SEVERIN Tischgrill PG 8565

A stainless steel rack over a water tray

The PG 8565 is an electric table grill from Severin’s eBBQ range. Severin simply calls it a “table grill with grill rack”: the food lies on stainless steel bars, not on a plate as with the PG 8595 or PG 8597 in our overview of electric grills. Under the rack sits an open heating element, with water below it. According to the product page, it is intended for indoors and outdoors.

On Amazon it costs approx. €50 (Amazon page on 20 October 2026: €49.99). In the Severin shop it was marked as sold out on 20 October 2026, shown at €50.00 instead of the original €79.99. It is no longer listed on the manufacturer’s eBBQ category page; you can only reach the product page through the direct link.

Five parts, one heating element

The instruction manual covers seven models at once (PG 8565, 8566, 8567, 8568, 008576, 008577 and 008578). For the table grill it lists five components: wind guard, grill rack, the connector box with heating element and control dial including light ring, the water tray and the housing. The same manual describes the shelf rack, cross braces and legs only for the versions with a stand; they do not belong to the PG 8565.

In the product photo, the wind guard encloses the rack at the back and on both sides, and is open at the front. The control dial sits in the middle of the front edge of the housing.

Severin gives the grilling surface in the data sheet as 44.5 x 26 cm, around 1,150 cm². Externally the appliance measures 52.2 x 39.3 x 15.0 cm (width, depth, height), so that is how much table space you need before the cable is laid out. For the material, the data sheet stays with the collective description black, stainless steel, plastic; only the rack is expressly stainless steel.

For assembly, the instructions give a fixed order: water tray into the housing, heating element with connector box into the water tray, rack on top, and, for outdoor use only, the wind guard last. A safety switch prevents the appliance from being started as long as the connector box is not correctly fitted.

In detail: why there is water under the rack

With a rack, everything that drips from the food falls downwards. If there were a dry, hot surface underneath, the grease could ignite there. Severin fills this space with water and gives the reason in the instructions itself: fatty food can ignite, so water goes into the tray before every start-up, and only then does the mains plug go into the socket. This cools the water tray, reduces smoke and makes cleaning easier.

At most 1.1 litres may go in, up to the max mark. During grilling some of it evaporates, so you are supposed to watch the water level and top it up in good time, with the plug pulled and without pouring the water directly onto the heating element. Severin has not stated how long one fill lasts on a high setting.

It is controlled with the control dial, which you set between min and max. The light ring does not show a temperature range but the state of the heating element: red while it is heating, blue when it is off. According to the Amazon catalogue text, the heating element is thermostat-controlled, and Severin’s product page lists an adjustable thermostat. A thermostat switches the heating off as soon as the set temperature is reached, and back on when it drops. Our inference: if the ring switches between red and blue while you grill, the control is working; it is not a defect.

There is a single heating element with one control. One side hot and the other only warm for finishing, as on grills with two zones, is not possible with the PG 8565.

And the rack itself? In our assessment it has one clear advantage and one clear disadvantage compared with a plate. Fat runs off instead of collecting under the food, and the bars leave stripes like a charcoal grate. Small pieces, on the other hand, such as prawns or finely cut vegetables, slip through between the bars more easily than on a closed surface.

How long does the PG 8565 take to preheat?

About 10 minutes. That is what the instructions say: let the appliance heat up, then put the food on. The data sheet only speaks of short heat-up times; no number of minutes is given there.

An earlier version of this page stated 5 to 7 minutes. No Severin document backs that value, so we have removed it. For comparison within the brand: for the PG 8597, the product page advertises 4 minutes 30 seconds, while its instructions also say about 10 minutes.

Socket, location, supervision: what to clarify beforehand

The grill is connected with a Schuko plug (type E + F) to a correctly installed earthed socket, and draws 2,200 W at 220 to 240 V. Because the appliance is also designed for outdoor use, Severin requires a residual current device (RCD) with a rated tripping current of no more than 30 mA. Whether your outdoor socket is protected like this is shown by the fuse box, or failing that by the landlord. In general, if a kettle or fan heater is on the same circuit, its load adds to that of the grill.

The cable is 140 cm long. If the table is further from the socket, you need an extension, and the instructions set their own conditions for that (below in the questions).

According to the data sheet, the PG 8565 has no on/off switch, nor an automatic shut-off or a timer. It is off when the plug is out. The instructions list when you pull it: before every filling with water, after every use, in the event of a fault during operation and before every cleaning. The appliance must not be connected to an external timer or a separate remote control system.

On location, Severin writes: on a level, heat-resistant and splash-proof surface, since splashes are unavoidable with fatty food. Not directly against a wall or in a corner, and remove easily flammable objects from the vicinity. Indoors the wind guard must not be fitted; outdoors you insert its locking lugs first at the side, then at the back, into the openings of the water tray. The grill only runs under supervision, and while it is in operation it is never moved.

