G'day guys,

So I'm on a mission to buy a bbq that'll do a better job than our current little butane gas job. Everyone seems to think that a Baby Q is the way to go but my wife says she doesn't want one for a few reasons, mostly it just isn't very friendly for fitting the maximum amount of gear into the patrol.

She is wanting something like this:
http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Gasmate-Adventurer-Portable-BBQ.aspx?pid=368130&menuFrom=571613#Recommendation s

I don't have any problem with it except that I could probably bend the hotplate with my bare hands if I tried hard enough. Doesn't seem conducive to good even cooking (I was a chef in an earlier life (haha, at 27 I have an 'earlier life!'...))

Wondering if anyone has any other thoughts other than building a thicker hotplate for that bbq?

I'm looking for something that runs on gas, has a decent hotplate, folds down as flat as practicable, etc.

Thanks guys.