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Gasmate Ignite BQIG10 Portable review

Gasmate Ignite BQIG10 Portable

CHOICE Expert Rating

65%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good cooking performance result.
  • Very good for roasting a chicken butterflied.
  • Weather proof cover included.
  • Can be wall mounted or attached to stand.
  • Single BBQ plate is half hotplate and half chargrill plate, easy to clean in a domestic sink.
  • BBQ firebox can collapse for space saving and easy storage.
  • Exterior surface and side tables easy to wipe over painted enamel.
  • Control panel angles for easy viewing.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Only OK overall.
  • Poor ease of use result.
  • Some smoke is directed into your face.
  • Controls can become hot.
  • Hood can become dangerously hot.
  • Poor hood stability.
  • Utensils shelf at front of BBQ has limited space and no lip to secure items, shelf is flimsy.
  • BBQ is unbalanced on stand.
  • BBQ firebox locks into position when raised, however doesn't feel secure. When moving BBQ on stand, recommend to collapse BBQ otherwise BBQ may collapse unexpectedly.
  • Handles on the side of BBQ to assist with collapsing and raising BBQ however difficult to access.
  • No handles to assist when rolling.
  • Restricted cooking height due to flat hood.
  • When cooking with hood down, fat drips from hood and onto the control panel.
  • Tricky and awkward to remove and insert hotplate and fat tray.
  • Very dangerous, heavy unit that requires strength to assemble and disassemble.
  • Cast iron treated cooking plates difficult to remove but easy to clean.
  • Need to ensure that you thoroughly clean fat tray and grill plates before lowering BBQ for storage.
  • Fat tray can be fiddly to remove.
  • When lowering BBQ the condiment tray needs to be lifted up and the lid locked into position otherwise the grill plate can fall out.
  • Difficult to manoeuvre, awkward and heavy

Type

Category
Balcony / portable
Fuel type
Gas
Gas type
LPG

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
65%
Cooking performance score
80%
Ease of use score
42%
Evenness score
90%
Evenness with high fat cooking score
85%
Evenness with pita bread score
Not tested
Low temperature score
65%
Heat recovery score
Not tested
Roasting score
N/A
Cleaning score
40%
External temperatures after 60min (controls / handle / hood / side tables)
42°C / 56°C / 102°C / Not tested
Gas consumption (kg/hr)
0.41

Sustainability

Reliability score
Not available
Satisfaction score
Not available
Warranty
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$399.00
Running costs over 5 years
$326.00

Specifications

Number of burners
1
Hotplate grill material
Satin enamel cast iron
Flame diffuser material
Not specified
Burner material
Stainless steel
Ignition type
Integrated rotary piezo
Dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
104 x 54 x 70
Weight (kg)
29
Total cooking area (m2)
0.15
Website
gasmate.com.au

Features

Warming rack
Reversible cooking plate
Side burner
Back burner for rotisserie
Viewing window
Side tray / folding
/
Storage cupboard
N/A
Natural gas option
Hotplate
1
Chargrill

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