Grill Guru Original Medium vs The Bastard Urban Medium Complete

Two medium kamados with a 40 centimetre grate, both ceramic with a twenty-year warranty on the ceramic, and both supplied complete with a stand, bamboo side shelves and a plate setter. On paper they are very alike.

The differences are in the details. The Grill Guru stands on casters, two of them with brakes, has a spring-assisted hinge and comes with a rain cover. It has no ash drawer; you get an ash tool instead. The Urban Medium has a stainless steel charcoal basket, an ash tray and a fibreglass gasket. Grill Guru’s warranty terms mention a felt rim. The Urban Medium weighs 78 kilos; for the Grill Guru we hold no weight from the maker.

The warranty on the other parts is more generous at The Bastard: five years on outer metal and two years on the inner parts, against two years on metal at Grill Guru. Thermometer one year and gasket six months on both.

Size, material and the main equipment are the same, so the price gap above carries a lot of weight here. The Grill Guru already includes the rain cover. The Bastard gives back an ash tray, a stainless charcoal basket, a fibreglass gasket and a longer warranty on metal. If those four things are not worth the difference to you, the Grill Guru is the sober choice; if they are, The Bastard.