Which device is behind the Amazon listing
The listing B0GQGYTRLG is titled on Amazon “Plancha Gasgrill, Edelstahl, massiv, 6 mm dick, Semi-Profi-Backplatte (2 + Zubehör)”. There is no model number there, only the brand name in the field. We matched the listing by its features. The title and plate size match a set that Vivaplancha lists in its own shop as “Set Gas-Plancha aus Edelstahl FLAMENCO mit 2 Brennern + Deckel + Zubehör”, article number VP50-SI-PLAI-PACK. There it costs €399.90, with €499.90 crossed out; the Amazon listing also comes to that crossed-out price. No link from the manufacturer’s pages to this ASIN exists. So the match comes from us, not from Vivaplancha.
On Amazon the set costs approx. €500 (Amazon page on 21/10/2026: €499.90).
According to the set page, the box contains the FLAMENCO gas plancha with 2 burners, a protective lid for the plancha with 2 burners, a care kit and the instruction manual. The care kit consists of a refillable spray bottle (empty), a scraper, a pad and a cloth. However, the product image on Amazon shows, besides the lid, tongs, two spatulas and a steel scourer with a handle. If you want exactly those tools, compare the listing description before ordering.
According to its company page, Vivaplancha belongs to the Gardenparty.com group. By its own account, the brand’s history begins in 2006 in Barcelona, and the Michelin-starred chef Patrick Asfaux helped shape the first models. The warehouse is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, customer service in Lyon. In our overview of gas grills, the FLAMENCO sits among the planchas, that is, devices with a closed cooking plate instead of a grate.
Plate, burners, housing
The cooking plate is 6 mm thick and made of solid stainless steel, without a coating. In the data table, the material is called “food-safe stainless steel”. Plate size according to the manufacturer: 53 x 35 cm. Vivaplancha gives the whole device as 53 x 35 x 28 cm and 18 kg.
The product photo shows how it fits together. The plate sits on top of a box-shaped stainless steel base, a tall raised edge rises at the back, the side walls slope down towards the front, and the front edge stays open. Vivaplancha explicitly calls the rear raised edge a splash guard. Short feet stand under the body; there is no stand: the FLAMENCO is a tabletop unit.
Two stainless steel burners work underneath. Each has its own control knob in the front and runs independently of the other; the manufacturer speaks of two separate cooking zones. Ignition is automatic, and Vivaplancha describes the housing as 100% stainless steel, weatherproof and suitable for outdoors. The gas connection is on the left and is specified as “standard”.
The grease tray is made of stainless steel and removable. The page on first use says the cooking residues are “guided into the grease tray mounted at the side”. The photo does not show clearly where exactly it sits.
Not everything fits together in the dimensions. The dimension drawing on the product page gives an overall width of 48.5 cm, which is less than the 53 cm plate width, plus heights of 28 and 17.5 cm and edge heights of 9 and 3 cm. Because plate and device dimensions are given as identical, and the raised edge takes up part of the plate in the picture, it remains open how large the flat cooking surface actually is. We do not calculate an area in square centimetres from these figures. Incidentally, Amazon lists approx. 53 x 38 x 28 cm (20.87 x 14.96 x 11.02 inches) and 2.2 pounds, so approx. 1 kg. That weight is not plausible for a device with a solid steel plate; we stick to the manufacturer’s figures.
Does the FLAMENCO have 5 kW or 10 kW?
That cannot be said for certain, because Vivaplancha contradicts itself. The data table gives “heating output: 5 kW”, the description text “2 stainless steel burners with 5 kW each”. A total of 10 kW appears nowhere.
The larger sister model PIMIENTOS offers a clue: 3 burners, plate 68 x 35 cm, 25 kg, 7.5 kW. Divided by three, that is 2.5 kW per burner. With two such burners, the FLAMENCO would come to 5 kW in total; the table would then be right and the running text wrong. This calculation is not proven, as it assumes identical burners in both devices. Until it is clarified, we would plan with 5 kW for the whole device.
