Hanabishi HGRILL380 review: grill and hotpot on one dial

The Hanabishi HGRILL380 does three jobs on one dial: grilling, hotpot, and soup, at 1500W. For a household whose table does both samgyupsal and shabu-shabu, that is one appliance instead of two, and it is the cheaper half of a confusing pair in Hanabishi’s line-up.

Grill, hotpot, and soup on the same plate

As a griller it handles the usual liempo and marinated cuts. As a hotpot it holds broth at a simmer, which turns the same unit into shabu-shabu, bulalo at the table, or a noodle pot on a wet Tuesday.

The feature that ties the three together is the variable heat control. A soup mode is only real if the appliance can sit at a low, steady temperature: a plate that knows one setting will boil your broth away while you are still cooking. The dial is also what lets you take fatty cuts slowly without flare-ups.

Hanabishi lists a removable power supply too. That sounds like packaging talk, but it is the difference between unplugging a cord and winding it around a hot body every time you pack up, which is how cheap cords crack.

The pricing quirk worth knowing

Hanabishi publishes the same specification block for the HGRILL280: same three functions, same 1500 Watts, same four features. On Hanabishi’s own store the 380 is the cheaper of the two, and the Shopee listings run the same way.

We could not find a single published difference between them. So if you were choosing between the two, this is the one that costs less for what is, on paper, the same appliance.

What the listing leaves out

No plate size, no plate material beyond non-stick, and no warranty period. Plate size is the one to ask Hanabishi Official about, because it decides whether four people eat together or in shifts. There are also only a handful of owner ratings so far, so there is not much feedback to lean on yet.

Around ₱2,300 as of August 19, 2026, it is still the cheapest way into a griller that genuinely does hotpot as well.

Who the HGRILL380 suits

Buy this if your table does both grilled and soup meals, or if cabinet space is tight and you want one unit to cover both. Buy a plain griller instead if you only ever grill and want the biggest plate you can get for the money.

Other grillers with a second job

For a glass lid and a simpler round plate, the Hanabishi HGRILL100 is the stripped-back option. For grilling plus a hotpot from another brand, the Tough Mama NTM-EG1 pairs the two at a higher wattage.

Our best electric grillers in the Philippines roundup ranks the rest of the category.