Severin describes the SafeTouch housing as having no risk of burns on its surfaces. That concerns the housing. On the wind guard, the grill rack and the heating element the temperature can be very high according to the warning symbol in the instructions, and the heating element stays hot even after switching off. We read it like this: you may touch the base, but nothing above it.

By the way, only the Amazon title mentions the balcony. Severin’s own documents speak of indoors and outdoors, without naming the balcony specifically. Whether electric grilling is allowed there is governed by your tenancy agreement and house rules; what is usual is covered in our guide to grilling on a balcony.

Cleaning according to the wording of the instructions

Before every cleaning, pull the mains plug and let the grill cool down. It is cleaned after every use, as follows:

• Remove the wind guard and grill rack and clean them in washing-up water, soaking them if necessary. For the version with a stainless steel grill rack, i.e. the PG 8565, it additionally says: the grill rack can be cleaned in the dishwasher.
• Remove the water tray and clean it in washing-up water, soaking it briefly if necessary.
• Remove the heating element with connector box and clean it with a only slightly dampened cloth. For reasons of electrical safety it must not be treated with liquids or even immersed in them.
• Wipe the other individual parts with a damp cloth, then dry them.

The instructions rule out metal sponges and abrasive cleaning agents.

The water tray is where this becomes clear. Residues of water, grease and spices can damage the material of the tray, and the warranty claim lapses if it is damaged due to inadequate cleaning. Anyone who leaves the greasy water standing overnight therefore risks more than a ring around the edge.

What Severin leaves open, and where the documents contradict each other

Severin gives no temperature in degrees, either in the data sheet or in the instructions, and no levels on the control dial. Also missing are a number of people, power consumption per grilling evening, minimum distances in centimetres to walls and combustible objects, suitable accessories such as a cover, the country of manufacture and a material specification broken down by component. For spare parts, the instructions refer generally to the spare parts shop at severin.de; they do not list parts for this model, and the product page shows a repair service as not available.

In addition there are four places where Severin’s own statements diverge. The weight is given as 3.03 kg in the data sheet, as 3,102 g in the product page table and as 3.7 kg in the combined instructions, which give one value for all seven models; the Amazon catalogue reports approx. 2.93 kg. For the water tray, the data sheet gives a capacity of 1.3 l, the instructions the filling limit mentioned above. Both can fit together if the capacity means filled to the brim, but the max mark is what counts. On the dishwasher, the product page says “no” for the individual parts, while the instructions say yes for the stainless steel rack; if you want to be safe, wash it by hand, which is the basic rule of the instructions anyway. And the product page lists a “grill rack diameter” of 515 mm, although the grilling surface is rectangular. The PG 8567 with grill plate carries the same value, so we consider it a table error.

Four alternatives from our catalogue

The prices come from our price boxes and change; the rating is our editorial assessment from the data comparison. We have not measured the appliances or grilled on them.

Who the PG 8565 suits and who it does not

We would pick the PG 8565 if you are looking for an electric grill for both places and want to grill on a rack. In our catalogue the smaller Severin PG 8593 (38 x 22 cm) also grills on a rack; the PG 8565 offers the larger rack surface at 44.5 x 26 cm. The PG 8597 has a lid and thermometer, but according to the instructions may only run outdoors. The PG 8595 works indoors and outdoors, but grills on a plate. In price the two are close: approx. €49 for the PG 8595, approx. €50 for the PG 8565.

The PG 8597 costs approx. €129 in our price box, the PG 8565 approx. €50. In our view that is only worth it if the grill is never meant to go in the kitchen anyway and you want to finish thick cuts under the lid, which is not possible on the open rack of the PG 8565.

The Landmann sits at approx. €550 and is a different kind of appliance: a grill trolley with two heating elements, where you can switch one off and grill indirectly on it while the other heats. Severin gives no number of people for the PG 8565. Landmann specifies its grill trolley for up to six people, and its surface is by calculation a good twice as large (around 2,390 cm²). Roughly extrapolated, we arrive at three people for the PG 8565 if everything is to be ready at the same time. That is a rough calculation of ours, especially as the Severin has no warming zone onto which you could push finished food.

The PG 8565 is the wrong choice for anyone who wants an appliance that switches itself off or can be switched off with a switch. It also does not suit people who like to grill diced vegetables, prawns or feta, because the instructions forbid putting anything under the food on the rack, as described below in the questions. And without an RCD-protected socket at the grilling spot, you should not connect it outdoors at all. If you do not yet know whether electric is the right type of grill for you, the Grill Finder can help with a few questions.