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BBQ trolley vs folding table

Updated: 23 October 2026

You are looking at a 60 × 40 cm camping table because the title says BBQ, and at a wheeled cart that costs more for what looks like the same job. A BBQ trolley vs folding table choice is a product choice. The light table carries plates and a cool board. The trolley is a worktop on wheels for a cooker. This page decides which one you are buying. It does not rank the seven carts. The cart table is the [barbecue trolley comparison](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/barbecue-trolley). UK shop pages and listing notes were checked on 20 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

You are looking at a 60 × 40 cm camping table because the title says BBQ, and at a wheeled cart that costs more for what looks like the same job. A BBQ trolley vs folding table choice is a product choice.

Our top picks

Onlyfire Onlyfire 85 cm table

Best overall

Onlyfire Onlyfire 85 cm table
9.0/10about £119.99
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BBQMall BBQMall folding stand

Alternative

BBQMall BBQMall folding stand
7.6/10about £129.99
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PARGRILL PARGRILL 3-tier cart

Best value

PARGRILL PARGRILL 3-tier cart
8.6/10about £119.99
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On this page
  1. 1.They are different products
  2. 2.When the folding table is enough
  3. 3.Heat, MDF and a pizza oven
  4. 4.What the trolley adds
  5. 5.Which to buy

They are different products

A folding camping table in the pages checked here weighs about 2–3 kg and costs about £22–£40. OutdoorXL’s Campgear table is about £21.95 and about 1.95 kg, with an MDF top around 60 × 40 cm. An Argos aluminium table at £35 is still a picnic table. A mesh side table at about 2.2 kg was removed from this comparison. A barbecue trolley here weighs about 9 kg to 18.8 kg and costs about £69.99 to about £159.99. The shorter Onlyfire is listed at 9 kg. PARGRILL is 18.1 kg. You assemble it. If you can lift it with one hand, you are holding the camping table. Load and brakes are in the barbecue trolley buying guide.

When the folding table is enough

Buy the light table when the barbecue already has its own legs and you need somewhere for cups, sauces and a cool board. A 60 × 40 cm top packs into a car boot. Showerproof MDF is not waterproof, so dry it before it goes back in the bag. The table loses as soon as the cooker itself has to sit on it.
Onlyfire Onlyfire 85 cm table

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Onlyfire Onlyfire 85 cm table
9.0/10about £119.99
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Heat, MDF and a pizza oven

Heat is the line the camping table does not cross. OutdoorXL marks the Campgear MDF top as not heat-resistant. World of Camping says a stated load is not approval for a stove or barbecue. On the Argos aluminium table at £35, the supplier’s Q&A says it is not suitable for a heavy pizza oven. Metal is not an automatic pass. A pizza oven adds weight, a hot base and a peel. Ooni’s guidance says not to use plastic or glass. A 60 × 40 cm leaf is often smaller than the oven plus the peel. Stated 40 kg and 50 kg stands are on the pizza oven stand page. A 30 kg sticker is a load line, not a heat rating.

What the trolley adds

The trolley adds mass, a metal worktop on the better listings, shelves, and sometimes brakes. You pay from about £69.99 and you accept assembly. Onlyfire states 40 kg, with two front wheels and no brakes. PARGRILL states 88 kg and four braked swivel wheels. You also add faults a camping table does not have. Nomiou reviews describe missing nuts. The longer Onlyfire reviews describe a dented top and a bent side shelf. A trolley can rust after rain even when the title says stainless. What you lose if you skip the cart is a stated place for the cooker. If the oven arrives next summer, buy the cart then.

Which to buy

Buy the folding table for plates beside a barbecue that already has its own legs. A Campgear-class table around £22, or an aluminium picnic table around £35, matches that job. Dry an MDF top. Keep the cooker off it. Buy the barbecue trolley if a pizza oven, tabletop grill or griddle has to sit on a metal stand with a stated load. In this set that starts at 40 kg on Onlyfire and 88 kg on PARGRILL, from about £119.99. GOV.UK says to let a barbecue cool before you move it. Folding table for plates. Trolley when the cooker needs a metal stand.

Common questions

Is a folding camping table a barbecue trolley?
No. A camping table in the shops checked here weighs about 2–3 kg and folds into a small bag. A barbecue trolley in this comparison weighs about 9 kg to 18.8 kg and needs assembly. The word BBQ in a title does not make them the same product.
Can I put a hot grill on a mesh top?
A mesh side table of about 2.2 kg was removed from the trolley comparison because it is not a cart. A hot grill belongs on a surface rated for that heat. A light mesh leaf is a plate shelf until the listing says otherwise.
Can I put a pizza oven on a 60 × 40 cm table?
Treat that as the wrong surface. OutdoorXL marks a Campgear MDF top as not heat-resistant. The Argos supplier said an aluminium folding table was not suitable for a heavy pizza oven. Many 60 × 40 cm tops are smaller than an oven plus a peel.
When is the light table the right buy?
It is the right buy for cups, plates and a cool board beside a barbecue that already stands on its own legs. In the examples here it costs about £22–£40 and packs flat. It is the wrong buy when the cooker has nowhere else to sit.
What do I lose if I skip the cart?
You lose a worktop with shelves, a stated load on the listings that print one, and brakes where those are printed. You keep a light surface for food that is not the cooker, and you skip the assembly faults that come with some carts.
Does a 30 kg camping-table rating mean it will hold an oven?
A 30 kg line on a camping table is a load sticker, not a heat rating, and not proof the top fits an oven and a peel. An oven stand in this set states 40 kg or 88 kg on a metal cart, or you move up to a brand table at 50 kg or 60 kg.

Related pages

How to use a BBQ trolley

Barbecue trolley

Best BBQ trolley: top pick, brakes and who to skip

Barbecue trolley buying guide: load, brakes and height

Pizza oven stand: metal top, stated load and height

Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures for these ASINs. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

  1. GOV.UK: fire safety outdoors (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. London Fire Brigade: BBQ safety (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. Northumberland Fire and Rescue: BBQ fire safety (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. BSI: BS EN 1860-1:2024 scope (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. Liquid Gas UK: cylinder sheet (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. GOV.UK: accepting returns and giving refunds (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. Currys: Ooni modular table (retrieved 20 October 2026)