BBQ accessories worth buying (and the ones that aren't)
Want smoke, pizza or just the right tools? Most accessories are drawer filler; these add a cooking method.
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BCF Essentials BBQ smoker box
Fifteen dollars turns a gas BBQ into a light smoker.
$14.99 at BCF, checked 21 Oct 2026
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Our picks at a glance
| Product | Best cheap upgradeBCF Essentials BBQ smoker box $14.99 at BCF | Best pizza stoneVEVOR 381 mm round cordierite pizza stone Price at the retailer | Best for kamadosKamado Joe 18 inch classic pizza stone $39.90 at Bunnings | Best for a Weber QWeber Legacy Q smoker box $59.99 at BCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fits | Any gas BBQ with a hood | Most hooded BBQs and ovens | Kamado Joe Classic and similar 18 inch kamados | Weber Q range |
| Use | Wood chips | — | — | Wood chips for smoke flavour on a gas Q |
| Why it's here | Fifteen dollars turns a gas BBQ into a light smoker. | Cordierite handles thermal shock; fits a four-burner hood and a home oven. | Sized for the Classic, ceramic made for kamado heat. | Sits on the Q's grill without blocking it. |
| Watch out for | Generic fit, thinner steel | Heavy | Kamado sizes only | Sixty dollars for a metal box |
| Buy | $14.99 at BCF | Today's price on Amazon | Today's price on Amazon$39.90 at Bunnings | $59.99 at BCF |
Fifteen dollars turns a gas BBQ into a light smoker.
Fifteen dollars turns a gas BBQ into a light smoker.
Watch out: Generic fit, thinner steel
- Fits: Any gas BBQ with a hood
- Use: Wood chips
$14.99 at BCF · checked 21 Oct 2026
Cordierite handles thermal shock; fits a four-burner hood and a home oven.
Cordierite handles thermal shock; fits a four-burner hood and a home oven.
Watch out: Heavy
- Fits: Most hooded BBQs and ovens
Price at the retailer
Sized for the Classic, ceramic made for kamado heat.
Sized for the Classic, ceramic made for kamado heat.
Watch out: Kamado sizes only
- Fits: Kamado Joe Classic and similar 18 inch kamados
$39.90 at Bunnings, checked 21 Oct 2026 · Amazon's price is on its page
Sits on the Q's grill without blocking it.
Sits on the Q's grill without blocking it.
Watch out: Sixty dollars for a metal box
- Fits: Weber Q range
- Use: Wood chips for smoke flavour on a gas Q
$59.99 at BCF · checked 21 Oct 2026
Quick answer: Best for most: BCF Essentials BBQ smoker box, $14.99 at BCF (checked 21 Oct 2026). It adds real wood smoke to any hooded gas BBQ, though not the deep smoke of a dedicated smoker. Weber Q owners: the Weber Legacy Q smoker box, $59.99 at BCF, which doesn't steal grill space. Pizza: the VEVOR cordierite stone, on Amazon Australia.
How we picked: Out of 9 we looked at from Australian BBQ shops, these 4 came out ahead on fits, use and price, using each maker's Australian spec and warranty pages and, for anything that runs on gas, the regulators' certificate database. We haven't cooked on them yet, so heat and cooking claims are the makers' own. Not covered yet: BBQ thermometers, which have their own guide, and outdoor kitchen fit-outs. Commission never puts a worse product ahead of a better one. A shop that pays us can go first even when another is cheaper (the cheapest price is always shown), and we may leave out a product sold only at a shop that doesn't pay us. Full method.
Accessory walls are mostly things you will use once. These are the pieces that genuinely add a cooking method to a BBQ you already own.
Questions to ask before buying BBQ accessories in Australia
- Does it add a cooking method? A pizza stone or smoker box does. Grill baskets, branded spatula sets and novelty branding irons mostly don’t.
- Does a smoker box really work on gas? It adds real wood smoke, but not the smoke ring of a dedicated smoker. Sit the box over a lit burner under a closed hood. For cooks longer than an hour, see smokers.
- Cordierite or ceramic pizza stone? Cordierite handles going from cold to 300°C quickly, so it suits a BBQ. A kamado takes the maker’s ceramic stone.
- Does your BBQ have a hood? Pizza on a gas BBQ needs a stone and a hood, at 250 to 300°C. A four-burner hooded BBQ gets there.
- Is a rotisserie kit worth it? Only if the BBQ has a dedicated rear burner.
- Grill mat on the grates? Skip it. It blocks the marks and fat drainage that make grilling work.
Pizza stones
A stone plus a hood turns any gas BBQ into a pizza oven. Buy cordierite for a BBQ, because it survives going from cold to three hundred degrees; buy the maker’s ceramic stone for a kamado. Preheat with the BBQ for a full fifteen minutes, then drop the middle burner so the base does not burn before the top cooks.
Smoker boxes
A perforated steel box of soaked wood chips, sitting over a lit burner under a closed hood. It is a genuine flavour change for fifteen to sixty dollars. Weber’s Legacy Q box is shaped so it does not steal grill space on a Q; the BCF box is the generic version for any hooded gas BBQ.
Tools
You need long tongs, a wide spatula and a stiff brush. A basic set covers it. Everything past that is decoration.
Thermometers
The single best accessory, covered in its own guide: meat thermometers. Chicken, sausages and hamburgers need 75°C inside (Food Standards Australia New Zealand), and the probe goes in the thickest part, not touching bone or gristle (Food Safety Information Council).
