if snapping legs or a short hose would ruin the setup. The Happy Garden BQ501 at £164.59 is the other tabletop. Its 4.4 from 228 is not labelled as United Kingdom reviews. The Onlyfire is a cart, so it is the wrong answer for a table.
Is the cheapest one the best value if the reviews are not British?
The Happy Garden at £164.59 is the lowest price here, and the 6 kW, 60 × 35 cm and 11.1 kg lines are readable. That can be the better spend if price is the constraint and you accept a catch tray with no UK review sentences. Those reviews are not labelled United Kingdom. Against the Buffalo at £178.79 you save a small amount and give up the UK comments.
Is the Onlyfire cart worth £249.99?
It is worth £249.99 when you need wheels, you will assemble it, and you accept 3.2 from 11 reviews. The listing prints 7 kW and 23.4 kg. UK comments mention rust within a year, slow heat-up, sharp edges, and oiling the plate first. It is a poor spend if you wanted a tabletop, or if you assumed a regulator was in the box. The cheaper rows were £164.59 and £178.79 and stay on a table.
Why is the Buffalo not simply 7.5 kW?
The Buffalo title and bullets say 7.5 kW. The wattage field on the same amazon.co.uk extract says 2,560 W. Those lines conflict, so this page will not call 7.5 kW measured and will not average them. Happy Garden prints 6 kW, and Onlyfire prints 7 kW, each as one line you can point at. Quote both Buffalo figures, or quote neither as the power.
Who should skip all three?
Skip all three if you need grill bars and a lid, if the only space is a balcony, or if you would bring the plancha indoors. An open plate does not replace a hooded gas barbecue. Also skip the Buffalo if the legs and hose worry you, the Happy Garden if you need British review text, and the Onlyfire if you will not assemble a 23.4 kg cart.

Related pages

How to use a gas plancha

Gas plancha vs gas BBQ

3 burner gas griddle

3 burner gas plancha buying guide for the UK garden

Tabletop gas plancha or trolley: height and wheels

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. BSI Knowledge, BS EN 498:2012 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. GOV.UK, gas appliances enforcement, Great Britain (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. London Fire Brigade, barbecue safety leaflet, April 2024 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. Liquid Gas UK Code of Practice 33 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. Calor, hose and regulator (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. Calor, gas bottles for a barbecue (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. Sandwell Council balcony FAQ (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Norfolk County Council barbecue safety (retrieved 21 October 2026)