It is similar with the number of people: at the top of the product page “For 4 to 6 people”, in the technical data “4 to 8 people”. In our comparison we go with the smaller number.
In detail: what 6 mm stainless steel changes when cooking
A plancha cooks by contact. The flames heat the plate, and the plate passes its heat to the food. How much heat it has stored for this depends, for the same material, on its mass. With the same area, a 6 mm plate contains twice as much steel as a 3 mm plate. When a batch of cold prawns lands on the hot surface, the surface temperature of the thicker plate therefore drops less, and it recovers from a larger reserve.
Conversely, this mass first has to get hot. If the burner output really is only 5 kW, heating up takes longer than with a thin sheet of the same output.
The second point is the material itself. Stainless steel conducts heat poorly, depending on the grade generally at about 15 to 25 W/(m·K). Unalloyed steel is at around 50, aluminium above 200. Which stainless steel grade Vivaplancha uses is not stated anywhere. In practice, the low conductivity means it gets hotter above the flames than at the edges, as the heat travels slowly sideways. When cooking in two zones, that is rather favourable, because one hot half and one turned-down half run into each other less. On the left you can sear meat, on the right let vegetables cook gently over a low flame. The 6 mm thickness partly compensates for the weak conduction, because more cross-section remains for sideways heat flow. We did not find a measurement of the temperature distribution of this exact device.
Bare stainless steel has no layer that can flake off or scratch. Metal spatulas are therefore no problem. However, food generally sticks more easily to uncoated steel, especially on a plate that is not yet hot enough. Vivaplancha advises always adding the fat only when cooking, right before the food goes onto the plate.
According to the safety page, the heat stays beneath the grill plate, which avoids flare-ups and uncontrolled splashes. Fat that on a grate grill drips into the burners runs across the plate to the tray here.
What else is worth considering?
| Model | The difference | Price | Our rating | Choose this one if |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivaplancha FLAMENCO set (this one) | 6 mm uncoated stainless steel, tabletop unit with protective lid | approx. €500 | 8.1 | you want a bare steel plate and have a sturdy table for it |
| Cozze G-500 Plancha | coated plate 535 x 418 mm, built-in thermometer | approx. €359 | 8.1 | you need more surface and can live with a coating |
| Enders AMARO 3 | 3 burners, 9.6 kW, 3,140 cm² | approx. €329 | 8.3 | you often cook on a plancha for more than six people |
| Weber Slate GP 56cm | porcelain-enamelled plate 56 x 41 cm, height-adjustable feet | approx. €459.99 | 8.4 | your standing surface is uneven and you want an enamelled surface |
The prices come from our price boxes and change constantly at the retailer. The rating is our editorial assessment based on the manufacturer’s data; we measured nothing.
In our price boxes, the FLAMENCO at approx. €500 costs more than all three: the Cozze G-500 is at approx. €359, the Enders AMARO 3 at approx. €329, and the Enders has one more burner. The Weber Slate GP 56cm is at approx. €460. What speaks for the FLAMENCO in our comparison is the uncoated 6 mm plate; Cozze relies on a coating, Weber on enamel.
When the FLAMENCO suits and when it does not
Start with the number of people. For four people, 53 x 35 cm is quite enough in our assessment. From seven or eight it gets tight, whichever of the two manufacturer figures you follow. If you regularly feed larger groups, you are more likely to end up with the Enders AMARO 3 with three burners.
Next comes the surface. Bare stainless steel tolerates any metal tool and has no layer that wears off after a few years. If, however, you cook a lot of egg and fish and want less sticking, look at the coated Cozze or the enamelled Weber, and then go gentler with spatulas.
The place to put it is easily forgotten, although with a tabletop unit it decides the purchase. The FLAMENCO needs a stable, heat-resistant surface at a suitable height. Vivaplancha also sells it with a trolley, then as separate sets for €599.90 without doors, €649.90 with a cylinder cover and €699.90 with doors. If you do not have a suitable table, weigh these prices against the devices in the table.
