The best small gas grills, compared.
Top pick: O-Grill 600 Best value: Campingaz Party Grill – About £43.92, the lowest stored price, with 4.4 from 2,749 reviews and a named CV cartridge. Updated 16.10.2026.
A small gas grill is a portable or tabletop barbecue you can lift into a car or set on a stable outdoor surface. It is not a trolley barbecue, a charcoal kettle or a disposable foil tray. You choose a cartridge stove-grill, a lidded single burner, or a two- or three-burner tabletop. The first check is a fuel connection you can buy in. A CV cartridge, a UK hose for patio gas, and a 16.4 ounce disposable propane cylinder do not interchange. The [cartridge or cylinder](/hub/portable-grills/small-gas-grills/sub/small-gas-grills-cartridge-or-cylinder) guide is that choice on its own. Scores come from listing fields and UK review notes. These grills were not cooked in a lab.
A small gas grill is a portable or tabletop barbecue you can lift into a car or set on a stable outdoor surface. It is not a trolley barbecue, a charcoal kettle or a disposable foil tray.
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Which fuel do you already buy?
The O-Grill 600 is £329.00, the highest stored price in this set, at 4.8 from 6 amazon.co.uk reviews. The listing gives a 1,450 cm² porcelain-coated cast-iron plate, 10,500 BTU, 13.8 kg and a thermometer, while the title says dual gas use and does not name either fitting. All six UK texts are positive: a family-sized area for a portable body, quick heat, even cooking, and a fold that one reviewer carried into a motorhome. The same texts say it is heavier and larger than the photos suggest. One reviewer suggests at least a 420 g canister for about 2–3 hours, or a bottle and regulator at home, and that figure is their rule of thumb, not a listing specification. The page asks about a lid and the bullets do not answer, and six favourable reviews do not outrank 4.6 from 4,208. It is a heavy cast-iron plate whose gas connection is still unnamed.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A heavier cast-iron plate at home or in a motorhome boot, after you have identified the canister the listing does not name.
Less suitable: A top pick based on 4.8 stars, a sub-5 kg carry, or a Campingaz click-on you already own.
Specifications
Common questions
What fuel consumption does the listing give?
The page asks. The specification block does not give a consumption figure. Output is printed as 10,500 BTU.
Is a thermometer included?
Included components list a thermometer. A lid is asked on the page and not answered in the bullets.
How many reviews are behind 4.8 stars?
The listing says 4.8 from 6 reviews, and the raw file contains six UK review texts.
The Campingaz Party Grill 400 CV is £96.01, at 4.6 from 4,208 amazon.co.uk reviews, the largest file in this set. The bullets list 2,000 W, a carry bag, a griddle, a grate, a pan support and a lockable lid, and the title names a CV470 Plus cartridge or an R907 cylinder, with up to 3 hours on a CV470 Plus. In the first 50 UK texts people fold it into the bag, use more than one surface, and one household said a 400 g canister lasted well over three weeks of their pattern. The piezo is the repeated fault: water in the cartridge well stops the spark until it dries, and some ignitions died after the first uses, so reviewers keep a lighter. The specification prints 1.51 cm², which cannot be the 36 × 42 cm stand footprint. One reviewer called the bottle attachment flimsy without a failure yet. It is the top pick on review volume and the bag, and it is still a single cartridge burner at £96.01.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A cartridge cook who wants the bag and more than one plate, and who will dry the cartridge well before lighting.
Less suitable: Two heat zones on patio gas, or anyone treating 1.51 cm² as the real cooking area.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the 400 include a carry bag?
The bullets say a carry bag is included. Included components also list a gas cartridge, griddle, grill grate, lid and pan.
Which fuel does the title allow?
The title says it runs off a CV470 gas cartridge or an R907 cylinder. The bullets quote up to 3 hours on a CV470 Plus.
What is the cooking area?
The specification block prints 1.51 square centimetres. The bullet footprint is 36 × 42 cm on the stand. Those figures are not reconciled in the listing.
The Campingaz Party Grill 200 CV is £56.01, listed at 4.6 from 1,870 amazon.co.uk reviews, with a CV470 Plus cartridge and a stated run of up to 3 hours. The bullets say 2,000 W, a 4 minute 18 second boil, and 145 g/h, while the specification block also prints 2000 Kilowatts, so those two power lines do not agree. In the first 50 UK texts it packs down for a car or a boat, boils quickly, and the dishwasher-safe grid is repeated by reviewers. Ignition works until the piezo is soaked, after which people go back to a match. One grill plate did not match the photograph because it had no flat griddle area, and the blue base was very tight on first assembly. The item line says 3.3 kg against a bullet of 2.84 kg. It is the stronger single-burner cartridge grill under £60, and it is still one heat zone.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Two people on a weekend who already use a CV470 Plus cartridge and can live with one burner.
