Best Matador BBQs

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Z Grills Australia

Z Grills Australia Pellet Smokers 🏆 2026

5.0 

Set-and-forget wood-fire flavour. 700E-XL smokes brisket, sears pizza, runs from your phone. Under $2 k with 30-day money-back.

Matador Titan

Matador Titan

3.1 
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  • TypeFreestanding
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Guy S.
 

Matador Titan 900 series after 5 years – Great BBQ, only 1 or 2 negatives, the rear burner is no good and I need to replace it, it is difficult to clean the fat tray. That being said great bbq for the dollar you pay. Show details

Matador Radiant Range

Matador Radiant Range

3.1 
Summary
  • TypeFreestanding and Portable
JHBCQLD14 posts
 

Not fit for purpose BBQ kettle cooker – Bought this Mini Kettle cooker from Bunnings a few years ago. Works fine for cooking a few steaks, chops ...as long as you DO NOT PUT THE LID… Read more

OVER...it absolutely kills the briquettes... With the round lid which has a generous vent covering your food...the briquettes are starved of oxygen and basically go out! Ruined a lamb roast, finding after an hour's cooking time, there was no heat coming from the vent apertures... Despite drilling some extra holes...still no joy. Hopeless piece of design for a promising mini version of a Weber type kettle.

Matador Catalyst Smoker

Matador Catalyst Smoker

5.0 
Summary
  • TypeFreestanding
Kym ASA3 posts
 

OMG. Chose the Pro over the Standard, and it is worth every cent. Henry from Victor Harbour Bunnings was awesome. He did the lot for me. Fuel,… Read more

Matador temp probes, rubs, cover, cleaning gear, smoking wood, trays and basting gear. Took his advice and cooked the most incredible spatchcock chicken I have ever consumed. Tender, so juicy, and oh the flavour. Next night pork chops and insane roast spuds and pumpkin. Kept steady temp during the whole cooking process with very little escaping smoke. The stainless racks are so easy to clean, the enameled interior just wiped clean. Lining the water pan with foil and leaving it dry, made cleaning a sinch. Am truly blown away with this extremely well made product. Beats the competition hands down. Just Brilliant.

Matador Conquest BBQ Range

Matador Conquest BBQ Range

1.3 
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Me to3 posts
 

I feel totally scammed with this purchase. I now have to spend a cr^p ton of money to purchase a new BBQ after only 9-10months...AND WE ALL KNOW HOW… Read more

EXPENSIVE LIGE HAS BECOME they should all be recalled Constantly having issues with the gas coming through 2 to 3 burners. I have owned bbqs all of my adult life and I am old af AND have never had this problem before. So many bad reviews yet I researched before I brought and found hardly a bad review insight yet after the purchase a long with instant problems BOOOOM ALL THE BAD REVIEWS CAME UP with the same problems. This company should be ashamed of themselves

Matador Palladium BBQ Range

Matador Palladium BBQ Range

1.9 
Summary
  • TypeBuilt-In and Freestanding
Jeff3 posts
 

Don't buy because of the smoke box – I am sure there are some good features. I bought it because of the built in smoke box but it is absolutely useless! Show details

Matador Edge BBQ Range

Matador Edge BBQ Range

1.9 
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  • TypeBuilt-In and Freestanding
DissapointedNSW57 posts
 

Worst bbq ever – Worst bbq I have ever owned Uneven heat on plates makes it impossible to cook for a family on this bbq.Rear of plates get hot as you can see flame… Read more

tamers glowing red but struggle to cook an egg at the front . Really dissatisfied to the point I have owned it for 3 months and it's up for sale I will buy something better and it won't be hard to find a better unit

Matador Tempo 3 Burner

Matador Tempo 3 Burner

3.0 
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  • Price (RRP) $649
  • TypePortable
Peter J.NSW49 posts
 

Probably not a great choice – We purchased this to use at a holiday home and we’re looking for something not too large and a known brand. We did a little research but couldn’t… Read more

find any of this specific model on display. That was a mistake.

Assembly was a little tedious but not too bad. The instructions were a little lacking but we got there in the end.

The design has a number of flaws.

Firstly, the cooking area is comprised of 1 hotplate (which sits in the middle) and 2 grills (sitting on each side). There are 4 largish drain holes on the grill and it is VERY easy to lose items down them while cooking. We expected that ½ the cooking surface would be a hotplate and ½ would be grill. The ⅓ hotplate is just adequate for preparing a meal for 2 people.

Secondly, the front of the BBQ is covered by a plastic sheet which seems to serve no purpose other than to advertise Matador. It prevents easy front access to the bottom shelf. I am considering removing it.

Finally, and mostly due to the aforementioned plastic sheet, to turn the gas bottle off you need to reach down and around it. Don’t try to do this immediately after cooking as you WILL burn yourself unless you are careful.

Matador Spark BBQ Range

Matador Spark BBQ Range

3.0 
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  • TypeFreestanding
David and D.QLD
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This BBQ produces inadequate heat and/or does not distribute the heat evenly to use to roast a chicken. The inbuilt thermometer struggles to get to… Read more

200c. I suspect it is inaccurate as even a very small chook takes over an hour and a half to cook (I use a bluetooth temperature probe to monitor doneness). Critically the chicken does not brown AT ALL so although it is cooked it looks really unappetising as the skin remains a pale pinky white.

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Z Grills Australia

Z Grills Australia Pellet Smokers 🏆 2026

5.0 

Set-and-forget wood-fire flavour. 700E-XL smokes brisket, sears pizza, runs from your phone. Under $2 k with 30-day money-back.