Testimonials & Reviews
Jack
"I've been cooking school BBQs on a Heatlie for 5 years. The Rolls Royce, Toyota Landcruiser of BBQs. If you're serious about BBQs, get a Heatlie."
Jack
"Dear Heatlie, Just did our first school BBQ on our new Heatlie, and what a magnificent machine it is! We cooked and served over 400 sausage sandwiches in less than an hour. We cooked 150 sausages at a time in three rows of 50. Completely even heat distribution through our 10mm mild steel hot plate meant all the sausages cooked evenly and quickly - at low heat seating. The fat drained quickly and cleanly through the fat gutter and down-pipe into the fat can. Quite frankly a feat of engineering and plumbing that makes the Roman Aqueducts look like a rusted muffler on a Ford Falcon station wagon. I had previously suggested the Heatlie BBQ is the V8 turbo diesel Landcruiser of BBQs. That is inaccurate. The V8 Turbo Diesel Landcruiser is not perfect. The Heatlie BBQ is."
Jack
"Cooking today just cruising on low heat at 360 SPH (Sausages per hour). Even heat on the well seasoned 10mm mild steel. Just doing it easy. Like a Rolls-Royce on the Stuart Highway. Having just seen Top Gun 2, I’m inspired to push the envelope on the Heatlie. Go for a record in Max SPH (sausages per hour). Im thinking 3 rows of 55. Can I get 4 hot plates done in 1 hour? 660 SPH? Is there a current SPH record?"
Russell
"Our Heatlie 700 is 30 years old. We recently purchased new burners and ignition kit after chatting to the helpful staff at Heatlie to check if the new burners fitted the old models, which they do. Did some clean up work and with new burners and ignition kit fitted, back to its BBQ best with plenty of years to go. The Heatlie is the best on the market and ours has cooked plenty of school football teams sausage sizzles, gone camping, moved house a few times, plenty of Australia Day breakfasts and does a great job every time."
Glynis
"I first saw them at an agricultural field day in Lucindale and was impressed enough to keep the name in my memory for when I needed to replace the old BBQ. I eventually bought the 5mm mild steel 1150mm version around 15 years ago. It has never missed a beat and the ribbon burners are so much better than the usual cross burners. I can easily cook for 20-25 people in a single load and do not have to contend with the limitations imposed by a BBQ that is mostly a grill with a tiny hotplate - why are most BBQ's built like that these days??? When it comes down to cooking, all hotplate is far more practical and it is so much easier to keep clean. Recently we updated our pergola area and my wife wanted a new fancy looking BBQ with a hood. Unless you are willing to spend $3-4,000 or more, they are generally rubbish, and besides she never cooks on it. Rather, it was all about show. There was no way I was going to part with the Heatlie and the only viable compromise in my eyes was to get a Weber Q and sit it alongside the Heatlie. Mind you, I doubt I'd use the Weber Q very often. It will always be the Heatlie."
Tim
"The only thing better than owning a Heatlie BBQ...is owning two of them. They're indestructible and flatter my mediocre cooking skills."