Grill Guru: compare kamados and gas barbecues

Grill Guru is a barbecue brand best known for its kamados, but it also makes gas barbecues and gas planchas. Grill Guru also has an extensive line of accessories, from platesetters and pizza stones to cast-iron pans and smoking kits. On this page you compare Grill Guru kamados, gas barbecues and the brand's accessories, with the current price at the shop.

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• Kamados: the grey Original in Compact (Ø 33 cm), Medium (Ø 40 cm), Large (Ø 47 cm) and XL (Ø 56 cm), and the black Prime in Compact, Medium, Large and XL, in matt black or satin black. The kamados appear in the comparison as complete versions.
• Gas barbecues: the Burner 3 (two main burners and an infrared burner), the Burner 4 (three main burners and an infrared burner), the Burner 6 (four main burners and two infrared burners) and the Backyard Burner 3
• Gas planchas: the Grill Guru Plancha and the BBQ Plancha, for cooking on a flat plate
• Accessories: platesetters, pizza stones, grates, pans, covers, tools and charcoal

Which Grill Guru suits you?

Torn between a kamado and a gas barbecue? Look at how you cook. A kamado runs on charcoal. Its thick wall holds heat for a long time and the air vents control the temperature, so you can grill hot as well as smoke low and slow for hours. A gas barbecue is ready faster and easy to control burner by burner. In kamado or gas barbecue we set out the differences.

If you go for a kamado, the size depends on how many people you cook for. A Compact is enough for one or two people, a Medium suits a family, and a Large or XL gives room for guests and for indirect cooking alongside direct grilling. Between the Original and the Prime the difference lies mainly in build and finish: the Original is grey, the Prime black. Compare the specifications of each model on the product page.

With the gas barbecues, the number of burners increases from the Burner 3 to the Burner 6. The infrared burner is intended for searing meat quickly. If you mainly cook vegetables, fish and eggs, a plancha is an alternative to a grate.

Grill Guru accessories

There are many size-specific accessories for the kamados. A platesetter turns the kamado into an oven for indirect cooking and pizza. You will also find, among other things:

• Grates and griddle plates: cast-iron grates, half moon griddles, a Powerplate and pans
• Pizza accessories: pizza stones in several sizes, a Pizza Box, a folding pizza peel and a pizza cutter
• Tools: tongs, spatulas, bear claws, gloves and brushes
• Covers: rain covers for Compact, Medium and Large
• Charcoal and fire starters: Grill Guru charcoal and a One Minute Lighter

There are also grill elevators, a rotisserie, drip pans, a Multilevel System, a cold smoker set, a tubes smoker kit and replacement felt gaskets. Check the product page to see whether an accessory fits your model and size. Also read kamado accessories: what do you need?

Comparing Grill Guru with other brands

Among kamados, compare Grill Guru with The Bastard, Kamado Joe and the Big Green Egg. Looking for a more affordable alternative to a well-known kamado brand? Read Kamado Joe alternative. For gas barbecues, compare with Weber and Napoleon.