An open griddle for the table
The BSR-Grillen 4-burner professional gas grill has no lid, no base unit and no side burners. The product photo shows a flat stainless steel box standing on four sheet metal feet. Four black control knobs sit side by side along the long front, and on top lies a grate of closely spaced bars. That is all there is to it, and that is deliberate: BSR calls the appliance a “high-performance gas grill / catering griddle in stainless steel design”, intended according to the shop text “for both private and professional use”.
Who is behind BSR can be traced. The address bsr-grillen.de redirects to bessergrillen.de, an online shop run by MKL-Versand GmbH in Cloppenburg, and there the manufacturer field reads “BSR-Grillen.de”. On Amazon the griddle costs approx. €485 (Amazon page on 21 October 2026: €485.00).
Our gas grills category mostly lists hooded grills, which have little in common with it; open griddles like the BBQ-Toro are the exception there. Under a hood, hot air circulates and also cooks the food from above. Here everything sits directly over the flame, and the heat rises unhindered into the garden.
Housing, burners, grate
The housing is stainless steel, and the Amazon listing and the BSR shop agree on that. According to the shop, the burner tubes themselves are steel. For an extra charge, BSR also supplies the grill with stainless steel burner tubes and a stainless steel gas supply line; what that costs is not stated on the product page.
Each burner has its own gas control, “separately and infinitely adjustable”, as the Amazon text puts it. Ignition is by piezo. There is also a thermal flame failure protection, which we look at more closely below under gas.
In the base price the grate is chrome-plated (“metal chrome-plated” according to Amazon). BSR sells the same version optionally with a V2A stainless steel grate, also in a dismountable form, and with two stainless steel side shelves measuring 530 x 230 mm. According to the shop, under the grate there are a “4-burner flame cover” and a “4-burner grease collection tray”, both in stainless steel. Amazon lists the same parts as “burner cover” and “drip tray” and says nothing about the material.
Externally the griddle measures approx. 81 x 53 x 27 cm. The figures appear in the product name at BSR and, in inches, also in the Amazon listing. Both give the cooking area as 75 x 45 cm, and the shipping box is 85 x 57 x 24 cm.
On weight the sources differ. Amazon says approx. 20.9 kg, the shop for the variant with chrome-plated grate 26.00 kg. We cannot resolve the difference of a good 5 kg. It matters, though, as soon as you plan to use a table as a base.
A small point for anyone comparing offers: the Amazon model number 104004100011 appears nowhere at BSR. In the shop, the chrome-plated variant has the article number 404004100010-01 and the GTIN 4250500102711. We matched the Amazon offer by its features (chrome-plated grate, 75 x 45 cm, 81 x 53 x 27 cm); there is no identical number.
In detail: what 14.5 or 14.7 kW means on an open surface
Two data sets, two outputs. The Amazon listing gives 14.5 kW at 1,080 g/h. The BSR shop says 14.7 kW, 1,140 g/h and also a “connection value: 1.5 kg/h / 50 mbar”.
At least you can check which pairing adds up. Propane has a calorific value of roughly 12.9 kWh per kilogram; that is a physical table value, which BSR does not state. With this value, 14.7 kW and 1,140 g/h match almost exactly. From 1,080 g/h you would get just under 14 kW rather than 14.5. Our assessment: the shop figures are more consistent. The connection value of 1.5 kg/h, by contrast, would correspond to a good 19 kW, and what the shop means by this figure it does not explain.
More interesting than the decimal place is the distribution. 75 times 45 cm is 3,375 cm², so at 14.7 kW that works out at a good 4 watts on every square centimetre of grate. On an open griddle you need that. Without a hood, the food only receives what comes from below: radiation from the flame cover and grate, plus the rising hot air. Whatever drifts past the meat is lost, and a cool evening or a little wind lowers the temperature at the grate much more than under a closed lid. High output per area compensates for that; with this design it does not give an advantage over a hooded grill.
The second tool is the four controls. Because the knobs in the photo sit in a row along the long side, the four burner zones are very likely distributed side by side across the 75 cm width. You can then, for example, turn two zones on the left up fully and set two on the right low to keep finished food warm. That still does not make an indirect zone, because even over the small flame the food lies open and direct.
BSR also advertises a “newly developed gas burner system” and “up to 20% lower gas consumption”. It does not say compared with which burner, so we leave that figure out of every calculation.
Do you need a base?
Yes, unless you have a sturdy outdoor table with a non-combustible surface. The griddle is 27 cm high and is delivered without a stand. On a garden table 75 cm high, the grate would sit at a good metre.
BSR itself sells two solutions. Legs with an intermediate shelf cost €78.40 to €150.40 depending on version, the mobile variant with an intermediate shelf €110.80 to €184.60. In the variant selection, a surcharge is listed for the 4-burner gas grill in each case: €30.60 for the fixed stand, €32.40 for the mobile stand.
BSR does not state what clearance to keep from a house wall, wooden fence or parasol. We would plan generously.
