Beefeater 7000 Review

 

There's nothing quite like enjoying a delicious barbecue with loved ones. And, when you choose a Beefeater, your BBQs will be known for their mouthwatering flavors and delectable meals.

If you want a big grill for your backyard barbecues, the Beefeater 7000 BBQ can upscale your experience. This spacious grill is perfect for large groups and bustling families.

Picking the Perfect Beefeater 7000 Series

Choose the Beefeater 7000 Series for your grilling needs. Established in 1985, Beefeater has consistently delivered the finest barbecues in the market for the past thirty years, setting an unmatched standard of excellence. It offers features, style, durability, and functions to ensure everything is perfect. With the Beefeater 7000 Series, you can grill quickly and confidently, knowing that every feature is designed for your convenience.

This review compares the Beefeater 7000 Classic and Premium Series 4-burner and 5-burner models, highlighting their features and functionalities. This model offers built-in and free-standing designs. Let's explore this further!

Beefeater 7000 Classic 4 Burner Built-In BBQ - BBG7640SA

The Beefeater 7000 Classic 4 Burner built-in BBQ can fulfill all your cooking requirements, whether a backyard barbecue, pool party, or karaoke BBQ night. Its elegant and sleek appearance looks immaculate in any outdoor setting.

Main Features

Cast burners+hotplates: This grill features four cast iron burners with stainless steel vaporizers, providing consistent heat. It also features a stainless steel elevated cooking rack, porcelain enamel cast iron hotplates, and split grills for more convenience.

Safety: The Beefeater 7000 Series keeps grilling safe with the flame failure device that promises peace of mind.

With this grill, you can focus on the joy of cooking and entertaining, knowing that safety is always a top priority.

Enhanced versatility: The Beefeater 7000 Series provides 17MJ burners and stainless steel vaporizers for even flame distribution. It reduces flare-ups and provides versatility for various dishes, ensuring a seamless cooking experience. With this grill, you have the power to cook a wide range of dishes, from steaks to delicate seafood, all with consistent and delicious results.

Convenient lighting: Enjoy late-night cooking with integrated lighting features like back hood lights and LED-illuminated control dials, ensuring clear visibility and perfect grilled meals at all times.

Easy cleanup: This grill features a full-width oil and fat catchment tray on telescopic rails, effectively removing grease from food, ensuring easy cleanup and hassle-free maintenance.

 

Quick ignition: The Quartz One Start ignition system ensures a fast and reliable start for your BBQ session, eliminating the need for traditional lighting methods.

Culinary perfection: The 11MJ rear ceramic burner transforms your backyard BBQ into a high-end outdoor kitchen, allowing for easy preparation of delectable roasts and slow-cooked meals while keeping dishes warm.

Durable design: The best part is the fully welded 304-grade stainless steel firebox. This grill's high-quality construction and exterior seam welding prevent moisture and grease from compromising the burner box's integrity, ensuring durability against various elements.

Impeccable visuals: The double-layered 304-grade stainless steel roasting hood offers a convenient way to monitor cooking progress without lifting the lid. It features a full-width glass viewing window and integrated temperature gauge, ensuring visual mastery of your culinary creations while maintaining the ideal cooking temperature.

Specifications

Cooking space: The Beefeater 7000 Classic 4 Burner Built-In BBQ BBG7640SA is an excellent choice for those who need to cook for a large group, as it offers a generous cooking area which would even make Fat Bastard happy. With measurements ranging between 817mm in width, 628mm in depth, and 555mm in height with the lid closed, this BBQ provides ample space for all your grilling needs.

Fuel type: It runs on LPG propane gas but can easily be converted to Natural Gas with a separate conversion kit, giving you flexibility in your fuel options.

Beefeater 7000 Classic 5 Burner Built-in BBQ, Stainless Steel - BBG7650SA

The Beefeater 7000 Classic 5-burner built-in BBQ is a top upgrade for any outdoor cooking enthusiast. With five powerful burners, you can cook multiple dishes, making it perfect for family gatherings or hosting a backyard barbecue. The spacious cooktops are durable, ensuring you can enjoy delicious meals for years.

Main Features

Durable design: The cooking system boasts a sturdy construction with 5-cast iron burners and stainless-steel vaporizers, ensuring durability, flexibility, and efficiency. The cast iron material heats rapidly, maintains a consistent temperature, and has a long lifespan. Each burner provides a powerful 17MJ of power; adjust the heat to your cooking preferences effortlessly. Also, the stainless-steel vaporizers effectively distribute the flames across the grill and plate surfaces while minimizing flare-ups.

