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3.8

41 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    3.7 (14)
  • Value for Money
    3.5 (14)
  • Ease of Use
    4.0 (14)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    3.1 (14)
  • Preheating Speed
    4.1 (13)
  • Even Heat DistributionYes (10) · No (4)
  • Safety
    4.1 (11)
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Jason N

Jason NSt clair

  • 5 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Great BBQ does the job

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Have had this BBQ over the christmas, New year and Aus day celebrations. Performed as expected. The design could have been optimised a little as the oil drip tray can hit the lid (on full open) if not screwed on all the way which reduces the amount of air intake. Steam can also find its way into the thermometer housing if you are not careful.

Worth it for the month but you get what you pay for.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
John

John

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Not a bad little BBQ

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I was tossing up between the Weber Baby Q and this Ziegler. I went for the Ziegler in the end and have been happy with it. The heat distribution is not as even as the salesman pitched it, but I guess that may be the same with other BBQ's as well.



Date PurchasedMay 2017
Jacob

JacobAdelaide

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Excellent value BBQ for small family or couple

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Bought this BBQ a couple of months ago during a Barbeques Galore 25% off sale. It has been used extensively over the summer and the cooking performance has been excellent. Fairly economical on gas too. Steak, chicken, burgers, sausages etc all cook very well. The build quality of the frame seems to be good too. Would recommend.

Date PurchasedOct 2017
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Pcam

Pcam

  • 4 reviews

Great for camping.

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Great portable bbq . Brought with stand, carry bag and flat plate all very handy. Easy to use, set up transport and store. Cooked pizza with pizza stone while camping got really hot and base turned out great, nice and brown and crispy. Very happy with our purchase would recommend.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
Bharath

BharathSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 13 reviews
  • 15 likes

Portable and Powerful

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We bought this BBQ during boxing day sale as it is cheaper that weber but has thermostat. We tried it out first on new year eve when couple of friends came over for dinner. everything cooked on this tiny beast came out really juice and tender. We tried lamb,chicken and corn everything cooked perfectly . Grill plate is dishwasher safe which makes cleaning really easy . It only took 10 min for me to make it crystal clean . It is really compact and can fit in small car and not really heavy to carry around. This is one of the must now for our camping or outdoor trips

Date PurchasedDec 2018
Blue_butterfly

Blue_butterflySydney

  • 4 reviews
  • 2 likes

Works really well and saves energy

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We were using it for a couple of weeks during warm weather after buying it on special from Barbeques Galore. We are very happy with the product and would recommend it. All the meats come out very juicy and tender thanks to the hood, the cooking time is half the usual time what it takes to cook the same in the oven.

Date PurchasedSep 2017
Linda Maree

Linda MareeMurrumbidgee Region, NSW

  • 7 reviews
  • 6 likes

Perfect bbq

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This is the best bbq in the planet!
We have used it at least twice a week through winter, usually cooking a roast and only went through one bottle of gas.
It cooks everything to perfection, easy to clean, and simple to use, and heat control is acurate.
I will NEVER cook a roast in the oven again.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
danahcam

danahcamMelbourne

  • 12 reviews
  • 1 like

Love Love Love my Ziggy grill

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Was tossing up between the weber baby q and the ziggy. Went with the ziggy for 2 reasons. The first reason was that it's the same price as the weber q and when I went to buy it BBQ's galore had a 20% off sale. The second was that you can cook with the lid open. Used the ziggy for the first time last weekend and was so impressed. Food cooked quickly and tasted amazing. Highly recommend this grill.

Date PurchasedOct 2017
Disappointed

DisappointedBrisbane

  • 2 reviews
  • 5 likes

Can do a lot better

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Difficult to clean - hard to get under burner, can't clean inside all of lid. Seal on grease cup won't stay on - wish I glued it on when first bought. Not easy to dismantle for cleaning, harder to put back together. Only useful for grilling and only when hood closed most of time. Trivets all useless unless you can close lid on what you are cooking. Still rely on cooking most things inside van. Bought this unit 5 months ago and used it after 2 months while travelling. Tried to return as not 'fit for purpose' but BBQ Galore at best were rude. No help given to address issues. No response from Ziegler & Brown either. New purchasers should test fully within first two weeks otherwise be prepared to put up with it.

Date PurchasedMay 2017
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Travis

TravisAustralind

  • 3 reviews
  • 1 like

awsome bbq

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bloody awesome bbq great for camping and party's easy to use and pumps out more than enough head size can be hard to pack in the car tho some great accessory's available to go with the bbq does pretty well in a windy environment easy to clean and great to light

Date PurchasedDec 2016
Simon

SimonPerth

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like

Good grill for 1-4 people

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A good sized grill for a couple. Uses very little gas. Have cooked steaks or lamb chops at least 25 times on the one tank of gas and its still am yet to refill the tank. Heats up well. Only downside is I noticed a tiny crack in the corner of the grill plate. Not sure when it happened. But this has not gotten worse and has not affected cooking at all. I can still remove the plate and clean it without any further damage. Works completely normally with it and its purely a tiny aesthetic detail that only someone with OCD would even notice.

