Hanabishi HGRILL280 review: check the HGRILL380 first

The Hanabishi HGRILL280 is a 1500W griller that also runs as a hotpot and a soup cooker. It rates well with owners, and the heat dial is a real advantage over the on-or-off plates at this price. The catch is sitting right next to it in Hanabishi’s own catalog.

What Hanabishi publishes for this model

One number and four features: 1500 Watts, a non-stick plate, variable heat control, a power-on indicator light, and a removable power supply. Functions are listed as griller, hotpot, and soup.

Two of those change how the thing cooks. The heat control is the important one. Most cheap grillers are effectively on or off, so vegetables scorch while you wait for pork to cook through, and a dial lets you hold food warm or take fattier cuts slowly without flare-ups. It is also what makes the soup mode work, because broth wants a low steady simmer.

The removable power supply is a storage feature rather than a cooking one, and it is still worth having. The cord unplugs from the body instead of being wound around a hot griller, which is what cracks cheap cords after a year of samgyupsal nights.

The HGRILL380 sitting next to it

Hanabishi lists the HGRILL380 with an identical spec block: same functions, same 1500 Watts, same four features, at a lower price on Hanabishi’s own store. The Shopee listings run the same way round. We could not find one published difference between the two beyond the model number.

Around ₱2,400 as of August 19, 2026, this is the dearer of the pair. So open both listings side by side and look at the plates in the photos. If they match, the 380 is the same appliance for less. If you can see a difference you care about, ask Hanabishi Official to put it in writing before you pay for it.

What neither model tells you

No plate dimensions, no plate material beyond non-stick, and no warranty period. Plate size is the one to ask about, since it decides how many cuts go on at once.

Who the HGRILL280 suits

Buy this if you have compared both listings and this is the plate you want. If the two look the same to you, buy the 380 and keep the difference.

Where else to look in the Hanabishi line

The Hanabishi HGRILL380 is the same published spec for less money. If you would rather have a glass lid than a hotpot mode, the Hanabishi HGRILL100 is the simpler round plate.

See how the category stacks up in our best electric grillers in the Philippines roundup.