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Outdoor Kitchens
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Cooking outdoors properly is less about the grill than about the space around it. A burner with nowhere to put a plate down means everything gets carried back to the kitchen, which is how an outdoor kitchen quietly stops being used.
This range covers the cooking itself: a five-burner steel gas barbecue with a lid thermometer, and a 4+1 burner with a side table for exactly the reason above. Alongside them sits a Himalayan salt cooking plate — a slab that seasons as it cooks and works on a barbecue or a hob. Prices run £47 to £252.
Himalayan Salt BBQ Cooking Plate | 30 x 20 x 5cm | Kaiku
From £48
Five-Burner Steel Gas Barbecue with Thermometer, Black | Kaiku
From £198
4+1 Burner Gas Barbecue with Side Table, Black | Kaiku
From £252
How to choose
Count burners by how you cook, not by how many people you feed. Two zones — one hot, one off or low — is what lets you sear and then finish something without burning it. Every barbecue here has at least that, and the fifth burner on a side plate is for onions and sauces rather than more capacity.
Buy the side table. It is the difference between a barbecue and an outdoor kitchen: somewhere for the raw plate, the cooked plate, the tongs and a drink, so that nobody is walking indoors mid-cook.
Plan the gas. Neither barbecue here includes a cylinder, both run on LPG propane, and a standard 13kg patio cylinder gives many hours of cooking. Buy the regulator and hose to match the cylinder, keep the cylinder upright and outdoors, and check the hose annually for cracking.
Site it once, properly. Outdoor use only, on a firm level surface, well clear of walls, fences, canopies and anything overhanging — a parasol above a lit barbecue is the most common serious accident in a garden. Let it cool fully before covering or moving it.
Common questions
- Is a gas cylinder included?
- No. Both barbecues here run on LPG propane and the cylinder is bought separately, along with a regulator and hose matched to it. A standard 13kg patio cylinder lasts many hours of cooking.
- How many burners do I need?
- Enough for two zones — one hot for searing, one low or off for finishing. That matters far more than the total number; the extra side burner is for sauces and onions, not for capacity.
- Where can I put a gas barbecue?
- Outdoors only, on a firm level surface, clear of walls, fences and anything overhanging. Never under a parasol, canopy or pergola roof, and never in a garage or a shed even after it has cooled.
- How does a Himalayan salt cooking plate work?
- Heat it gradually on a barbecue or hob and cook directly on the surface — it seasons the food as it cooks. Never wash it: wipe it down when cool with a damp cloth and let it dry, because water dissolves the slab.