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Balcony gas BBQ buying guide

Updated: 23 October 2026

You live in a flat, the product title says balcony, and the managing agent has not answered yet. A balcony gas BBQ buying guide should stop you buying on that title alone. On the amazon.co.uk snapshot behind this comparison, shelf prices of 19 October 2026, the ten small LPG grills run from £99.99 to £389.00. Quality here is permission first, then a named hose or cartridge, a footprint you can reconcile, burners quoted as printed, and a review sample large enough to read. The [balcony gas BBQ comparison](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/balcony-gas-bbq) ranks the ten listings. We read those listings and the public UK sources. We did not light them. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You live in a flat, the product title says balcony, and the managing agent has not answered yet. A balcony gas BBQ buying guide should stop you buying on that title alone.

Our top picks

CosmoGrill CosmoGrill compact stainless

Best overall

CosmoGrill CosmoGrill compact stainless
8.4/10about £119.99
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George Foreman George Foreman GFSBBQ1

Alternative

George Foreman George Foreman GFSBBQ1
8.6/10about £125.00
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Char-Broil Char-Broil X200 Grill2Go

Rank 3

Char-Broil Char-Broil X200 Grill2Go
8.9/10about £157.97
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On this page
  1. 1.Check the lease before the product title
  2. 2.Read the fitting line, not the word gas
  3. 3.Reconcile every size line
  4. 4.Burners, stated heat, and the review sample

Check the lease before the product title

London Fire Brigade tells people not to barbecue on a balcony. Lockton records no single UK regulation that currently bans the practice nationwide, and it also notes that most leases prohibit it. Sandwell Council and landlords such as Croydon Council state that barbecues and gas canisters are not allowed on those balconies. Lifestyle round-ups sometimes treat an open balcony as workable if the wind is kind. That is not a lease. A word in an amazon title is still not permission. Read the tenancy or lease, any balcony fire notice, and any building rules before you shortlist a grill. If the contract bans outdoor cooking or bottled gas on that balcony, stop. The balcony BBQ rules UK page separates Brigade advice, the contract, and statutory nuisance smoke. Only if outdoor gas is allowed somewhere that is not a banned balcony does the fitting line matter.

Read the fitting line, not the word gas

Calor's hose guidance is blunt: many barbecues include a patio-gas hose and regulator, and some do not. In this saved set, the George Foreman GFSBBQ1 at £125.00 (4.4 from 287) lists a UK hose and regulator. Both CosmoGrill compacts at £119.99 name a propane regulator and hose. The stainless twin has 4.6 from 121. Those are the clearest rows where you buy the bottle that matches what is in the box. Cartridge rows leave fuel out. The Char-Broil X200 at £157.97 (4.3 from 909) says a 16.4 oz disposable liquid propane cylinder is sold separately. UK propane patio regulators are nominally 37 mbar and butane regulators 28-30 mbar. Do not force a butane clip onto a propane valve. The propane or butane BBQ page maps those fittings. This checklist only asks whether the listing actually names one.
CosmoGrill CosmoGrill compact stainless

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CosmoGrill CosmoGrill compact stainless
8.4/10about £119.99
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Reconcile every size line

Several pages print two sizes that do not match. The George Foreman bullets say 34 x 70 x 50 cm and 7.5 kg. Item lines also print 50 x 70 x 34 cm, 19.7 x 27.6 x 13.4 cm, and 10 kg. The Weber Go-Anywhere prints 12.2 x 20.9 x 14.6 cm against 31 x 53 x 37 cm. The Weber Q 1200N is the rare clean pair: both lines say 45.5 x 105 x 109 cm at 19 kg, a stand with side tables, not a suitcase. If you cannot tell whether the grill fits the table or the stand you already own, skip that listing rather than averaging the centimetres. Footprint comes before burners.

Burners, stated heat, and the review sample

Quote heat as printed. Where a page gives both BTU and watts, do not merge them. A rough conversion is about 3,412 BTU/h per kW. The CosmoGrill compacts state 4.4 kW and 4,400 watts, which agree. The George Foreman states 8,000 BTU and 3,500 watts, which do not. The Char-Broil prints 8,000 BTU and 2,800 watts. Keep both numbers if both appear. One burner is enough when you cook for two in one layer. Two burners on the CosmoGrill tabletops give separate zones on a roughly 45 cm square body. Stars need a count. 5.0 from four ratings on the Q 1200N is a thinner fact than 4.6 from 121 or 4.3 from 909. Stop if the lease forbids outdoor gas. If it allows gas somewhere other than a banned balcony, shortlist the hose-in-the-box tabletops and leave the ranking to the best page.

Common questions

What should I check before I buy a small gas barbecue?
Permission in the lease or tenancy first, then whether the included-components line names a hose, regulator, or cartridge sold separately, then every size line on the page, then burners and stated heat as printed, then stars with the review count. In this set the price band is about £99.99 to £389.00 on the saved amazon.co.uk files.
Does balcony in the title mean I can use it on a balcony?
No. London Fire Brigade advises against barbecues on balconies. A product title is marketing, not a building notice. Read the lease and any balcony fire rules before you buy.
How do I know the regulator is in the box?
Open the included-components line, not the lifestyle photo. In this snapshot the George Foreman and both CosmoGrills name a hose or propane regulator there. Char-Broil, the Weber portables, and several Onlyfire lines leave the cylinder or regulator out of that list.
What if the listing prints two different sizes?
Do not average them. Quote both, measure the space you have, and skip the row if you cannot tell which figure is the assembled outdoor size. Oopsiou and the George Foreman are the clearest clashes in this set.
Is one burner enough, or do I need two?
One burner suits a small cook in one layer. Two independent burners help when you want a hotter side and a cooler side on the same cook. That is a meal decision, not a balcony permit.
Do I need to buy the cylinder as well?
Often yes. Cartridge grills in this set sell the disposable cylinder separately. Even when a hose is in the box, the bottle or patio cylinder is usually a separate purchase and sometimes a deposit.

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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 22 October 2026.

  1. London Fire Brigade: barbecue safety (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. London Fire Brigade: barbecue safety leaflet, April 2024 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK: fire safety outdoors (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. GOV.UK: nuisance smoke (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. Liquid Gas UK: Consumer Guidance Sheet 39 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Calor: butane and propane (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. Lockton: the risks of balcony barbecues (retrieved 22 October 2026)