Ziegler & Brown Ziggy Twin Grill

A great BBQ for the first timers! – ------ 3.25 year update ----- Thought I'd log on and tell you how it's going. 1. We got to use this twice now since I last updated it here. It had come with the BBQ cover that is covered in dust. I removed it - and out came 2 fat cockroaches! :( Our gas cylinder is almost empty - with the needle threateningly close to the red mark. I pressed the… Read more

ignition - and the burner ignited right away! How cool was that. 2. The first time we cooked chicken on the right burner, and vegetables and stuff on the flat half-plate that I mentioned about. Perfect result. We use a thermometer to check if the meat is done as we don't eat that often and I rely on the instrument rather than my judgement. Cooked like a charm. 3. We even toasted bagels on the flat half-plate and they don't get charred like the did if placed on the grill, as the flames lick the bread directly.

4. The 2nd time we grilled lamb burger patties. I put half on the grill, half on the flat plate. Both came out nice. I prefer the grill as the fat drips down - and my son prefers the flat coz he wants them with the fat! :)

5. I know we haven't cooked like whole chicken or anything more serious - but the BBQ has never let us down, any time we used it.

6. Cleaning has been quite easy. Most of the times, I just use the wire brush to and normal BBQ tools to clean the grill. Like I''d mentioned earlier, once a season, just replace the aluminum sheet I use to cover the lower part and we are all set!

Will definitely recommend this - if you are a small family with occasional guests. 02 Feb 2026 ---- 2.5 year update ---- 04 June 2025:

Thought I should update you on how this is going!

1. We have barely used this in the past 1 year - mainly because we have been very busy. The last time we used it was in Jan 2025 when my in-laws visited us. I just removed the cover and it fired up like magic! How good it felt!

Since our purchase we have got an addtional flat half-plate grill from BBQ Galore (for $99 - which is expensive!) for the veggies - my wife prefers them over meat. We are loving it!

2. Cleaning this has been my job, and we continue using the aluminium foil to cover the insides. We saw that BBQ galore *does* sell dedicated liners for this but at $29 a pop - seemed highway robbery to me! Just use the regular aluminium foil - and you are good. Also I have started lining the disposable BBQ aluminum tray that sits at the bottom to collect the fat with foil as well. Just remove the foil - and voila! You save on a BBQ tray as well! I prefer soaking the grill plates in hot soapy water for an hour to clean it when I've used it many times. When closing the BBQ for the season - just pop the grilles into the dishwasher. Yes, they are dishwasher safe! The burner alas needs to be hand washed - so hot soapy water soak it is. It has got discoloured after use - but works just fine.

3. We have also got a electric grill that sits on the kitchen bench top since we got this. We use that mainly for grilling sandwiches - they kinda burn when we use the BBQ.

So we still love our BBQ and still happy with our purchase after almost 2.5 years of having owned it!

--------------------- Original review in Nov 2022 --------------------

Since we relocated we'd been waiting for the sun - and the sky has been downcast in Melbourne. My wife had been bugging me for a BBQ and I was putting it off - she eats like a squirrel, is mainly a veggie. So between my son and I don't think we'd need a BBQ for 2 or 3 pieces of chicken - we being mainly a veggie family with an occasional chicken or fish.

But then I got searching and we'd shortlisted two BBQs - one from Bunnings and the other one at Big W - the latter was even cheaper during the big Friday season. Then while browsing I hit upon the Weber BabyQ. Was within our budget - but my wife was skeptical about the size.

I was in the Taylors Lake (3037) area where luckily BBQ Galore, BCF, Bunnings and Big W are very close. I entered BBQ Galore skeptically - we always were under the impression that it was pricey and it was love at first sight! The Ziegler & Brown Twin Grill LP Gas (in red) just was easy on the eyes. The grill size is amazing and was much cheaper than the Weber. Further it also sported the thermometer. The sales lady was very helpful and informative - especially fielding silly questions from a total BBQ novice. The Big Friday sale was looking attractive too!

The next day took my family to the BBQ Galore and they loved it as well - the grey one.

And we love it. Pros: 1. Lights up without any fuss 2. Heats up really fast. 3. Clean up is easy. We did a trick that we do at the public hotplates. We covered the lower dome with Aluminum foil, ensuring the fat pit at the bottom wasn't covered. Clean up is a breeze then.

Cons: 1. Assembly of the cart could definitely do with better diagrams/stickers to indicate how the legs go in.

Cheers!

Works great for what I want it for – I don't know what people are whining about, I cook satays, steaks, chops, and big buffalo ribs and manprinated wings all to perfection. As for cleaning I close the lid bump the burners to full for half hour and the reminants are turned into charcol at 300deg. Then I walk past with a paint scraper and scrape the top and then angle the blade to get… Read more

the sides and it's as clean as a whistle. Once a year I'll hit it with a gurney to clean the accumulated deposits off the inside.