Less suitable: A family sitting that needs two heat zones, or a buyer who needs the listing to show one power figure.
Specifications
Common questions
What gas does the Party Grill 200 use?
The bullets say a Campingaz CV470 Plus cartridge, with a stated run time of up to 3 hours. They do not list a UK patio-gas hose.
Are the grid and pan support dishwasher safe?
The bullets say the pan support and grid are dishwasher safe, and that a water compartment collects grease.
Why do two power figures appear?
The bullets say 2,000 W. The specification block says Heating Power 2000 Kilowatts and Wattage 2000 watts. The listing does not resolve that.
The CosmoGrill Compact is the two-burner tabletop at £119.99, listed at 4.6 from 121 amazon.co.uk reviews, with two 2.2 kW burners and a stated 4.4 kW total. Included components name a propane regulator and hose, a hood, a temperature gauge and a removable grease tray, on a 1,287 cm² stainless surface at 10 kg. Across 35 UK texts one cook fitted about six burgers, and another said the table underneath stayed cool. The sides are called powder-coated steel rather than fully stainless. Several of those reviews were written before a first cook, and one buyer could not run it yet because a propane supply was hard to get as a new customer. The bullets say each burner is adjustable, while the specification field Number of Power Levels says 1. Reviewers who already had butane said a regulator swap worked; that is their report, not a second hose in the box. It is the hose-in-the-box grill when you want two knobs, on a sample of 121.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A patio table where you want two heat zones and a propane hose already in the box.
Less suitable: A sub-5 kg camping carry, or a buyer who only has Campingaz click-on cartridges.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this grill come with a hose and regulator?
Included components say a propane regulator and hose. The listing does not say a butane regulator is in the box.
Can the two burners be set separately?
The bullets say each 2.2 kW burner is individually adjustable. The specification field Number of Power Levels says 1, so those lines disagree.
Is a thermometer fitted?
The title and bullets say a built-in temperature gauge. The hood is also described as locking heat in.
The Campingaz Party Grill is the £43.92 cartridge stove in this set, listed at 1,350 W and 2.9 kg, with 4.4 from 2,749 amazon.co.uk reviews. In the first 50 UK texts it is a plate for one or two people that also takes a pan, with a water reservoir for grease, and reviewers describe cartridges as simple once the connection is understood. The bullets name CV300 and CV470 with Easy Clic Plus, not a UK patio-gas hose. A low review calls the legs thin and awkward to fit, and says the grill plate is convex and the lid is hard to lift without marking the non-stick. The specification block prints 100.48 cm² beside a 32.5 × 32.5 × 28.5 cm line, so the tiny area is not a usable plate size. One unit in that sample arrived faulty and went back. It is the best value here on price and review volume, and it is still a single 1,350 W burner.
Pros
Cons
Best for: One or two people who already buy Campingaz CV cartridges and want the lowest stored price with a four-figure review count.
Less suitable: A patio-gas bottle, a carry case, or a meal that needs a second burner.
Specifications
Common questions
Which gas cartridges does the listing name?
The bullets name CV470 and CV300 cartridges with an Easy Clic Plus connection. A UK hose is not listed.
Does the listing include a carry case?
The page asks the question. The included-components line lists a lid and a pan, not a carry case.
Is the cooking area the 100.48 cm² figure?
That is the figure in the specification block. A second dimension line says 32.5 × 32.5 × 28.5 cm. Both are printed, so the area is not restated as a larger number.
The George Foreman GFSBBQ1 is £125.00, at 4.4 from 287 amazon.co.uk reviews, with a UK hose and regulator in the bullets and a stated cooking area of 1,850 cm². Output is printed as both 8,000 BTU and 3,500 W, and the weight is both 7.5 kg and 10 kg. In the first 50 UK texts it lights for several people, heats quickly, and looks more solid than a thin trolley they had replaced. Food sticks because the surface is a plate rather than an open grate, and the piezo often needs more than one press. The supplied regulator does not fit a small screw-on portable cylinder in those reviews, and one text puts the hose at about half a metre and calls the regulator faulty. Grill trays rusted and lost coating after light indoor storage for a buyer from June 2021. The page asks whether it has a lid, and the specification block does not answer. It is a single-burner patio grill if your bottle matches the hose, and the fitting is the part the reviews dispute.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A garden table where you already have a bottle that matches the supplied UK hose, and you will check that fit before the first cook.