Gas, pressure regulator and flame failure protection
The griddle runs on propane or butane at 50 mbar, and here too both sources agree. The delivery includes a gas hose 1 m long and a pressure regulator, which BSR explicitly lists as “without overpressure safety device”.
The shop describes the flame failure protection in a single half-sentence: “as soon as the fire goes out, the gas supply shuts off automatically”. Technically, such safety devices usually work with a thermocouple that sits in the flame and holds a solenoid valve open. If the flame goes out, the element cools down and the valve closes.
On siting, BSR has a sentence you rarely read for gas grills: “This appliance may also be used in well-ventilated rooms.” How large the room must be or what air change counts as good remains open. In general, for any open gas flame indoors, it consumes oxygen and, with incomplete combustion, produces carbon monoxide, which you can neither see nor smell. We would not read the sentence as a free pass for a garage or party cellar.
Commercial operation is a topic of its own. BSR refers to the regulation BGV D34 (VBG21), a German accident prevention rule that applies in Germany, under which a hose rupture safety device to DIN 30 693 (a German standard) and a safety pressure regulator with overpressure safety device must then be used. Neither is part of the delivery. If you sell sausages at a club fair, plan the parts in from the start. According to the shop, BSR’s catering griddles are “without exception DVGW tested” (DVGW is the German Association for Gas and Water).
What BSR does not publish
The missing instruction manual weighs heaviest. Neither a manual nor a data sheet nor a declaration of conformity is linked in the shop, and a web search turned up nothing either. That means the very chapters that matter for a gas appliance are missing: minimum clearances, leak testing, cleaning, warranty. The shop page on statutory warranty rights is empty. General advice on caring for stainless steel and grates is in our guide cleaning a gas grill; it does not replace a BSR specification.
Also still open:
- output per burner, maximum temperature and heat-up time
- whether the flame failure protection shuts off each burner individually or the whole appliance
- whether each burner has its own piezo igniter
- hose standard, connection thread and flow rate of the supplied pressure regulator
- a recommended bottle size
- whether the griddle is allowed on a balcony
- a matching cover for the 4-burner version
BSR only puts “Made in Germany” on the pages of the pan variants, not on the grate version discussed here. We would ask by email for the manual before buying.
What else is worth considering?
| Model | The difference | Price | Our rating | Choose this if |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSR-Grillen 4-burner professional gas grill (this one) | open griddle, 4 burners, grate 75 x 45 cm | approx. €485 | 8.0 | you only grill directly and need a lot of continuous area |
| BBQ-Toro stainless steel catering griddle 3-burner | same open design, 3 instead of 4 burners, 64 instead of 81 cm wide | approx. €200 | 8.0 | your groups are medium-sized and the budget is tight |
| Napoleon Freestyle 425 | hooded grill with lid and base cabinet | approx. €509 | 8.8 | you want to cook under a closed hood for similar money |
| Broil King Regal 590 | hooded grill with rear burner and side burner | approx. €1,649 | 9.4 | you want a complete system and have the budget for it |
The prices are the guide values from our price boxes, for the Napoleon and the Broil King at Santos Grills. The rating is our editorial assessment based on the data comparison, not a measurement result.
When the open griddle is worth it and when it is not
First the lid question. If you want to cook pork neck slowly, make a roast or try pulled pork, the BSR griddle is the wrong appliance, no matter how big the grate is. Why is explained in our guide on direct and indirect heat. The Napoleon Freestyle 425 costs approx. €509, the BSR griddle approx. €485, and the Napoleon has a hood.
If, on the other hand, you grill almost only sausages, steaks, skewers and vegetables, and for many people at once, the continuous surface speaks for the BSR. If three burners are enough for you, the BBQ-Toro with the same design costs approx. €200, the BSR griddle approx. €485. We would take the four-burner if large groups come up regularly, and the Toro if the griddle comes out of the cellar twice a year. How much food to buy for how many guests is covered in our guide planning a barbecue party.
On budget, something almost always gets added, a stand and a gas bottle. Directly in the BSR shop, the chrome-plated base version was cheaper than on Amazon when checked on 21 October 2026, with free shipping. A price comparison before buying is therefore worthwhile, especially as the stand usually comes on top.
And the location. For a garden with a fixed spot the griddle fits. We would not put it on a balcony as long as BSR says nothing on that, and in rented flats the house rules and tenancy agreement have a say anyway. If you are still unsure which design suits you, go through the Grill Finder.
Who is it suitable for?
The BSR griddle suits people who often grill directly for large groups and can give it a fixed place in the garden, on a stone table or on the BSR legs. If you let it run many hours a year or leave it standing outdoors, you should consider the stainless steel burner tubes. If “steel” on the standard burners means unalloyed steel, it rusts faster than stainless steel in damp conditions.
It is the wrong choice for anyone who mainly wants to cook slowly under a closed hood, and for tenants who want to grill on the balcony. This group is better served by a hooded grill such as the Napoleon Freestyle 425.