My preferred method of cooking mostly anything except ribs is to use low to medium heat to brown the meat on both sides then turn off the burner and switch to alternate burner to oven finish the meat. For ribs I but the bone side down and leave it over low heat for half hour.

Satays same introduce heat, then switch burner for oven finished.

Same with marinated wings.

I find roasts have to be lifted off the grill plate however due to excessive heat from 2 burners

The efficiency over your sheet metal hooded conventional barbies you can buy for a dime a dozen everywhere is leagues better as its a solid aluminium body so it hold the heat better.

One of the major reasons I bought this Barby at around $650 which isn't cheap was that I was guaranteed replacement parts, as I'm a bit of a fix it instead of buying a new one and I had a heap of barbies over the years that I did everything to keep them alive. And when the actual burner tube rusts and collapses you knew you've stretched the relationship.

Way expensive for a piece of Chinese Crap – Went to BBQs galore to buy a baby Webber however their sales person put on a pretty convincing show to steer me away from the Webber. I was taken by their spiel and parted with way too much money. This was the single burner unit, nice and compact for use in our camper. After pre heating my new BBQ and getting ready to put my cattleman steak on the… Read more

grill there was a very loud bang, I found the cast ion plate had a crack in it. I returned the plate to BBQs galore and was told this is the first time they have seen this happen and replaced it on the spot for me.

The second plate appeared to be ok and I managed to have a great BBQ, until the second time I went to use it and the same happened. Taking a close look there's a inner ring that heats first, I'm no engineering specialist, however I do know that metals expand when heated, therefore by heating the inner ring huge amounts of pressure build and obviously the design team didn't pass this one by the engineering team. Had a discussion about this with the BBQ galore manager. They said that I must have been unlucky twice because no one else has had this problem. They replaced this one and wished me luck. My luck ran out only 2 weeks later. This time I brought back the whole unit and demanded my $$ back. This was done only after my threatening to go and speak to another couple, who were contemplating buying a Z&B.

Then seen a 2 burner BBQ with stand at Aldi for $179 and that's been working real well for the last 3 months

The barbeque module itself was great. No problem there. It does what it says on the tin. However, the trolly, which is bought separately, is made of a fairly cheap and narrow gauge steel which is prone to rust around the feet. My unit was kept out of the weather for most of its life. I've had the bbq for about 2 years. During that time, the legs… Read more

have rusted right through. My Webber, with plastic legs on the trolly is still going strong after a decade. If you buy one of these, keep a close eye out for rust.

Pros: Its well made and easy to assemble. Gets hot quickly. Cooks everything very well. Cons: Hard to maintain an optimal heat. Finicky to clean. Wheels/castors could be better. Show details

Plastic garbage – My missus brought it for a present I put it together and took it back I'd love to know how 2 plastic tabs are meant to hold your meat. Didn't even want to try it so I could return it Show details

Worst barbecue ever! – This has to be the worst barbecue ever known to mankind. If you want a barbecue that burns hot, do not buy this one. I can cook a steak better and quicker in a fry pan on my kitchen gas hotplate. Don't waste your time and money. Show details

Best Caravan BBQ Ever – I have the ZIggy Twin Grill. It is amazing. This Ziggy is a quality product. As soon as you open the box, you can feel the quality. It hot plat and grill heat up evenly and cooks to perfection. I love the thermostat on the big deep hood. We have the food warmer and the pizza plate, both worked so well. I do have a slight down fall, with the twin… Read more

grill you can only have a half hotplate, according to BBQ Galore, it is due to gas release. This is nothing, i use aluminium trays if i require another hotplate. So easy to clean. I have brought in the past, BBQ's which have cost me hundreds that don't cook evenly. Half the plate burns your steak and the other half is still raw. I recommend the Ziggy to anyone. Its big enough for cooking for a family of 5 but compact enough to fit nicely in our caravan.

Very well thought out – Very impressed with the Ziggy. It's a BBQ that has been deliberately engineered to do the task of BBQing. The top and bottom of the dome are cast alloy. The burners have been fabricated out of stainless steel, with the cast iron grill designed so the fat misses falling on the burners. Even the fat tray is designed for easy cleaning and to catch… Read more

all fat and charred bits.The cart is made of a medium density polymer that is separated from the dome by ventilated steel sections. There are two detachable tables which can be cleaned in a sink.

Pros . Very well made and engineered, nothing about this BBQ is an afterthought. . More importantly it functions, we have cooked lamb, beef and chock, too perfection. . Very easy to clean. . Comes with a cover.

Cons . The only thing I could think of is it's size. Ok for a family of four/five.

