The best plancha barbecues, compared.
Top pick: Campingaz Othello 1 CV gas plancha – Top pick in this set: highest score, 92, from 4.6 and 426 reviews, at about £159.99. CV 470 Plus, hose and regulator named. One 2.8 kW zone. Best value: BIG HORN 4-burner gas plancha – Best value in this set: score 88 at about £179.00, the strongest score per pound among the other rows at 50 or above. The regulator is not named in the English bullets. Updated 22.10.2026.
A plancha barbecue is a flat plate with its own heat. It is not an open grate, and it is not a loose plate for a barbecue you already own. In the UK the usual split is a cartridge-gas tabletop, a multi-burner gas plate, and a wood-fired bowl. You buy one when you want food seared on a hot surface outdoors, on a patio table or over a garden fire. You tell a suitable plancha barbecue by the gas fitting, the number of heat zones, the fat path, and the weight. A cartridge model is not patio gas at 37 mbar. A multi-burner plate needs the regulator and the cylinder named before you connect it. A wood-fired bowl is a garden fire plus a plate. Look for a grease path or an ash path, and for a weight you can lift. Preheat the plate, then oil it. Outdoor gas appliances in Great Britain follow the gas appliances rules. Check the data plate. Do not cook in a home, tent, caravan, or houseboat. See the [plancha barbecue buying guide](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/plancha-barbecue/sub/plancha-barbecue-buying-guide).
A plancha barbecue is a flat plate with its own heat. It is not an open grate, and it is not a loose plate for a barbecue you already own.
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Across 426 amazon.co.uk reviews at 4.6 stars, the Campingaz Othello 1 CV is a tabletop gas plancha with one 2.8 kW burner and a 30 by 45 cm enamelled plate, captured at £159.99. UK reviewers use it to sear burgers and steak on a small patio or tiny-garden table, and more than one kept a separate cover for years of outdoor use. The bullets name a Campingaz CV 470 Plus cartridge, with hose and regulator included and the cartridge not in the box, which is not Calor patio gas. The same UK sample says the plate is heavy for a short camping trip, food stuck until the plate was fully hot, and one burner cannot hold a cool corner while the rest sears. Cartridge runtime is not on the listing: one UK reviewer wrote about 30 minutes, another about four hours. Some UK reviews describe a lid and cast iron that the current bullets do not list, so treat those as unsettled against this capture.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a named Campingaz cartridge plancha for a small patio or table and can buy CV 470 Plus cartridges.
Less suitable: You need two heat zones, patio gas at 37 mbar, or a light pack for a short walk to a pitch.
Specifications
Common questions
Which gas does the Othello use?
The amazon.co.uk bullets say a Campingaz CV 470 Plus cartridge, which is not included, plus a hose and regulator. They do not say it runs on Calor patio gas.
Can you hold food warm on one side?
There is one burner. UK reviews name that as the limit: you cannot turn one side down and sear on the other.
Is a lid included?
The current bullets do not list a lid. Some UK reviews describe one. Do not treat a lid as part of this listing.
The BIG HORN four-burner tabletop plancha is listed at £179.00 with four adjustable stainless steel burners, a claimed 10 kW, piezo ignition, an enamelled plate, and a grease drip tray. amazon.co.uk shows 4.4 from 100 reviews, but the saved UK text is a single “Great bit of kit,” so the star line is not a deep British cook file. The English bullets do not name the gas category, the pressure, or a regulator, even though the rank sits under propane grills. At 16 kg with no trolley listed it needs a stable outdoor table that can take the heat. Non-UK reviews talk about broken knobs or flaking coating; those are not recorded here as a UK failure rate. It is the best-value row in this set when you want separate heat zones near the Othello’s price band and will only buy after the manual names the fitting you can connect.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want four heat zones on a table and will confirm the regulator and cylinder before you pay.
Less suitable: You need the gas fitting written on the listing today, or a deep UK review file before you buy.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it include a UK gas regulator?
The English bullets do not say. The included-components line lists an instruction manual. Check the manual before you buy a cylinder.
Can you cook at more than one heat?
The bullets describe four adjustable stainless steel burners, so different parts of the plate can sit over different settings.
Is it freestanding or a tabletop?
The title says table and portable. No trolley is listed. The captured weight is 16 kg.
The BIG HORN wood-fired plancha is a 60 cm coating-free stainless plate on a fire bowl, captured at £189.99 with 4.2 from 21 amazon.co.uk reviews. UK reviewers describe a heavy, stable garden unit — one said it held in strong wind — that cooks chicken and burgers on the ring and works as a fire pit once the plate comes off, with wood storage underneath and a slide-out ash tray in a detailed UK note. Listed height is 87 cm and weight 18.6 kg, so it is not a pack-down camp stove even though camping appears in the title. The attribute says assembly is not required; UK reviews put the build at about 40 to 45 minutes, often with a second person, and one delivery was missing the advertised poker. Rust-resistant is a label, not a wear test, and several UK buyers planned a cover because the unit stays outside. It is the wood-and-fire option when you want a garden feature you can also cook on, not a weekday cartridge cook.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a garden fire bowl you can cook on and will assemble, cover, and leave outdoors.
Less suitable: You wanted a light camping stove, a gas fitting, or a no-assembly tabletop.
Specifications
Common questions
What fuel does it burn?
The listing says wood. A UK review also describes it as wood-burning only, with log storage underneath.
Do you have to assemble it?
The attribute says assembly is not required. UK reviews describe about 40 to 45 minutes, often with a second person.
Can you use it only as a fire pit?
