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Folding BBQ table vs grill cart

Updated: 23 October 2026

You have a small cooker, a full car boot, and two amazon.co.uk titles that both say grill. A folding BBQ table vs grill cart is a choice between jobs. The mesh table weighs about 2.2–3 kg and folds to briefcase scale. The cart weighs about 14–19 kg and rolls a few metres while the cooker is cold. Stars will not pick a winner across those two objects. The nine-row grid is on the [barbecue stand comparison](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/barbecue-stand). The Products Compared editorial team read those listings and public UK fire guidance on 21 October 2026, and did not load the stands in a lab.

You have a small cooker, a full car boot, and two amazon.co.uk titles that both say grill. A folding BBQ table vs grill cart is a choice between jobs. The mesh table weighs about 2.2–3 kg and folds to briefcase scale.

Our top picks

Anbte Anbte folding table 58 × 40 cm

Best overall

Anbte Anbte folding table 58 × 40 cm
8.4/10about £34.19
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MDDK MDDK folding table with wheels

Alternative

MDDK MDDK folding table with wheels
7.8/10about £99.99
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Onlyfire Onlyfire pizza oven table

Rank 3

Onlyfire Onlyfire pizza oven table
8.7/10about £159.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What the folding table is for
  2. 2.What the cart adds
  3. 3.Buy the mesh table when it has to travel
  4. 4.Buy the cart when the cooker stays at home

What the folding table is for

A folding grill table packs with a small cooker. Open tops here are about 58–60 cm by 40 cm, and the four mesh tables weigh about 2.24–2.95 kg. You unfold them without a hex key. The top setting is about 67–75 cm before the cooker. Anbte prints about 30 kg. REDCAMP, at 4.6 from 188 ratings and about £35.04, prints no kilogram limit. FUNYKICH, about £45.95, prints pound and kilogram figures that do not match. Anbte B0CW1S1F41 is the deepest mesh sample, at 4.5 from 911 ratings and about £34.19. There is no lower shelf.

What the cart adds

A BBQ cart is furniture you leave standing. These three weigh 13.9 kg, 15.5 kg, and 18.8 kg, at about £69.99 to about £159.99, with a lower shelf and wheels for a cold move. The Nomiou trolley, B0F13LBLZP, prints no kilogram limit, and United Kingdom reviews mention short screws and a QR code that does not open. The how to set up a barbecue stand page treats that as a screw count. MDDK, B0F5Q1C8QH, is the only cart that states two lockable swivel wheels. Onlyfire, B092VD4PTH, alone prints a 40 kg limit, and it does not state locks. A printed load and locks do not appear together on any cart here.
Anbte Anbte folding table 58 × 40 cm

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Anbte Anbte folding table 58 × 40 cm
8.4/10about £34.19
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Buy the mesh table when it has to travel

Buy the mesh table when the cooker is a disposable tray, a small camping stove, or a Cadac-style unit, and the stand has to live in the car. Anbte B0CW1S1F41 brings the deepest rating sample and a printed load of about 30 kg. REDCAMP is the mesh alternative if you accept 4.6 from 188 ratings with no printed limit. Either is a weak buy when the oven needs a continuous metal top. A mesh table of about 2.2–3 kg packs beside a cool box. Once the type is settled, best barbecue stands says who each saved listing is for.

Buy the cart when the cooker stays at home

Buy a cart when the cooker stays in the garden and you need a lower shelf and a short cold move. Budget about £69.99 to about £159.99 and about 14–19 kg. Onlyfire is the shortlist when the 40 kg line matters, though it does not state a wheel lock. MDDK is the shortlist when the lock matters, though 21 ratings is a thin sample and the top is 43 cm deep. No cart here states four locking castors. A Ninja-shaped stand is a third type. For a stand that returns to the boot, buy the mesh table. For a patio cooker you wheel while it is cold, buy the cart.

Common questions

When is the mesh table the right buy?
The mesh table is the right buy when the cooker is a disposable tray, a small camping stove, or a Cadac-style unit, and the stand has to go in the car. Anbte prints about 30 kg on a top of about 58–60 × 40 cm. REDCAMP prints no load, and FUNYKICH’s units clash, so that listing is not an 80 kg table. It is a weak buy when you need a continuous hot top or a lower shelf.
When is the cart the right buy?
The cart is the right buy when the cooker stays outdoors at home and you want a lower shelf and a cold move of a few metres. In this set that is about 14–19 kg and about £69.99 to about £159.99. Onlyfire prints 40 kg and does not state wheel locks. MDDK states two lockable swivel wheels and prints no kilogram limit. Wheels are a poor reason to roll a lit barbecue.
Which type has a printed load more often?
A usable printed load is uncommon on both sides of this set. Anbte states about 30 kg, REDCAMP states none, and FUNYKICH states pound and kilogram figures that clash, so that number is not usable. Among the carts, only Onlyfire states a limit, and that limit is 40 kg. The Nomiou trolley and the MDDK cart do not print a kilogram figure. A star rating does not replace the missing line.
Do the carts have four locking castors?
No cart in this set states four locking castors. MDDK is the only one that states lockable wheels, and it states two lockable swivel wheels. Onlyfire states two front wheels and does not state locks, though it prints the 40 kg limit. The Nomiou trolley does not state lockable castors either. If the cooker must stay put on a slight slope, MDDK is the listing that says the wheels lock, and it still has no printed load.
Can one star rating pick a winner across both types?
One star rating cannot pick a winner across both types. Anbte B0CW1S1F41 shows 4.5 from 911 ratings at about £34.19. The Nomiou trolley shows 3.7 from 76 ratings at about £69.99. REDCAMP shows 4.6 from 188 ratings and prints no load. Those figures describe different objects. Averaging them makes the cheap mesh table look strongest because more people have rated it. Use the stars inside one type, after you have chosen boot space or a patio cart.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures for these ASINs. Retrieved 21 October 2026.

  1. GOV.UK: fire safety outdoors (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. London Fire Brigade: barbecue safety leaflet, April 2024 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue: barbecue safety (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. BSI: BS EN 581 series (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. Ooni UK: folding table (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. amazon.co.uk listings saved for this comparison (retrieved 21 October 2026)