What is the difference between the Traditional Cyprus BBQ and the Modern Cyprus BBQ?

A question we get asked quite often is 'what is the difference between the Traditional (Blue) Cyprus BBQ set and the Modern (Black) Cyprus BBQ set'.

In a nutshell there are 3 main differences:

1/ The Colour.

2/ The Mechanism style for the large skewers.

3/ The width of the barbecue coal tray.

The main difference between the two models (apart from the colour) is the mechanism that rotates the three large souvla skewers. The Traditional mechanism is triangular and on the Modern it is rectangular.

As the barbecue coal tray is slightly wider on the Modern, the 11 small souvlaki skewers are also slightly longer too (52cms skewers on the Modern BBQ as opposed to 47cms on the Traditional BBQ). The advantage here is, as they are slightly longer you can get to put more meat on the eleven souvlaki skewers.

The Traditional Cypriot barbecue foukou has been around for generations and is typically found in every Cypriot home garden. As most Cypriots have large families and love entertaining many have one of each model!

We hope this explanation helps. They are both excellent rotisserie barbecue sets and its really down to personal preference.

If you would like any additional help or guidance in choosing please feel free to contact us via the website, email us at sales@cyprusbbq.co.uk or call us on 0113 2177141.