Managing heat for roasting – Have lots of trouble managing heat for roasts. To keep it under 200 someone has to monitor it all the time otherwise the meat burns. Wrote to the company but never got a response. Wish I’d bought a Weber! Show details

Looks great, cooks well, easy to use – After checking similar products we decided on the Ziggy 2 burner with the cart for our back veranda. The cart was fairly easy to put together though the plastic hubcap broke but the retailer has given us a replacement which was great. The BBQ was super easy to set up. It looks great and cooks really well. We haven’t tried cooking anything fancy yet but we really happy so far. Show details

Ziegler n Brown 3 Burner – Wheel broke under warranty I cannot get a replacement from BBQ GALORE. Product is not as good as it looks. Customer service from BBQ GSLORE is crap they don't return my calls. Show details

Awesome BBQ – This BBQ is just so convenient, easy to use, easy to clean and ergonomically sound. It does however not like strong winds with its lid down, but that certainly does not detract from it being a great buy. Show details

Love it, perfect for caravanning – Great compact bbq, love it purchased full flat plate and that was a great investment..cooks enough for the whole family in one go. Only downfall is cleaning drip tray it’s hard work Show details

Hands Down Best BBQ Ever!!! – We tell everyone about the Ziggy!!! We have one at our house and one in our caravan- recently we were caught in the fires down south and unfortunately we lost everything in the fires including our ziggy! But we will definitely be buying another. It is perfect for Pizza with the hot stone, roasts, perfect grilled meats and roasted veggies, easy to use. We love it! Show details

Great BBQ for our balcony – It may be compact we we are able to cook all our usual BBQ meat and veggies on this to perfection. We find both plates (we also bought the griddle) are easy to clean after each use. We are in a coastal position and have found that the BBQ can cope with normal wind. We keep a cover on the BBQ when not in use. Show details

Embarising – If you have a camper or caravan do not touch this product. Its fat, very fat at 60cm wide and most campers are 50cm door ways. Please consider webber both mini or standard q with impressive 49.6cam wide width max. Show details

Love love love – I love my Ziggy great heat adjustment great accessories!!! Easy to clean! Small and compact easy to take camping! We took ours to Fraser Island for 2 weeks it has never let us down way to ignite. A BBQ that as a female I don’t feel like I’m going to loose my eyebrows when I light it!!! Lol we cook Everything on it from roasts to pizza! Love it Show details

Excellent BBQ - heats up really fast cooks exceptionally – I’ve had had my Ziggy twin burner for 6 years now - could not be happier. Cooks steak , fish , pizza, roasts all to perfection. Economical on gas. I can Definitely recommend. Show details

This is perfect can't live without it Cook's the food Fast and great – Great can't live without it it's the best BBQ in the world it Cook's the food Fast and great and show the temperature On it and its good that they show what the temperature is Show details

The rolls royce of portable bbqing – Absolute ripper of a unit. I recently changed careers from butchering to construction. In shops I’d gets hot breakfast, on site there’s nothing but rip off tuck shops. This is so easy to clean and maintain and it sits on my Ute which is now called the ‘car-b-cue’ roasts steaks Portuguese chickens etc etc beautifully!!! Show details

It was great but a bit tricky to use – Steak cooks well, and cakes bake great too! However chicken it a bit tricky to cook. The weight of this product is pretty heavy, compared with similar bbq machines, safal. Show details

I can't believe all the negative reviews – I purchased today a 4 burner Ziegler and Brown bbq. I only bought on the salespersons recommendations. When I got home I Googled all the reviews and thought I'd made a bad purchase judging by the reviews. Anyway I went ahead and assembled the bbq. The whole time thinking I'd thrown money down the drain. I read all the instructions and viewed a… Read more

few utube vids and got my cook on. I must say........ freaking awesome bbq. Totally recommend it. If anyone can honestly say that this bbq isn't 5 stars, they obviously don't know how to cook on a bbq. 10 year warranty and absolutely great cooking temperature.

I’m happy with the bbq – Meat cooks well chicken cooks well but the sausages don’t cook the best but I’m still really happy with the bbq itself really simple and excellent. Also really easy to clean. Show details

Best I've tried – I bought my Ziegler & Brown twin 2nd hand on Gumtree for $330 fully loaded with accessories. Previously I've owned a Bugg and a Weber Q220. Both are great but the Ziegler & Brown is better. Here's for why; the drip tray is more easily accessible, the heat is more consistent across the whole of the bbq, the burner holes are bigger and less likely… Read more

to get blocked, the grill plate has a larger solid area over the burner to avoid grease or debris blocking the burner holes. The side tables are sturdier than it's competitors. Top trick the previous owner told me, you can put the grill plates in the dishwasher :)

Ziggy 2 burner BBQ is amazing – This BBQ is fantastic and great for cooking roasts, steaks, snags, vegetables and even scones. It's easy to clean with BBQ wipes and then once a month take the plates in and wash in warm soapy water. The baking tray with roast rack is the best accessory. The temperature is fairly easy to get to a stable temperature once you are used to it. We use… Read more

one burner usually for roasts and a wifi temperature probe makes it easy to get perfect roasts every time. Being hooded it is very good in the wind. You can cook with the lid open or closed.