Masport MB6000

Good barbecue, good value for money – This cooks well and doesn't have any worse hot and cold spots than any other barbecue. It was a pain to put together I admit, but it works well and with some care could easily last me another 6 years. It is relatively easy to clean, though annoying to clean in between the knobs. The ice bucket and cutting board on the right hand side are largely… Read more

useless, I'd prefer a larger tray area for putting things on that are waiting to be cooked or coming off the bbq. I've used the cooking ring on the left a number of times for cooking chips in a pot filled with oil, you just have to be careful to make sure that you turn off the burner when not in use as I forgot once and was cooking on the main bbq and could smell gas, because the ring was turned on. I haven't had any problems with wind and rain, it's under cover but not overly protected and doesn't flame out or anything like that. I would prefer more normal hot plate and less of the grill area.

Great BBQ, difficult to put together – Loving my Masport BBQ. Took a while to put together, and some parts of the instructions weren’t clear, but I called their customer service and someone walked me through it. It’s easy to move around, cupboard underneath is really helpful, I can stash all my cooking accoutrements in there :) Had an issue with the delivery company (no fault of… Read more

Masport) but I emailed them to let them know anyway. 2 days later, I received a full stainless steel BBQ kit via express post, with a letter apologising for the experience. Great customer service.

Crazy assembly – The bbq comes in a box and the assembly was crazily complicated. Honestly the fully assembled bbq wss not much bigger than the box, so why in the world does a $1000 bbq come knocked down? The assembly involves 16 steps, some of which are vague, requires two different screw driver heads, a spanner, fiddling around trying to screw almost inaccesible… Read more

slots, heavy lifting, and took me the whole afternoon.The saving grace is that it's a damn good looking bbq.