Spacious cooktop: The cooktop offers a generous and adaptable cooking space due to its spacious and customizable design. Crafted with porcelain enamel and cast iron hotplates, it guarantees durability and longevity. The cast iron cooking surface ensures rapid and even heating, providing an exceptional cooking experience. The split grill plates allow you to personalize your cooking surface according to your needs.

Roasting hood + temperature gauge: The Beefeater 7000 classic 5 boasts a dual-layered 304-grade stainless steel roasting hood with a glass viewing window and temperature indicator, allowing precise cooking and food monitoring.

Effortless maintenance: Similar to the traditional 4-burner grill, this model is crafted for simple cleaning. The hotplate features raised edges to avoid grease and oil spills, channeling them towards the plate opening and into the disposable foil catchment tray. The extendable rails in the front cover the entire width of the drip tray, making it simple to remove for replacing the foil tray and cleaning up any spills.

Quartz single-touch ignition: You can begin cooking swiftly and effortlessly with the quartz single-touch ignition. This system makes starting the BBQ smooth every time.

Durable steel firebox: The burner box is a fully welded 304-grade stainless steel firebox crafted for longevity. The exterior seam weld keeps moisture and grease out of the joints, preventing rust formation.

Cooking rack: The stainless steel elevated cooking rack helps keep food warm and is an additional raised cooking surface but still probably not high enough for Victor Wembanyama.

Specifications

Cooking dimensions: The Beefeater 7000 Classic 5-Burner Built-In BBQ provides a generous cooking area. It measures 973 mm in width, 628 mm in depth, and 555 mm in height.

Fuel type: Similar to the Series 4 model, the Beefeater 7000 Classic 5-Burner Built-In BBQ runs on propane gas. However, a separately purchased conversion kit can convert it to natural gas.

Beefeater 7000 Built-in Premium 4 Burner BBQ BBF7645SA

 

Are you looking for a superior barbecue that can accommodate the entire crew? Grills have been an intrinsic part of Australian backyard cooking for generations, and the Beefeater 7000 Premium 4 burner built-in BBQ is here to elevate your outdoor entertaining.

Main Features

Long-lasting construction: The robust cast stainless burners and stainless-steel vaporizers create a durable and versatile cooking system. With 4-cast iron burners equipped with 17MJ heat and stainless steel vaporizers, you can sear steaks at high temperatures or adjust the heat as preferred. The dual stainless-steel vaporizers evenly distribute flames across the grill and plate surfaces, minimizing flare-ups.

Cast iron cooktop: The durable cast iron cooktop provides a spacious area for cooking. Crafted from cast iron, the cooking surface is resistant to chipping and rust, heats up quickly and evenly, and retains heat for optimal results. The porcelain enamel cast iron hotplates and split grills allow you to customize your cooking surface according to your needs.

Illumination:  Enjoy improved lighting with the BBQ's convenient illumination features. Just turn on the light switch while cooking to illuminate your workspace. The back hood lights offer improved visibility, while the LED-illuminated control dials indicate your power level, allowing you to prepare the perfect meal.

Enhance your culinary journey by including an 11MJ rear ceramic burner. The burner and the elevated cooking rack will help you prepare delectable roasts and savory slow-cooked dishes. The burner will maintain the perfect temperature of your food, ensuring it stays warm without the risk of overcooking.

Visual supervision: Watch your food without opening the lid. Use the temperature gauge to control the heat, or look through the glass window to see how your sausages or briskets are cooking.

Easy cleanup: The hotplate allows for easy cleaning. The raised sides prevent grease and oil from spilling over, directing it to the plate opening and into the replaceable foil catchment tin. The front telescopic rails and full-width drip tray make it simple to replace the foil tin and clean any spills.

Quartz one-start ignition: With the quartz one-start ignition system, you can experience quick cooking in no time. It ensures a smooth and easy start every time you use the BBQ.

Durable burner box: The box is made of high-grade stainless steel to withstand the test of time. The exterior seam weld prevents moisture and grease from entering the joints, preventing rust.

Safety first: The built-in flame failure safety device ensures safety while lighting the burners or during cooking. If the BBQ fails to light or the burners blow out, the device immediately cuts the fuel supply to prevent dangerous gas build-ups.

Specifications

Cooking space: The Beefeater 7000 Premium 4 built-in BBQ offers a generous cooking area, making it ideal for preparing meals for a large group. Its dimensions are 817mm in width, 628mm in depth, and 555 mm in height.

Fuel option: For those who prefer a convenient cooking experience, the Beefeater 7000 Premium 4 operates on propane gas. A separate conversion kit allows you to convert to natural gas.

