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Disposable Charcoal Barbecue Grill Tray – It’s Portable

If traveling light you need a portable grill so the disposable charcoal barbecue tray may be the answer for a BBQ on the move. They're ideal for tailgating and camping.

Trout On A Disposable Charcoal BBQ

Essentially it’s a foil tray filled with lump wood charcoal and a light grill mesh cover. On top of the charcoal is a fuel impregnated charcoal mat which once lit is all that’s needed to get the grill going.

Note: The latest versions of these grills now use briquettes and these appear to povide a more controlled and continuous heat. A good example are the EZ tailgating grills.

Whether you’re a BBQ enthusiast or just an outdoor type this style of cooking may well be for you, it certainly beats lugging around a camping stove and all the paraphernalia to go with it.

Key Advantages:-

  • Light and portable
  • Quick and easy to get going
  • Low cost
  • Adds a different dimension to any picnic

Having said all of the above, these disposable BBQ grills cannot replace your backyard grill:-

Disadvantages:-

  • If the lighting mat fails………take a firelight block just in case.
  • Its not bio-degradable so you’ve still got to carry the used tray
  • The charcoal doesn’t last forever
  • You can’t adjust the grill height
  • It’s low cost so don’t expect quality equipment!

These final three points are critical because getting the balance right between making sure that the charcoal doesn’t flare and ensuring that there’s sufficient fire left to cook on is difficult (although EZ tailgating grills seem to have got this right). The grill mesh also sits right on the charcoal making it easy to burn your food so here’s a couple of TIPS

  1. Avoid foods that release lots of fat such as sausages and shop bought burgers, go for lean cuts of meat, your own grilled hamburger recipes, fish or vegetables.
  2. Lightly brush the food with oil before placing it on the grill, this will stop the food from sticking.

Special thanks to Tony, Jean, Doug and Jill for the photos on this page and sharing their disposable charcoal barbecue experience. We met in Biarritz, France, this summer and we were so busy chatting (and drinking) that nobody remembered to brush the fish with oil before putting it on the grill and here’s the result.

Brush with oil to avoid this!


Despite the error, the results were still superb which just goes to prove that you can't beat fresh fish!

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