The bullets say you remove the griddle and the bowl works as a fire pit. UK reviews describe both uses.
Scores on the three amazon.co.uk plancha barbecues kept in this set come from the listing star line, the review count, how completely the listing names the fuel and the fitting, and the UK review notes. They are not a laboratory cook. Stars count up to 40, review volume up to 20, listing fit up to 25, and sentiment up to 15. Deductions cover buying conflicts, including a lid or cast-iron note against the current bullets, and a propane rank with no propane in the English text. The top pick is the highest score. The best value is the other row with the highest score per pound among rows that still score at least 50. The weights below sum to 100.
Stars
40%Up to 40 points from the amazon.co.uk star line, as stars divided by five, then times 40. A 4.6 scores 37. A 4.4 scores 35. A 4.2 scores 34. The star line is not a Gas Safe certificate.
Review volume
20%Up to 20 points from the review count on that listing. Ten to 49 reviews score 8. Fifty to 199 score 12. Two hundred to 999 score 16. A handful of reviews does not outrank a few hundred.
Listing fit
25%Up to 25 points when the listing names the fuel, a plate size or area, the gas fitting or a clean wood row, a grease or ash path, and weight without a hard conflict. A gas row with no regulator named scores down on the fitting.
Sentiment
15%Up to 15 points from the UK review notes in the capture. A substantial UK file with only mild complaints scores 12. One UK sentence scores 8. Non-UK breakage notes are not treated as the UK rate.
Choose the fuel and the fitting before the star count. A plancha barbecue is a flat plate with its own heat. Cartridge gas, a multi-burner gas plate, and a wood-fired bowl are different purchases. A loose plate for a grate you already own is not this category. Shelf prices in this set run from about £159.99 to about £189.99. There is no laboratory cook.
A plancha barbecue is a flat plate with its own heat. It is not an open grate, and it is not a loose plate for a barbecue you already own. The split that matters in the UK is cartridge gas, a multi-burner gas plate, and a wood-fired bowl. A tool kit, an indoor pan, or a grate barbecue is a different purchase. Fuel and the fitting come first. A cartridge model is built for that cartridge, with the hose and regulator named in the listing and the cartridge often left out of the box.
A plancha barbecue has its own heat. A plate that sits on a grate you already own is a different purchase, as is an indoor pan or a tool kit.
Most UK barbecues use patio gas at 37 mbar. Cartridge models are the exception. Do not put a cartridge plancha on a 5 kg cylinder because a review did. If the English bullets omit the regulator, the rank title does not fill that gap.
Preheat, then oil. Food sticks on a cold plate. Empty the grease tray or the ash path. Trust a 40 to 45 minute build note over an attribute that says no assembly.
Fuel decides the connection you have to get right. A cartridge plancha names that cartridge system. On the Othello listing the bullets specify a Campingaz CV 470 Plus, hose and regulator included, cartridge not included, and consumption of 204 g/h. That is not Calor patio gas at 37 mbar. Calor’s buyer note is that most UK barbecues use patio gas at 37 mbar, with hose to EN 16436-1 Class 2 or BS 3212 Type 2. Cartridge models are the exception.
Zones decide whether you can sear and hold food warm at the same time. One 2.8 kW burner can sear. UK reviews say the cartridge plancha does. It cannot keep a cool corner while the rest of the plate is hot. Four burners at a listed 10 kW can, if the gas supply matches the appliance. A wood bowl may describe a flat area plus a central open-flame rack. That is a fire you tend, not a knob. The plate and the fat path decide the clean-up.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a named cartridge plancha on a table and you can buy CV 470 Plus cartridges. The Campingaz Othello 1 CV is about £159.99, with 4.6 from 426 reviews, one 2.8 kW burner, and a hose and regulator in the bullets. Skip it if you need two heat zones or a light pack.
You want separate heat zones near the same shelf band, and you will confirm the regulator before you buy a cylinder. The BIG HORN four-burner is about £179.00, with 4.4 from 100 reviews and a listed 10 kW. The English bullets do not name the gas or a regulator.
You want a fire bowl you can cook on, and you will assemble, cover, and leave it outdoors. The BIG HORN wood plancha is about £189.99, with 4.2 from 21 reviews, a 60 cm stainless plate, and a listed height of 87 cm. It is wood only, and UK reviews describe a 40 to 45 minute build.
In this set the top pick is the Campingaz Othello 1 CV at about £159.99. It scores 92, from 4.6 and 426 amazon.co.uk reviews: one 2.8 kW burner, a 30 by 45 cm enamelled plate, a CV 470 Plus cartridge, and a hose and regulator in the bullets. The cartridge is not included. Some UK reviews mention a lid or cast iron that the current bullets do not list, and one burner cannot hold a cool corner. The best value is the BIG HORN four-burner at about £179.00, score 88, from 4.4 and 100 reviews. Four zones are listed at 10 kW. The English bullets do not name the gas, the pressure, or a regulator, and the saved UK text is one sentence. The BIG HORN wood bowl at about £189.99 scores 84, from 4.2 and 21 reviews. It is wood only. UK reviews describe a 40 to 45 minute build, against an attribute that says no assembly. None of these scores is a measured plate temperature, a cartridge runtime, or a mark seen on the unit.
Campingaz Othello 1 CV gas plancha
Top pick in this set: highest score, 92, from 4.6 and 426 reviews, at about £159.99. CV 470 Plus, hose and regulator named. One 2.8 kW zone.
BIG HORN 4-burner gas plancha
Best value in this set: score 88 at about £179.00, the strongest score per pound among the other rows at 50 or above. The regulator is not named in the English bullets.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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