Ziggy Portable Grill review

With wood fires banned in many places and with those restrictions seemingly becoming more and more common, we’ve been using gas-fired barbecues for our most recent cooking needs when we’ve been travelling.

For a while we used a Weber Baby Q, and while a great barbecue and oven it wasn’t much good at boiling a jug of water or cooking up some mash spud in a saucepan.

A year or so ago, we received as a gift from Toyota (we’re still waiting for our LandCruiser) a Ziggy Portable Grill, and, up until then, we had never heard of this Aussie-designed and Aussie-made portable grill unit.

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Similar in looks and size to a Weber Baby Q with a single burner, we soon discovered it was even better suited to our wandering ways. For starters, the lid and the full-size grill plate lock in place for travelling by two easy-to-use locking pins located on each side of the unit.

Then we discovered there were a few accessories that enhanced its use in the bush (or backyard) even further. A Trivet Kit allows for the effective use of a kettle, frypan or saucepan, which can also be used in conjunction with a half grill or half hotplate, thereby extending your cooking and heating options.

In use, the lid can be fully opened or set in a halfway position, the latter relying on the grease cup on the underside of the unit to be in the screwed open position. The cup, as the name suggests, collects any oil and grease from the cooking operation, while also allowing good airflow to the burner.

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The unit fires up easily and we have found it burns hotter when in its maximum heat setting than its lookalike competition. The heat output is adjustable and we have cooked everything from steaks and roasts to cakes in the Ziggy.

The trivet kit allows for a kettle (amongst others) to be effectively boiled and, while I was initially sceptical about its heating performance in such a role, I was more than pleasantly surprised to the point we don’t bother carrying another separate stove for such operations.

With a seven-year warranty, you really can’t go wrong

The RRP is comparable to similar models of portable grills and you can find the Ziggy range in all major barbecue outlets. With a seven-year warranty, you really can’t go wrong.

Make sure you check the Ziggy range (by Ziegler & Brown) next time you are in the market for a gas barbecue/grill, as we use this portable single burner at home as well as out in the bush.

Pricing

Ziggy Portable Grill: $399
Half Hotplate: $80
Half Grill: $60
Trivet Kit: $80
Canvas barbecue bag: $142

Ziggy Portable Grill

Good quality and Aussie made. Great heat output and good control. With the trivet kit, it's even more flexible to use.

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Available from: zieglerandbrown.com.au