Balcony? Vivaplancha explicitly names a terrace or balcony as a place of use. Whether a gas device may stand on your balcony, however, is governed by your tenancy agreement and house rules, not the manufacturer. What to look out for is covered in the guide Grilling on a balcony.
And anyone who wants to see sear marks on a steak is buying the wrong device. The FLAMENCO has no grate, and none appears as an accessory in the manufacturer’s range either. In that case a gas grill with a cast iron grate is the better choice, perhaps with a plancha insert for prawn days.
Gas, spare parts and what you buy in addition
According to Vivaplancha, four parts are needed for connection: the plancha, a suitable gas hose, a pressure regulator and a gas cylinder. The set contains only the first. The cylinder and regulator must match the German cylinder standard. Which cylinder size makes sense and what matters with the regulator is explained in the guide Gas bottle for the grill.
The manufacturer is open about spare parts. All planchas are fully repairable, with spare parts available and in stock, Vivaplancha writes on the page about manufacturing and warranty, and the shop lists them individually:
| Spare part | Price in the manufacturer shop |
|---|---|
| Burner | €69.90 |
| Valve | €29.90 |
| Control knob | €19.90 |
| Grease tray | €49.90 |
| Stainless steel plate, 2 burners | €199.90 |
| Heating core, 2 burners | €199.90 |
| Piezo cable | €9.90 |
| Feet | €9.90 |
A new plate thus costs almost exactly half the set price in the manufacturer shop. We still read the list as a plus: a defective control knob or an ignition cable does not put the device out of action permanently.
Cleaning, care and safety
After grilling, Vivaplancha’s care page names four steps. While the plate is still warm, you pour on a little cold water. You leave that for 2 minutes and loosen the residues with the scraper. Then you push the residues into the grease tray. Finally, you rinse with clean water and wipe with a cloth or microfibre cloth.
On the FLAMENCO product page it sounds different: there, “a quench with hot water, if needed with a little white wine vinegar, and one pass with the stainless steel scraper” is enough, and abrasives are not to be used. Cold water here, hot there. We would follow the care page, because it is more detailed.
The housing and lid are also made of stainless steel. For these parts, Vivaplancha writes: clean with a sponge and soapy water, then dry with a microfibre cloth. During use, the lid is clipped onto the rear edge of the plate. Attached upright, it catches splashes; laid flat, it protects the plate between two cooking sessions.
On gas, the safety page says three things. When the control knobs are set to “closed”, no more gas flows to the burners. The pressure regulator connected to the gas cylinder cuts off the gas supply completely as soon as it is closed. After use, according to Vivaplancha, it is therefore enough to close the plancha’s control knobs and the pressure regulator.
The instruction manual is part of the delivery, but cannot be found online, not even on vivaplancha.com. That leaves out exactly the information that would belong in this section: minimum distances to combustible materials, an explicit ban on indoor use, the leak test, the intended gas pressure in mbar and the nozzle sizes for Germany. Also open are the gas consumption in g/h, the stainless steel grade of the plate, whether the grease tray is dishwasher-safe, the country of manufacture and the market year of the FLAMENCO. The device has no thermometer and no warming rack. In general, for any gas device: operate it only outdoors and check the connections with leak-detection spray after every cylinder change. More on caring for gas devices in general is in Cleaning a gas grill.
Who is it suitable for?
For households of up to six people who have a fixed spot on a terrace or in the garden and want to regularly cook fish, prawns, vegetables or fried eggs there on an uncoated plate. Vivaplancha describes assembly as simple: one person, 15 minutes.
The FLAMENCO is not suitable for anyone who wants to take a plancha along in the car often. The package measures 56 x 49 x 25.5 cm, and nobody casually carries a device of this weight to the boot. If you do not yet know whether a plancha suits your grilling style at all, take the Grill Finder first.
