Updated September 30, 2026

What is Cooking area?

In short

The usable griddle or grill surface on a flagship model, measured in square centimetres.

Cooking area is the flat surface you put food on, and it tells you how much you can cook in one go rather than in batches. The bigger the area, the more burgers, fish or vegetables fit on the grate before the heat has to recover. Broil King claims the largest flagship surface here at 7,419 cm², followed by Blackstone at 3,948 cm² and B&Q at 2,670.3 cm². Bergzeit sits at 2,100 cm² and Big Green Egg at 1,690 cm².

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