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Best 57cm kettle barbecue on these amazon.co.uk listings

Updated: 23 October 2026

Five charcoal kettles sit between £87.99 and £239.00. The best 57cm kettle barbecue here is the listing that matches how you cook, with UK review geography left in view. The Weber Original Kettle Premium is the top pick at 75, and the Char-Griller is the best value at 66 and £87.99. The full matrix stays on the [kettle barbecue 57cm comparison](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/kettle-barbecue-57cm). Prices are amazon.co.uk figures from 21 October 2026. We read the listings and did not cook on the grills. A purchase through our links may earn a commission.

Five charcoal kettles sit between £87.99 and £239.00. The best 57cm kettle barbecue here is the listing that matches how you cook, with UK review geography left in view.

Our top picks

Char-Griller Char-Griller 22-inch kettle

Best overall

Char-Griller Char-Griller 22-inch kettle
6.6/10about £87.99
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Weber Weber Original Kettle Premium 57 cm

Rank 2

Weber Weber Original Kettle Premium 57 cm
7.5/10about £239.00
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Weber Weber Original Kettle 57 cm

Alternative

Weber Weber Original Kettle 57 cm
7.2/10about £169.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best is allowed to mean
  2. 2.The Original Kettle at £169.99
  3. 3.When the compact or the Premium is the one
  4. 4.The two other kettles
  5. 5.A conditional pick

What best is allowed to mean

Nothing here was cooked in a laboratory, and a star rating is not a BS EN 1860-1 result. Best means a score from stars, review volume, listing fit and UK sentiment, minus conflicts or non-UK review bodies. Napoleon UK’s Premium 22 at £229.99 is outside this ASIN set. The 47 cm decision stays on Weber 47cm vs 57cm.

The Original Kettle at £169.99

The Weber Original Kettle 57 cm (B0FTZJTN9T, model 1502202) at £169.99 is the household default when you want a lid thermometer and One-Touch in the bullets, plus UK review text. It shows 4.4 from 70 reviews. Reviewers often call it solid once built. One buyer chose it over a 47 cm compact for the height and those features. One UK note puts assembly at about fifteen minutes. The warranty field prints 2., only the listing string. Weber UK splits a longer bowl-and-lid line from shorter cover on other parts. Skip it if you want the Premium hinge at £239. The area field prints 2,552 cm² against a 2,342 cm² highlight, and Plastic against porcelain-enamel bullets.
Char-Griller Char-Griller 22-inch kettle

Testsieger

Char-Griller Char-Griller 22-inch kettle
6.6/10about £87.99
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When the compact or the Premium is the one

The Compact (B0FTZKKJDQ, model 1502061) at £99.99 is the UK-reviewed Weber for lid-on cooks if you accept no thermometer in the bullets. It shows 4.5 from 378. UK reviews praise the enamel and criticise fiddly drawings. Weber describes food closer to the coals, and Riverside treats that shallow shape as weaker for a large roast. That method is on indirect heat. The Premium (B0FTZLKL53, model 1502210) at £239.00 is the top pick: same 57 cm class, a thermometer and One-Touch, with UK heat-and-ash notes outweighing hardware complaints. One UK review says indirect rails were not in the box. If £239 is the objection, the Original is the nearer open.

The two other kettles

The Char-Griller CG30040725 at £87.99 shows 4.6 from 119, with a porcelain lid and bowl, dampers, a charcoal access door and an EasyDump bucket. The title says 22-inch and a bullet says 57 cm. Saved review bodies are United States or Mexico, so they are not British patio reports. Open it for the fuel door and the lowest price. The KEYO PG02 at £114.38 lists a folding side table and a thermometer, with 3.5 from seven ratings, including one Vine note. The title’s 348 square inches fights a field of 348 square centimetres. Skip KEYO if seven ratings are too thin.

A conditional pick

Open the Original at £169.99 if you want a thermometer and British review text, or the Premium at £239.00 if you want the hinge. That is a criterion, not a safety certificate. Choose the Compact for a closer grate, the Char-Griller only if you accept non-UK stories, and KEYO only for the side table on seven ratings. Feature trade-offs stay in the buying guide linked below.

Common questions

Which of these five should a typical household open first?
If you want a lid thermometer and One-Touch cleaning in the bullets plus UK review text, start with the Weber Original Kettle at £169.99 (B0FTZJTN9T), or the Premium at £239 if the hinge and taller-leg story matter. That is not a lab result.
Is the £99.99 compact the same grill as the £169.99 original?
No. Same diameter class, different bowl and feature set. The Compact bullets omit a thermometer. The Original includes a thermometer and One-Touch. Weber describes the Compact as closer to the coals.
Is the 4.6-star Char-Griller the better buy because the stars are higher?
The header is higher, but the written reviews in the saved file are not from the United Kingdom. Stars without a UK review body are a header, not a British owner story. It is the best value on our score-per-pound rule among rows at 50 or above, not a UK-tested winner.
What do you pay £239 for if the diameter does not change?
The Premium keeps the 57 cm class and adds the Premium feature and manufacturer hinge story. Indirect rails were not in the carton for one UK reviewer. Diameter does not increase with the price step from Original to Premium.
Can the KEYO stand in for a Weber on seven reviews?
Only if you accept a thin sample and want the side table. It does not inherit Weber’s warranty split, and the area units on the listing disagree.
Who should skip the compact?
Skip it for a long indirect roast, or if you need a thermometer in the bullets. Keep it in view for lid-on direct cooks at £99.99 with a large UK review set.
Does a higher star line mean UK buyers said so?
Not always. Use the amazon.co.uk star line, then check review geography. Char-Griller’s bodies in this file are US or Mexico. KEYO’s file is only seven ratings.

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Sources

Public UK and maker sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the saved amazon.co.uk figures for these ASINs. Retrieved 22 October 2026.

  1. Weber UK: Original Kettle 57 cm, model 1502202 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. Weber UK: warranty information (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. Weber UK: Original Kettle size guide (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. Weber UK: Compact 57 cm, model 1502061 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. London Fire Brigade: BBQ safety (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. BSI: BS EN 1860-1:2024 solid-fuel barbecues (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. GOV.UK: nuisance smoke, how councils deal with complaints (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. Food Standards Agency: cooking your food (retrieved 22 October 2026)