Barbecue, plancha: 16 ideas for a convivial meal in the garden © Finoptim
It is the essential accessory for a convivial meal in the garden. To cook outside, barbecue, plancha, but also pizza oven or even smoker … The list of equipment is long, and the price range, extensive. Zoom in on some models that make the difference.
The first reflex when the good weather returns and you have a garden or a terrace? Invite friends and family for a barbecue of course! That would be follower of the traditional charcoal barbecue, or new lover of gas plancha, the pleasure remains the same: sharing a convivial meal while enjoying the sun. In this area, equipment has developed, with a huge offer and models for all prices : charcoal or electric barbecue, electric or gas plancha, but also a brazier that turns into a plancha, meat and fish smoker or pizza oven, there is something for everyone. In terms of style too, the choice is wide. The brands have seized the vein to imagine compact or on the contrary XXL equipment, with ever more beautiful lines – some models hardly resemble barbecues! Enough to transform your exterior into a pleasant summer kitchen. In this mishmash, difficult to navigate. Maison à part has selected for you 20 barbecues, planchas, and other equipment for a convivial meal in the garden. Our favorites !
The most professional: Professional PRO S3 gas barbecue
The most professional: Professional PRO S3 gas barbecue © Char-Broil
What appeals to us: its performances inspired by traditional cuisine. This gas barbecue allows you to sear with great precision (with perfect grilling marks) and offers two distinct cooking zones.
The most professional: Professional PRO S3 gas barbecue
The most nomadic: Carlo table barbecue
The most nomadic: Carlo table barbecue © Barbecook
What appeals to us: its mini size, light and ultra nomadic which makes it the ideal companion for fans of outdoor meals. As comfortable on a garden table as on vacation or for a picnic, it works on charcoal and is easily transported.
The most nomadic: Carlo table barbecue
The most versatile: barbecue table plancha brazier Magma
The most versatile: barbecue table plancha brazier Magma © Vulx
What appeals to us: its 2-in-1 design that allows you to sit around the fireplace as at a real table while grilling. The little extra: it allows cooking in plancha mode as in barbecue mode, and can also be used as a simple brazier to warm up the atmosphere and make the evening last.
The most versatile: barbecue table plancha brazier Magma
The greenest: Solar Brother solar barbecue
The greenest: Solar Brother solar barbecue © Sungood
What appeals to us: his very green spirit. This compact and nomadic barbecue works thanks to the rays of the sun, which concentrates the heat (between 80 and 150 ° C) and allows you to cook all types of food, meat, fish, vegetables, or simply to heat a dish.
The greenest: Solar Brother solar barbecue
The most original: the brazier and its barbecue grill on a Cook King tripod
The most original: the fire pit and its barbecue grill on a tripod by Cook King © Cook King
What appeals to us: its very original design and its all-in-one concept. Used alone, the brazier is the ideal accessory for long summer evenings. Associated with the tripod and its suspended grill, it turns into a barbecue for cooking kebabs and other grills!
The most original: the brazier and its barbecue grill on a Cook King tripod
The most stylish: Diagofocus charcoal barbecue
An ultra-design barbecue called Diagofocus © Focus
What appeals to us: the unique style of this barbecue, which is reshuffling the outdoor kitchen. Switched off or on, it almost becomes a work of art in the garden …
The most stylish: Diagofocus charcoal barbecue
The fastest: Blue Flame LX plancha
A gas barbecue with cover © Campingaz
What appeals to us: this gas plancha ignites very quickly thanks to high performance burner ramps. Ideal for gourmets who can’t wait!
The fastest: Blue Flame LX plancha
The most innovative: Oskar smokehouse
A smokehouse to spice up the barbecue © Barbecook
What appeals to us: the concept of the smokehouse, a little off the wall compared to the barbecue but very original. Both cooking methods require patience, but smoking brings a surprising flavor. To test !
The most innovative: Oskar smokehouse
The friendliest: the Santos Grill Cook King barbecue
The friendliest: the Santos Grill barbecue by Cook King © Cook King
What appeals to us: its round shape which makes it possible to look alike around the fire for cooking with several people, but also its elegance which makes it a real garden accessory, as aesthetic as it is practical.
The friendliest: the Santos Grill Cook King barbecue
The most aesthetic: plancha-brazier Ofyr
A brazier designed like a barbecue © Ofyr
What appeals to us: its look, reminiscent of Corten steel, and its discretion, since its copper color blends perfectly into the garden.
The most aesthetic: plancha-brazier Ofyr
The most versatile: Lo Goustaou multifunction wood-fired oven
A pizza oven for my garden © Invicta
What appeals to us: the possibility of using the appliance as a barbecue as well as a bread or pizza oven. The height of conviviality!
The most versatile: Lo Goustaou multifunction wood-fired oven
The most practical: Severin PG 8541 barbecue
A standing and compact electric barbecue © Severin
What appeals to us: this electric barbecue with enameled cast iron plate is easy to put on the table, but it also has its own removable compact foot! Bonus: you can use it both for stewing and as a plancha thanks to its two-texture plate.
The most practical: Severin PG 8541 barbecue
The most flexible: Vulx plancha brazier table
A brazier to eat at ground level © Vulx
What appeals to us: the possibility of using this brazier at ground level or on a base, with wood or with gas, but also as a table … A useful flexibility when there is little space in the garden.
The most flexible: Vulx plancha brazier table
The most compact: Lono Master-grill
A cast iron grill that adapts indoors as well as outdoors © WMF
What appeals to us: the compactness of this cast iron grill, which can be placed on a table or on a base with a reduced footprint. Its stainless steel look is also a plus for terraces.
The most compact: Lono Master-grill
The most economical: Kamander barbecue
A 3-in-1 barbecue for grilling, smoking and cooking © Char-Broil
What appeals to us: with its rounded look, it is almost reminiscent of a science fiction robot! This 3-in-1 barbecue (for smoking, grilling and baking) is especially economical, since it does not consume more than 1 kg of charcoal.
The most economical: Kamander barbecue
The most portable: BerHOFF table barbecue
A small table barbecue with a cork cover © BergHOFF
What appeals to us: its micro size, its shoulder strap for easy transport and its cork cover. He also won over the jury of the RedDot Awards and the iF Design Awards.
The most portable: BerHOFF table barbecue
The rawest: brazier plancha Brasano
A brazier that becomes a plancha © Inov Design
What appeals to us: its convivial side, since food can be cooked on all sides, but also its raw side, reminiscent of traditional fire.
The rawest: brazier plancha Brasano
The most colorful: Creative gas plancha
A colorful gas plancha to brighten up the garden © VeryCook
What appeals to us: the palette of 10 colors, to match the plancha to the colorful garden furniture. But also, the shelves on the side which allow you to put the accessories.
The most colorful: Creative gas plancha
The most complete: Viking professional stainless steel barbecue Series 5 Trusear
An XXL barbecue designed as an outdoor kitchen © Viking
What appeals to us: its width (107 cm) and its ultra-complete equipment, which should satisfy all cooking enthusiasts. In total, 4 burners including 1 for the rotisserie, as well as three closed cooking compartments. A real outdoor cooking piano!
The most complete: Viking professional stainless steel barbecue Series 5 Trusear
The best known: Q1400 electric barbecue
An electric barbecue to put on the table © Weber – on sale at Jardiland
What appeals to us: it is perhaps the most famous model of electric barbecues, …
