Top selling masonry BBQs for blokes

Behind every great barbecue, there’s a great man. Globally, women make around nine meals a week and men make four. But take cooking outdoors and it’s a whole different ball game. Here are some inspiring photos of big, good-looking, hard-working, top selling masonry BBQs that men love. If you’re a bloke who’s about to make a critical barbie buying decision, this article’s packed with prime barbecue p*orn. Enjoy!

Top selling masonry BBQs

A masonry BBQ is usually a permanent fixture in the garden, assembled from heavy parts into a very heavy whole. Stone, reconstituted stone and concrete are the name of the game, giving you a barbie built to last not just for years but potentially decades. Upon it you will cook the finest meats, fishes and vegetables in the known universe, and perhaps even the unknown universe. This is barbecuing, Jim, but not as we know it 😉

The model above has a traditional look, available in a choice of finishes, some dark stone and others pale. As you can see it’s a rugged thing. Some weight around a ton. Like the rest it needs a good, solid surface to stand on. It’s no good on bare earth, which can swell up in the wet and shrink then subside in the dry.

Whatever model you go for, you’ll need to get your thinking hat on and prepare to build something rock solid to sit it on. A few beers should help the thinking process along nicely, as will a crew of mates to pitch ideas in. Bribe them with some more beer to come help you build the platform, carry the segments into the garden and construct it. But forbid them to drink on the job. That could prove lethal.

This monster of a stone BBQ, above, flies out of the warehouse with its cool Mediterranean feel and chunky build. Loads of storage room meets a big wood-fired oven plus an enormous barbecue area, and the whole thing is built like a brick you-know-what.

There’s some more mulling-over to do here. Wooden fencing means you need to leave more room between the fence and the barbie than you do with brick or, as above, a stone wall. You don’t want to start a conflagration.

More practical stuff: you’ll want to follow the ‘measure twice’ rule to make certain there’s enough room for the BBQ, people and furniture. If there’s greenery and flowers, build the BBQ far enough away from the bed so you don’t singe the plants.

Everyone loves a diagram. Here’s a drawing revealing all. These barbies draw the air through the body efficiently to create a particularly strong, reliable, hot fire.

And finally… some more splendid photos to help make your mind up.

Pick your BBQ weapons, figure out your needs, pin down what’ll fit in the space, then go for it. You’re going to love cooking up a storm on a big, bold stone BBQ. Check out our collection here.