Spend $2,000 to $7,000 on an open-fire grill and you want the right one the first time. Arteflame vs OFYR comes down to one fork in the road: a fixed sculptural centerpiece, or a buildable cooking system you can actually order today. OFYR wins for most backyards, and here you can decide which fits yours.
TL;DR: Both are premium wood- and charcoal-fired grills with circular cooking surfaces. Arteflame is American-made carbon and stainless steel with a sculptural flat-top design. OFYR is Dutch 3mm corten steel with a modular ecosystem from around $2,000. OFYR is the one stocked at Backyard Oasis; Arteflame is no longer carried here.
The deciding variable is simple: do you want a fixed sculptural design statement, or a versatile open-fire cooking system you can build on and actually buy today?
Arteflame is the design statement. It is one clean, American-made sculptural form: a carbon-steel center grate ringed by a flat-top griddle with concentric heat zones, hottest at the center and cooler toward the edge. It looks like art in the yard. The catch is availability. Backyard Oasis no longer carries it, so sourcing it means going elsewhere.
OFYR is the buildable system. The Dutch brand pairs a circular corten-steel plancha with a modular ecosystem of storage bases, skewer rings, and accessories, so the grill you buy now grows with how you cook. Sizes run from 85cm up to a 100cm plate on the PRO models. It is also in stock at Backyard Oasis today, with live pricing from around $2,000.
Choose Arteflame if you want a fixed, minimalist sculptural centerpiece, you love the carbon-steel-plus-stainless build, and you are willing to source it from a retailer that still stocks it.
Choose OFYR if you want a cooking system you can expand over time, you like the idea of corten steel built for permanent outdoor life, and you want to buy it today from a store that carries the full range.
| Differentiator | Arteflame | OFYR |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States | Netherlands (founded 2015, Fyron Group) |
| Design | Fixed sculptural flat-top | Modular circular plancha |
| Cooking surface / heat zones | Carbon-steel center grate + flat-top griddle, hot center to cooler edge | Circular corten plancha, 85cm to 100cm (PRO) |
| Material | Carbon steel + 304 stainless, porcelain-enamel coatings | 3mm corten steel (develops protective patina) |
| Product range / ecosystem | Single sculptural form | Classic, Island, PRO + storage, skewer rings, accessories |
| Availability | Not carried at Backyard Oasis | In stock at Backyard Oasis |
| Price range (June 2026) | ~$2,450 to $2,750 (Classic 40”) | ~$2,000 to $6,919 |
| Best for | A minimalist design centerpiece | A buildable, all-weather cooking system |
Arteflame is for the cook who wants the grill to look like sculpture. It is American-made, built around a carbon-steel center grill grate set inside a flat-top griddle, with 304 stainless steel and porcelain-enamel coatings on the surrounding components. The whole thing reads as one minimalist form.
The cooking logic is the concentric heat zone. The center over the fire runs hottest, ideal for a hard sear, and the flat-top griddle cools gradually toward the outer edge, giving you a low-and-slow zone for vegetables, eggs, or holding cooked food warm. You move the food, not the fire.
In practice, that zoning is what makes a flat-top forgiving. You sear a steak hard over the center, then slide it to the cooler ring to finish without flare-ups, and the same surface handles smashed burgers, shrimp, sliced peppers, even breakfast eggs that would fall straight through a standard grate. Nothing drips into open flame, so grease runs to the edge instead of igniting under your food. The trade-off is that a solid griddle takes longer to reach temperature than open grates, so give it time to heat through before the first food hits the steel.
The 304 stainless used on Arteflame’s outer components is the same corrosion-resistant alloy described by stainless producer Aperam, prized for standing up to weather and food contact.
The Arteflame Classic 40” runs roughly $2,450 to $2,750 as of June 2026, according to Arteflame.com and the AmazingRibs Classic 40 review.
One honest note: Backyard Oasis no longer carries Arteflame. The build and the design hold up well, but if this is your pick, you will be buying it from another retailer. That availability gap is the single biggest reason most buyers here land on OFYR instead.