The competition
We compared nine kinds of accessory; these five aren’t picks:
- Rotisserie kits: worth it only if the BBQ has a dedicated rear burner, which most don’t.
- Grill-top mats: they block the grill marks and the fat drainage that make grilling work.
- Grill baskets: handy for vegetables, but a hotplate does the same job on most gas BBQs.
- Branded spatula and tool sets: long tongs, a wide spatula and a stiff brush cover it; everything past that is decoration.
- Novelty branding irons: drawer filler.
Where to buy our picks
- BCF Essentials BBQ smoker box$14.99 at BCF
- VEVOR 381 mm round cordierite pizza stoneSee today's price on Amazon
- Kamado Joe 18 inch classic pizza stoneSee today's price on Amazon
- Weber Legacy Q smoker box$59.99 at BCF
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The picks in detail
Tap a pick for its full specs, pros and cons and every shop.
Best cheap upgradeBCF Essentials BBQ smoker box
$14.99 at BCF · checked 21 Oct 2026Specs, pros and cons and where to buy
Fifteen dollars turns a gas BBQ into a light smoker.
- Standards: No mandatory Australian standard applies to smoker boxes (Product Safety Australia's mandatory standards list, productsafety.gov.au, read 13 Nov 2026)
- Running cost: Wood chips only: Weber wood chips are A$19.95 a 3 L bag at Weber Australia and A$19.99 a bag at BCF (both read 13 Nov 2026), and Weber says a bag covers multiple cooks; a handful per cook, no power or parts
- Fits: Any gas BBQ with a hood
- Use: Wood chips
Pros
- Fifteen dollars to add smoke to a gas BBQ
Cons
- Generic fit, thinner steel
Paid links: we may earn a commission. Price checked 21 Oct 2026.
Best pizza stoneVEVOR 381 mm round cordierite pizza stone
See retailer · checked 13 Sep 2026Specs, pros and cons and where to buy
Cordierite handles thermal shock; fits a four-burner hood and a home oven.
- Standards: No mandatory Australian standard applies to pizza stones (Product Safety Australia's mandatory standards list, productsafety.gov.au, read 13 Nov 2026); cordierite is the usual stone material
- Size: 381 mm round
- Material: Cordierite
- Fits: Most hooded BBQs and ovens
- Running cost: No ongoing cost (no consumables or power)
Pros
- Cordierite handles thermal shock better than ceramic
- Fits a four-burner hood and a home oven
Cons
- Heavy
- Online only
Paid links: we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Listing checked 13 Sep 2026.
Best for kamadosKamado Joe 18 inch classic pizza stone
$39.90 at Bunnings · checked 21 Oct 2026Specs, pros and cons, all 2 shops
Sized for the Classic, ceramic made for kamado heat.
- Standards: No mandatory Australian standard applies to pizza stones (Product Safety Australia's mandatory standards list, productsafety.gov.au, read 13 Nov 2026)
- Size: 18 inch
- Fits: Kamado Joe Classic and similar 18 inch kamados
- Warranty: 3 years (Kamado Joe Australia lists pizza stones under its 3-year heading, read 12 Nov 2026)
- Running cost: No ongoing cost (no consumables or power)
Pros
- Made for the Classic's diameter
- Ceramic that handles kamado heat
Cons
- Kamado sizes only
Paid links: we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Price checked 21 Oct 2026.
Best for a Weber QWeber Legacy Q smoker box
$59.99 at BCF · checked 21 Oct 2026Specs, pros and cons and where to buy
Sits on the Q's grill without blocking it.
- Standards: No mandatory Australian standard applies to smoker boxes (Product Safety Australia's mandatory standards list, productsafety.gov.au, read 13 Nov 2026)
- Running cost: Wood chips only: Weber wood chips are A$19.95 a 3 L bag at Weber Australia and A$19.99 a bag at BCF (both read 13 Nov 2026), and Weber says a bag covers multiple cooks; a handful per cook, no power or parts
- Fits: Weber Q range
- Use: Wood chips for smoke flavour on a gas Q
- Warranty: 2 years (Weber Australia's accessory warranty, read 12 Nov 2026)
Pros
- Made to sit on the Q's grill without blocking it
- Turns a gas Q into a light smoker
Cons
- Sixty dollars for a metal box
Paid links: we may earn a commission. Price checked 21 Oct 2026.
Recent updates
- : Turned the skip list into The competition, with the reason each accessory type isn't a pick. Picks gained material or standard lines and running costs.
Frequently asked questions
Can you make pizza on a normal gas BBQ?
Yes, with a stone and a hood. Preheat the stone with the BBQ for 15 to 20 minutes with all burners on, then turn the middle burner down and cook on the stone with the hood closed. You want 250 to 300°C; a four-burner hooded BBQ gets there easily.
Does a smoker box actually work on a gas BBQ?
It adds real wood smoke, but not the deep smoke ring of a dedicated smoker. Soak the chips, sit the box directly over a lit burner, and wait for smoke before the food goes on. For anything longer than an hour, a proper smoker is the answer.
Which BBQ accessories are not worth buying?
Grill baskets you will use twice, branded spatula sets, rotisserie kits for BBQs without a rotisserie burner, and anything sold as a 'grill mat' that sits on the grates: it blocks the marks and the fat drainage that make grilling work.
Cordierite or ceramic pizza stone?
Cordierite tolerates rapid temperature change far better and is what to buy for a BBQ, where the stone goes from cold to 300°C quickly. Ceramic stones like Kamado Joe's are made for the steady heat of a kamado and are the right choice there.