Less suitable: A small screw-on camping cylinder, a Campingaz cartridge, or a carry under 5 kg.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a UK hose and regulator in the box?
The bullets and the included-components line both say a UK regulator and hose. They do not name the cylinder fitting.
Does the listing say it has a lid?
The page asks whether it has a lid. The bullets describe a thermostat and a side vent, and the specification block does not say a lid is included.
Which weight should you use?
The bullets say 7.5 kg. The item-weight line says 10 kg. The listing prints both.
The O-Grill 500 is £269.00, listed at 4.4 from 3 amazon.co.uk reviews, with a porcelain-coated cast-iron plate of 1,065 cm² and a single burner printed as 9,000 BTU and 2,637.64 W. The title says dual gas use, while the specification block only says Fuel Type Gas and does not name either fitting. The raw file holds two UK texts against a count of three, and one of them is an Amazon Vine review. Those texts describe a button light once a threaded cartridge is fitted, a thick plate, and about 10 sausages with room. Click-and-connect cartridges did not fit, which the listing did not say. Heat is hotter in the middle, the Vine review found it hard to clean after one cook, four separate feet needed more than a folding camp table, and the dimensions are printed as both 47.5 × 55.5 × 21 cm and 60 × 27 × 54 cm at 11 kg. A 4.4 from three reviews is not a reason to pay £269.00.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A cast-iron plate for two or three only if you already know you can buy the threaded cartridge the reviews describe.
Less suitable: A Campingaz click-on cartridge, a folding camp table, or anyone using three reviews as a sample.
Specifications
Common questions
Which two gases does dual gas use mean?
The title says dual gas use. The specification block only says Fuel Type Gas. The two fittings are not named.
Does it come with a carry case?
The page asks. The bullets mention foldable legs and a carry handle, not a case.
How many reviews support the 4.4 score?
The listing says 4.4 from 3 reviews. The raw file contains two UK review texts, one of them a Vine review.
The Char-Broil X200 Grill2Go is £157.97, at 4.3 from 909 amazon.co.uk reviews, with a latching lid, a lid thermometer and a stated 1,232 cm². The listing fuel is a 16.4 ounce disposable liquid propane cylinder, sold separately, and the included-components line is a user manual. Across 40 UK texts, before the file says the rest were cut for a spreadsheet limit, people like the compact body, sear marks once the grate is seasoned, and fewer flare-ups. The regulator is hard to lock, and one buyer replaced the first grill for that reason. UK reviewers describe buying a hose to a propane bottle because the cylinder type does not match what they own, and one review reports rust inside and on the grate after about six uses despite dry indoor storage. A 220 V AC line is printed; the bullets do not describe mains cooking. It is a lidded single burner with a real review count, and the gas in the listing is not a Calor patio bottle.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A lidded portable grill if you can buy that disposable propane cylinder, or you already know which hose you will add.
Less suitable: A Calor patio-gas bottle out of the box, or a Campingaz CV cartridge.
Specifications
Common questions
What gas does the listing say to use?
A portable 16.4 ounce disposable liquid propane cylinder, sold separately. Included components list a user manual only.
Does it have a temperature gauge?
The bullets say a lid-mounted temperature gauge, and the page question is answered by that line.
How many UK reviews are in the raw file?
The listing count is 4.3 from 909. The raw file keeps 40 review texts and says the rest were removed for a spreadsheet limit.
The onlyfire three-burner is £229.99, at 4.3 from 49 amazon.co.uk reviews, listed at 7 kW and also at 24,000 BTU, with three individually controlled stainless burners. The item line is 15 kg and 60 × 35.5 × 36.5 cm, with 1,847.69 cm², folding legs, a locking cover and a grease tray, and the included line does not name a regulator or a gas type. In 19 UK texts the build is called heavy and well made, and several say it fired first time, including one buyer who dropped it into an older charcoal body. Sharp edges cut fingers. One fault report found the ignitor wire broken off the burner, while the instructions still told the reader to use matches. Another review describes weather damage after about three months under a tin roof. A bottled-gas line in those texts is a review claim, not a specification, so three knobs still leave the fitting unnamed at £229.99.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A static tabletop cook for three heat zones, after you have confirmed the gas fitting the listing does not name.
Less suitable: A first gas grill, a cartridge weekend, or a carry you will walk from the car.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing include a hose and regulator?
Included components are a lid, folding legs and a carry handle. A regulator is not named. The fuel-type line is missing.
Does it have a lid?
The bullets say a locking cover. That line is what the listing gives for a lid.
How is the cooking area stated?
The specification block says 1,847.69 cm². The bullets say 286 square inches and a 22 by 13 inch grate. Both are in the listing.