OFYR is the open-fire system you can order right now, and it is built to grow with you. The Dutch brand (founded in 2015 and part of the Fyron Group) builds its grills from 3mm corten steel that forms a protective rust-colored patina over time, which is why these grills are made to live outdoors permanently rather than hide under a cover.
The cooking happens on a circular steel plancha that rings a central fire. You sear closest to the flames and finish toward the cooler outer band, much like Arteflame’s zone logic, but on corten rather than carbon steel and stainless. Plate sizes span 85cm on the Classic up to 100cm on the larger PRO models, across the Classic, Island, and PRO lines.
What sets it apart is the ecosystem. OFYR’s open-fire grills come with a modular range of storage bases, accessory shelves, and skewer rings, so you are buying a platform, not a single fixed object. Browse the OFYR lineup at Backyard Oasis and you will see live June 2026 pricing from around $2,000 up to $6,919, including the OFYR Island Corten 100 PRO at roughly $5,930 and the OFYR XL Corten at $6,919.
That ecosystem is the practical difference day to day. Skewer-ring accessories turn the rim into a rotisserie-style station for kebabs and vegetables, the storage bases keep tools and a cover within reach, and because everything is modular you can start with the cooker and add pieces as your budget allows. Maintenance stays simple too: scrape the plate while it is still warm, wipe it down, and re-oil it so the patina keeps building instead of rusting. There are no burners, valves, or igniters to service, just steel and fire.
OFYR uses 3mm corten steel, a weathering steel that forms a stable patina to protect the metal during permanent outdoor exposure.
Design. Arteflame is the cleaner sculptural object, one fixed minimalist form that reads as art. OFYR is more industrial and modular, with a corten finish that shifts color as it weathers. If a single permanent centerpiece is the goal, Arteflame edges it on pure looks.
Cooking control. Both use the same smart idea: a hot center for searing and a cooler outer ring for finishing. Arteflame’s flat-top griddle gives you more continuous flat surface for eggs and small foods; OFYR’s plancha ring is built around live fire with skewer-ring accessories. Call it a tie that depends on how you cook.
All-weather durability. OFYR’s 3mm corten steel is purpose-built for permanent outdoor exposure, forming a patina instead of failing. Arteflame counters with 304 stainless and porcelain-enamel coatings on its outer parts. Both should last decades; OFYR is the more set-it-outside-and-forget-it choice.
Availability. No contest. OFYR is in stock at Backyard Oasis with the full Classic, Island, and PRO range and live pricing. Arteflame is no longer carried here.
If you are furnishing a designed outdoor space and want one striking, fixed centerpiece (and you do not mind sourcing it elsewhere), Arteflame is a beautiful pick at roughly $2,450 to $2,750 for the Classic 40”.
If you want a grill you can buy today, expand with storage and accessories over the years, and leave out in the weather without worry, OFYR is the call. Starting around $2,000 and scaling to the $6,919 XL Corten, it covers everything from a starter setup to a full outdoor kitchen anchor. For most backyards, OFYR wins on availability and flexibility. Buyers who care more about hosting than pure cooking sometimes land on a 3-in-1 fire-pit grill instead, since it folds a grill, fire pit, and table into one footprint.
Yes. Both are primarily wood- and charcoal-fired open-fire grills, designed to cook over a live central fire. You feed the fire in the center and cook outward across the heat zones.
Oil the cooktop and burn it in to set a baked-on layer before first use. On carbon steel this builds a non-stick seasoning that prevents rust, and on corten it helps establish the protective patina. Re-oil the surface after cooking to keep it protected.
Both are built to last decades. OFYR’s 3mm corten steel is specifically made for permanent outdoor exposure, forming a protective patina instead of corroding through. Arteflame relies on 304 stainless and porcelain-enamel coatings on its outer components for weather resistance. If you would rather weigh built-in gas grills than open-fire bowls, our Cal Flame vs NewAge comparison covers that route instead.
Yes. With a pizza-stone or pizza-oven attachment placed over the hot central zone, both grills can bake pizza using the intense heat directly above the fire. The surrounding cooler zones let you prep and hold while the stone comes up to temperature.
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