I first bought a Weber BBQ, which lasted a reasonable amount of time before rusting and looking tatty. Since that purchase the price for the same BBQ had gone up an awful lot, so I decided to purchase a replacement from Argos. This was a 6 burner, up from 4, so was pretty decent on paper. In fact, it performed pretty well cooking-wise. What let it down, however, was the fact that only the lid and base / frame was stainless steel. The fire box was, in fact, steel. Guess what? It rusted. While it had rusted all over the fire box, the main issue was that it had rusted badly at the back, specifically on the tiny brackets where the burner covers sat. This meant that one of the burner covers had dropped on to the burner below, making a section of the BBQ unusable.

So, off I went browsing Amazon to find a suitable replacement. I saw the Cosmo Grill BBQs, so had a look on their website, directly. At the time I decided was going to go for the Platinum 4+2, but then egged myself on to get the Platinum 6+2 BBQ. I had to double check about spare parts, though, after being stung with two BBQs where one had outrageously priced parts and the other were simply not available. Sarah at Cosmo Grill was very helpful and responded very quickly, even with it being the weekend, too. She made me feel more comfortable in the product by saying it was all made from stainless steel - I knew it said it on the website, but wasn't sure whether that was just a bit of marketing.

I made a bit of a mess up ordering, as I didn't realise there was a combo offer of the BBQ and cover. Shivani at Cosmo Grill helped sort the order out and was very helpful. I also ordered the rotisserie attachment, too (why not!?).

The delivery was quick and came in no less than 5 packages, with two of them being huge boxes! I thought that either the BBQ was massive, or the packaging was over the top (spoiler, it was both!). Opening up the packaging I tracked down the instructions and went to work. There was relatively little polystyrene packaging, with cardboard being used instead - which I thought was a nice touch. I can't remember where I read it now, but I'm sure I read that it should take 1hr with two people. I was on my own, took it slowly, and it took me 1hr 20mins to build. I would say that the only sketchy bit was putting the firebox on to the stand, as I couldn’t see what I was doing due to the sheer size of it. Speaking of which; it's massive (in a good way). I remember when I finished putting it together, thinking how much it resembled the US-branded BBQs for £2k. I would say that the only real irritation for me when putting it together was that some of the images in the instructions were unclear - like the position of the battery holder for the igniter. When I installed it, roughly in line with the images, the bottom of the fire box (essentially a shelf) wouldn't slide in as the igniter was in the way.

Sarah was absolutely right, though, the BBQ is all stainless steel, with only the obvious components (controls, battery enclosure for LEDs and igniter unit, etc.) being made of plastic. I can't impress upon you how important to me a stainless steel BBQ is. As long as it's looked after well, it will last for a good number of years. I treat the outside with a very light coating of baby oil, which removes any fingerprints and marks. The inside gets a good cleaning with a brush (plastic, not metal, in my case) and a small amount of soap and water (which I wipe dry after it's cleaned).

I've had a dry run with the rotisserie - i.e. I've set it up and switched it on, that's it :). It worked fine, and I suspect whatever cook with it will be great. I've cooked with the BBQ twice, and it's got oodles of power. Heat is retained very well with the lid down. I love the dedicated back burner for the rotisserie and the side burner for pans, etc. I know it's sad, but I like the LED controls, plus the rain cover - I've bought a few from Amazon that while being cheap still offer a life-time guarantee. the problem I found with them is that you just don't want to get them replaced with yet another that will end up going grey and having holes appear. The Cosmo Grill very has a high GSM (by my reckoning when holding both old and this) and so I'm hoping will last a lot longer. It certainly makes water bead up when raining, rather than absorb like others have. I also like the fact that my gas canister fits inside! I'm assuming it's a 15KG canister as it weighs a fair bit and there still is 5cm or so above the top. This means I can leave it inside the BBQ, and not at the side, like all my previous BBQs - a nice touch.

You'll notice I've waffled a bit here, but I felt it was important to give more of a review than the other reviewers, as it might help others with their purchase decision - I thought there wasn't enough information from the reviewers, and so it was more me taking a punt with the purchase than getting s...

Bought the 6+2 direct from Cosmo grill. Arrived very quickly. As I ordered a couple of extra items I was very pleased with the quality. Just spent a couple of hours putting it together which was easy. Everything about the BBQ shows style and a decent build. Time will tell on how long it lasts.
One niggle I have is that as I chose to fix the sides in the upright position permanently Due to this the cover does not fully cover the entire BBQ. If I had built it with the folding brackets and with the sides folded down the cover would have fitted perfectly. No major problem just a niggle. I will find another cover that is slightly bigger.

Apart from that I love it and so far it’s money well spent.

The 6+2 is larger than most 6+1’s. Five AA batteries operate the ignition for the +2’s and LEDs on the control knobs.
It Looks great and gets the positive comments.
I bought this for a Trust and is used to sell burgers, sausages, bacon, etc.
With an even distribution of heat left right and front to back and the ‘instant-heat’ from the cast iron grill, efficient cooking meant throughput was good and the warming rack had capacity.
The side units - a grill and a salad box are not capable of holding the weight of the bbq so over rough or loose ground it is difficult to carry.
Cleaning is a dream - it is stainless steel. The catch-tray isn't, so that is marking already. To be expected. The internal parts are cleaned with Brillo pads and oven cleaner. No problems there.
First day it cooked over three catering boxes of burgers (3x48) well over a box of sausages (80) and five 2kg packs of bacon. The grill on the side cooked many veggie burgers and sausages.
With open days monthly, six times a year, I expect this unit to last five years. Circa £120 a year or £20 per open day for that period.

Great customer service

Altogether a really good service delivered on time very well packaged, I didn’t build it but my brother assembled the bbq in no time at all and was impressed with build quality, been cooking on it for a while now and really like it also fairly easy to clean as bbq’s go, I would say excellent value for money really good 👍