BBQ Island Kits: What's Included, What They Really Cost, and Which Brands Sell Them Complete

What does “BBQ island kit” actually mean?

Three different products hide behind that phrase. An unfinished frame kit is cabinetry only: you add the veneer, the countertop, the grill, and every appliance. An appliance bundle pairs a grill with a few drop-ins but no island. A complete package is the island, the grill, the countertop, and the appliances in one order.

Search results blur all three. In a search this week, unfinished frame kits at a major online retailer showed prices from roughly $585 to around $4,100, while other guides put fully loaded islands at $15,000 to $25,000. Same word, two different purchases. In my experience at the counter, the most common mistake is a customer comparing a $2,000 frame to a $9,000 package and assuming the package is overpriced. It is not. They are pricing different things.

This guide covers the complete packages we actually stock at BBQs.com, with line-by-line contents and the price math the product pages leave out. If you would rather design a custom layout, start with our kit versus custom masonry comparison and the cost per linear foot guide.

What is included in each complete BBQ island package?

Here is every complete island package we sell, with contents pulled straight from the product listings. Prices are current as of November 2026.

Is the Bull Power Q or Premier Q the better value?

The Bull BBQ Power Q Core is the entry package from Bull BBQ. It is built around the Bull Outlaw 30-inch 4-burner, which Bull describes as 14-gauge 304 stainless with 60,000 BTUs. Add the refrigerator, a double access door, a side burner, and a GFI outlet, and you have a working kitchen the day it is hooked up.

The Premier Q Core steps up to the Bull Angus 30-inch with a rear infrared burner, then trades the side burner and double door for a sink, a single door, and a triple door and drawer combo.

How much of the Premier Q price is actually grill?

Not much. Both packages in the Quartzsite finish differ by exactly $5,000 ($8,999 versus $13,999). Bought on their own, the Angus lists at $2,839 and the Outlaw at $1,749, a $1,090 difference. That leaves $3,910 of the gap paying for the sink, the extra storage, and the cabinet work around them.

So the real question is not “do I want the better grill?” It is “do I want a sink and a drawer bank built in?” If you wash up in the kitchen, yes. If you carry plates inside anyway, the Power Q delivers the cooking you wanted for $5,000 less.

What does the base finish add to the price?

This is the line most buyers miss. Both Bull islands come in three base finishes, and the upcharge is not the same on each.

Look at the bottom-right cell. Choosing the Rock base on the Premier Q costs $1,700 more than Quartzsite. That is more than the entire grill upgrade between the two packages. Pick your finish before you pick your package, and decide whether the stone look is worth that number.

Why choose a Memphis Grills island if you want a pellet grill?

Because you skip the build entirely. The Memphis Grills 6-foot island with the Pro 28-inch pellet grill and the 7-foot island with the Elite 39-inch both arrive fully assembled, in powder-coated aluminum with a stainless steel countertop and weather-tight storage for pellets and tools. Memphis Grills lists zero assembly required.

What do you get at 6 feet versus 7 feet?

The 6-foot island measures 74 inches wide by 32 inches deep by 36.5 inches high and carries the Pro 28-inch grill: 562 square inches of cooking area, a 180 to 650 degree range, and an 18-pound dual-bin hopper. The 7-foot island measures 86.375 inches wide and carries the Elite 39-inch: 844 square inches, 180 to 700 degrees, and a 24-pound dual-bin hopper. Memphis rates both for up to 62 hours of uninterrupted cooking per fill.

Do the math on cooking area and the bigger island is the better deal. The 6-foot package works out to about $14.94 per square inch of grate ($8,398 divided by 562). The 7-foot package comes in around $12.44 ($10,498 divided by 844). You pay $2,100 more and get 50 percent more cooking area.

What about power and gas?

No gas line, which is the whole appeal. A pellet grill still runs augers, fans, and a controller on household power, so plan a GFCI outlet within reach. Bull’s packages list a GFI outlet in the box. The Memphis listings do not mention one, so confirm where the plug comes from before the island lands on the pad. Skipping the gas run also saves the $600 to $1,200 we price for a permitted natural gas line in our cost guide.

What does a BBQ island kit really cost once it is installed?

Take the Power Q Core in the Quartzsite finish at $8,999. Add a permitted natural gas run (about $600 on a short run, per our cost guide) and a GFCI circuit (about $400), and you are near $10,000 before delivery and the pad. The Memphis 6-foot at $8,398 needs only the outlet, so the same exercise lands near $8,800.

Those figures exclude the pad. Every kit needs a level, load-bearing surface, and requirements differ by manufacturer, so get the spec sheet before you call a mason. Plan the pad and the permit first, because they, not the island, set your timeline.

For a sanity check on how these numbers fit a full run, the grill sizing guide shows the cutout dimensions that matter, and outdoor kitchen mistakes to avoid covers the planning errors that add cost after delivery.

Does the Summerset flange kit count as a BBQ island kit?

No, and it is worth knowing because the name trips up shoppers. The Summerset OV flange kit is a $199 stainless steel trim piece for installing a built-in or countertop pizza oven into an island. It is useful in the right build, but it is a part, not a package. If you landed on it searching for an island, keep going. Summerset builds its grills in 304 stainless in Las Vegas, and the flange kit is the finishing detail that makes an oven look built in.

Which other brands sell islands or island components?

Two more options sit outside the four packages above. The Hestan ready-to-assemble 8-foot stainless outdoor living suite lists at $12,400 and is made for custom countertops, so the top is a separate purchase. Confirm the exact configuration before you compare it to a package. From Hestan Outdoor, it is the premium cabinetry route. The TEC Sterling Patio FR 44-inch infrared grill on a stainless steel island is $10,899 for a grill-on-island pairing from TEC.

If you are building your own frame, Cal Flame sells the pieces that drop into it, including double access doors and an outdoor-rated refrigerator. That is the à la carte path: more control, more decisions, more places to mismatch a cutout. Browse everything in one place in our BBQ islands collection.

Which BBQ island kit fits which buyer?

You want a pellet smoker built into the patio with no gas line. Choose the Memphis 7-foot with the Elite 39-inch. It is the better value per square inch of cooking area.

You want the lowest all-in price for a working kitchen. Choose the Memphis 6-foot at $8,398 or the Bull Power Q in Quartzsite at $8,999. The Bull adds a refrigerator and a side burner. The Memphis is gas-free.

You want a sink and storage built in. Choose the Bull Premier Q. Skip the Rock finish unless the stone look matters to you, because it adds $1,700.

You have an L-shape, a curve, or a house-matching stone finish. No package will fit. That is a custom build, and the per-foot cost guide is where to start.

Do these islands need a vent hood?

Only under a roof. For covered patios, read our vent hood guide before you commit to a package, because the hood changes both the budget and the layout.