Beefeater 7000 Built-in Premium 5 burner BBQ BBF7655SA

The Beefeater 7000 Premium 5 BBQ heats up quickly and evenly, providing precision cooking whether you want to roast, broil, sear, braise, smoke, or char-grill. Adjustable temperature controls ensure perfect char on meats or crispy vegetables.

Main Features

Cast burners: The cooking system features 5-cast burners for evenly distributed heat and stainless-steel vaporizers for long life. Each burner offers 17MJ of power for high-temperature sear adjustments, while dual stainless-steel vaporizers effectively disperse flames.

Stainless steel elevated cooking rack: The 11MJ rear ceramic burner enhances BBQ cooking, serving yummy roasts and slow-cooked meals while maintaining food warmth without overcooking.

Spacious cast iron cooktop: This cast iron cooktop is a spacious, enduring, and efficient cooking surface that heats up evenly and quickly, retaining warmth for quality results, and features split grill plates with customization options.

Illumination: The grill features convenient lighting, allowing you to cook even in the dark. Just turn on the light switch, which illuminates the back hood and LED control dials to ensure culinary delights.

Monitor visually: Watch your food without lifting the lid. Use the gauge to adjust the temperature, or peek through the wide glass window to check on your sausages or briskets as they cook.

Effortless cleaning: The hotplate features raised edges for easy cleanup. It prevents spills by guiding grease and oil toward the plate opening and disposable foil catchment tin. Front telescopic rails and a full-width drip tray facilitate easy replacement and cleanup.

Quartz one-touch ignition: Enjoy fast cooking with the quartz one-touch ignition system. It ensures a quick and smooth start every time you use the BBQ.

Safety: The built-in flame failure safety device guarantees safety when lighting the burners or cooking. If the BBQ fails to ignite or the burners go out, the device cuts off the fuel supply and prevents the accumulation of dangerous gas.

Sturdy burner box: The box is constructed from high-quality stainless steel to endure over time. The exterior seam weld prevents moisture and grease from seeping into the joints, preventing rust.

Specifications

Cooking area: The Beefeater 7000 Premium 5 built-in BBQ provides ample cooking space and measures 973 mm wide, 628 mm deep, and 555 mm high.

Fuel type: The Beefeater 7000 Premium 4 built-in runs on propane gas. A conversion kit allows you to switch to natural gas.

The Pros and Cons of the Beefeater 7000: Beefeater 7000 Classic 4, Beefeater 7000 Classic 5, Beefeater 7000 Premium 4, and Beefeater 7000 Premium 5

The best part about the Beefeater 7000 Classic and Premium Series 4 and 5 is that they come in built-in and portable models. The main difference between the Classic and Premium models is the dimensions of the cooking area.

Pros

Incredible Burners: Each burner provides 17 MJ of power which may not be enough for Tim “the toolman” Taylor but so what, ensuring fast and consistent cooking.

Large dimensions: The cooking area dimensions vary across the series, with differences in width, while all models maintain the same depth and height. The Beefeater 7000 Classic and Premium 4 Burner measures 817mm wide, 628mm deep, and 555mm high, whereas the Beefeater 7000 Classic and Premium 5 is 973 mm in width, 628 mm in depth, and 555 mm in height.

Valued warranty: All Beefeater 7000 Series Classic and Premium models for 4 and 5 have a two-year warranty for domestic use, guaranteeing reliability and peace of mind.

Nighttime BBQ convenience: The grill has convenient lighting, allowing you to cook even in the dark. Turn on the light switch to illuminate the back hood and LED control dials for better visibility.

Durable design: This model is made from high-quality stainless steel and cast iron components, ensuring long-lasting usage.

Easy Cleanup: Cleaning up has become easier with features like high-pitched hotplate sides and reusable foil catchment tins. The fat drainage system directs cooking fat to an easily disposable drip tray.

Simple Features: The grill features a double-layered 304-grade stainless steel roasting hood with a glass viewing window and integrated temperature gauge for quick monitoring.

Cons

Slightly on the expensive side: The advanced features and quality materials mean it has a higher price tag, ranging between $2,599 to $3,499.00.

Needs large space: The grill dimensions require ample space, making it less suitable for smaller backyards or patio areas.

Discover the Best BBQ with the Beefeater 7000 Series!

Finally, Beefeater 7000 has some of the best flat-top grills and BBQ griddles. With a flat multi-purpose surface, you can cook everything from steaks and sausages to fried eggs, pancakes, or omelets. The Beefeater 7000 Series offers the ultimate features and enduring construction, making it an ideal choice for frequent BBQ use. This versatile grill is best for large gatherings, families, professionals, and master chefs.