Date PurchasedOct 2016
Rustyhelen

RustyhelenAU

  • 5 reviews
  • 13 likes

Single burner does the job

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After reading some doubtful reviews I was a bit nervous but a friend has one and very happy with it so we purchased ours. Great job on the Pizzas and on red meat. No problems getting up to a hot temperature despite what other reviews have said. Love the way it folds up for travelling. We also have a single burner Weber and which is the best??? Neither, both very good.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
VisComm

VisCommTerang, Victoria

  • 7 reviews
  • 2 likes

Perfect bbq for camping great build quality

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We were looking at both weber and ziggy and ended up going the ziggy.
We saved $30 with the same amount of equipment we bought
The ziggy can cook open or closed and the oil catch can be wound half way down to allow the top to open half way to act as a wind break.
The ignition system is brilliant starts first time every time even in windy situations.
Can also boil water and cook on a wok with an extra attachment which is handy.
The which so feels more solid than the Weber. All in all they are both brilliant however I fee the ziggy wins with the extra few features and build quality. Weber is more popular due to marketing imo

Date PurchasedDec 2016
Greg

GregSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 15 reviews
  • 16 likes

Thermometer doesn't work and grill cracked on first use

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Ziegler & Brown promoted by salesman as superior to Weber. Big mistake believing that.

Thermometer registers less than 100 but the lid is too hot to touch. Even after 20 minutes on high with lid closed, it doesn't register more than 150.

On first use heard loud cracking sound. Grill cracked on corner. BBQ Gallore said they will order a new one for me. After a month of waiting salesman says he will just swap it out from a new BBQ.

Date PurchasedNov 2016
Pete

PetePerth

  • 3 reviews
  • 2 likes

Versatile

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Date PurchasedSep 2016
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Dotdusha

DotdushaQueensland

Heed this Warning

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Steve

SteveSydney

  • 2 reviews

perfect portable bbq, great in the van

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Laurie

LaurieLake Haven

  • 6 reviews
  • 18 likes

This portable BBQ is TOPS!

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dwwigley

dwwigleyPeel, WA

  • 8 reviews
  • 16 likes

Bad Burner design

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Single burner grill bought for caravanning.
good for a steak and sausage cooker, but you cannot bake or roast in it. the burner is too big even on the lowest flame, the temperature goes over 300Deg in less that five minutes.
Dont buy it for roasting or baking !!

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matey 52

matey 52Gold Coast

  • 2 reviews
  • 6 likes

Needs remodelling

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I returned my portable Ziggy to BBQs Galore recently, great customer service from the guys at Helensvale!
I found it very difficult to maintain cooking temperature, impossible to clean under the lid and I cut my fingers trying to clean the cover dome over the drip tray.
I have swapped it for the twin burner and have been very happy with this one so far.
I did send an email to Z&B via their web site regarding cleaning the lid but did not get a response!

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Questions & Answers

MTW

MTWasked

I’m having trouble screwing in the grease cup for the first time. It seems ultra tight and I don’t want to crash tread. Any advice?

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Lorro
Lorro

Have no issues with it,just do it slowly.

Lee21
Lee21

We had to take the first bbq back due manufacturing error with grease trap/cup. It shouldn't be hard. When we finally got complete unit, grease cup screwed on easily. My advice is go to store and play with floor stock so you can see if your bbq is faulty- was only way we could work it out.

Andrea B.

Andrea B.asked

hello, we have just bought the single burner smallest ziggy.
we put the solid cast iron plate in, and put one of alsis split chooks in. normally I bake that at 180 for 45 mins in a small oven in a ceramic dish.
I used the same ceramic dish in bbq, on a low raised cake airer, so as not to burn.
I cooked with a closed lid.
could not get it lower than 180

however on the ziggy it took nearly an hour and was raw on the upper side and dry on the underside.
Q - would a bowl of water make the heating more even. and lower the temp?
Q - perhaps cooking with the solid cast iron plate was a problem closed lid?
although we do this with our other bbq with great results.
Q - I am concerned that I cannot get the bbq lower than 170 without turning off the heat.
thinking maybe I should hae purchased a baby q, less drama and fiddling.

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Robyn5
Robyn5

Andrea B. I have been using my Ziggy (single burner) since October'19 and love it. I do not have a solid cast iron plate so do all my cooking on the grill it comes with. I have cooked cakes, roasts, Christmas turkey roll and they have all been cooked beautifully. I think the trick is to place what you are cooking on a rack, sit it in a roasting dish and add water to the roaster. keep adding water during the cooking time. I have not had a problem with the thermometer but it takes a little bit of monitoring to keep the temperature at the constant heat required. I think you will fill it will be easier to control by using the grill plate instead of the solid cast iron plate. Hope this helps. I could not be happier with my ziggy.

Rexhed

Rexhedasked

I have one of these in the box and want to know whether i should open it or take it back to the store

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