Nine amazon.co.uk small gas grills were scored from the listing fields and the UK review notes recorded on 15 October 2026. The blocks are stars, review volume, the named fitting and cook surface, price against that job, and the UK review pattern. There was no lab cook. The weights below sum to 100.
Stars
22%Printed average on this ASIN. A 4.6 scores the full star block. A 4.8 from six reviews is damped, which is why the O-Grill 600 does not take a full star mark.
Review volume
24%The review count on this ASIN. A file of 4,000 or more takes the top of this block. Six reviews, or three, stay near the bottom.
Fitting and cook surface
22%A named valve or hose, and a plate or grate you can use. A conflict in the listing, or a fitting the page does not name, cuts the mark.
Price against that job
14%Shelf price against a fitting you can buy and a sample you can read. The lowest stored price with a four-figure review count takes the best-value line.
UK review pattern
18%Repeated faults in the UK texts: a wet piezo, rust, a regulator that will not lock, sharp edges, or a sample too thin to trust.
Start with the fuel you can buy in Britain, then the number of burners, then the plate and the weight. These nine listings share a product type and not a fitting. A CV cartridge, a UK patio hose and a 16.4 ounce disposable propane cylinder are different parts. Price bands below are these nine shelf prices on 15 October 2026, not a survey of every small gas grill in Britain. A 4.8 from six reviews does not outrank a 4.6 from 4,208.
A small gas grill is a portable or tabletop LPG barbecue you can lift into a car or set on a stable outdoor surface. In this comparison that is the nine amazon.co.uk listings recorded on 15 October 2026, from about £43.92 to about £329.00. It is not a trolley barbecue, a charcoal kettle or a disposable foil tray. Quality shows up as a fuel fitting you can refill in Britain, a listed output that matches the bullets, a surface you can clean, and a review count large enough to trust.
A Campingaz CV cartridge, a UK patio hose and a 16.4 ounce disposable propane cylinder are different parts. Click-and-connect cartridges did not fit the O-Grill 500 in the reviews. Do not force a cartridge, and do not stack adaptors.
The Char-Broil listing specifies a 16.4 ounce disposable liquid propane cylinder, sold separately. That is not a Calor 5 kg or 13 kg patio bottle. UK reviewers describe buying a separate hose because the cylinder does not match what they own.
On the Party Grill 400, water in the cartridge well stops the spark until it dries. Keep a lighter. A balcony claim on a title is not permission. London Fire Brigade says do not use a barbecue on a balcony or on decking.
The first check is a connection you can buy locally. In this set that is a Campingaz CV cartridge, a UK hose and regulator for patio gas, or a fitting the listing actually names. The Party Grill bullets name CV300 and CV470. The Party Grill 200 names CV470 Plus. The Party Grill 400 title names a CV470 Plus cartridge or an R907 cylinder. CosmoGrill’s included line names a propane regulator and hose.
One burner is one zone, with hot and cool patches. The three Party Grills, the George Foreman, the Char-Broil and both O-Grills are single burners. CosmoGrill lists two burners at 2.2 kW each, 4.4 kW total, on 121 reviews. onlyfire lists three burners and 7 kW, on 49 reviews, at 15 kg. A flat non-stick plate suits eggs and sausages. A cast-iron or stainless grate gives sear marks and harder cleaning. The Party Grill plate is non-stick, and one low review calls it convex.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a cartridge grill under about 5 kg, with a plate that also takes a pan, and a bag for the car. The Party Grill 400 CV is about 4.9 kg at about £96.01, with a griddle, grate and pan support. Dry the cartridge well before you use the piezo.
You want the lowest stored price that still has a four-figure review count. The Campingaz Party Grill is about £43.92, 4.4 from 2,749 reviews, at a listed 2.9 kg and 1,350 W. It is one burner on CV300 or CV470 cartridges.
You can get propane and you want two heat zones with a hose in the box. The CosmoGrill Compact is about £119.99, two burners listed at 2.2 kW each, 10 kg, and 4.6 from 121 reviews. Several UK texts were written before a first cook. It is not a sub-5 kg carry.
Nine amazon.co.uk listings put the Campingaz Party Grill 400 CV first for a cartridge cook who wants the bag and will dry the piezo well. The Campingaz Party Grill is the best value at about £43.92 when the lowest stored price and 2,749 reviews matter more than a second burner. Skip a model whose fitting is unnamed, and do not put the O-Grill 600 first on 4.8 from six reviews.
Campingaz Party Grill
About £43.92, the lowest stored price, with 4.4 from 2,749 reviews and a named CV cartridge.
Editorial
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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